Dominic Nathaniel Calvert-Lewin (born 16 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leeds United and the England national team.
Calvert-Lewin began his career at local club Sheffield United, making his senior debut on loan at Conference North club Stalybridge Celtic in December 2014. He spent the first half of the 2015âÂÂ16 season on loan at Northampton Town in League Two, and in August 2016, he joined Everton for a fee of ã1.5 million. He played 273 games and scored 71 goals for Everton.
Calvert-Lewin was part of the England under-20 team that won the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring the winning goal in the final. He made his debut for the England national team in October 2020 and subsequently scored in a 3âÂÂ0 friendly win against Wales at Wembley Stadium.
Calvert-Lewin joined the Youth Academy of Sheffield United on 28 April 2005. After progressing through the ranks of Sheffield United youth team, he signed a scholarship with the academy when he was sixteen. At this level, he played as a box-to-box midfielder.
Calvert-Lewin appeared in the first team as an unused substitute, in a 2âÂÂ1 win over Aston Villa in the third round of FA Cup on 4 January 2014. After this, he was awarded for the League Football Education's 'The 11'.
On 24 December 2014, Calvert-Lewin was loaned out to Conference North team Stalybridge Celtic for a youth loan, where he began to play as a centre forward. Two days later, he scored twice on his debut, in a 4âÂÂ2 win at Hyde United and scored against them again in the reverse fixture on 1 January, in a 7âÂÂ1 win. At the beginning of February 2015, Calvert-Lewin returned to his parent club, having scored six times in five appearances.
In early April 2015, he signed a new long-term deal to keep him contracted to Sheffield United until summer 2018. Calvert-Lewin made his professional debut for the senior team on 25 April in League One, in a 1âÂÂ1 draw away at Leyton Orient as a 66th-minute substitute. At the end of the 2014âÂÂ15 season, he went on to make two appearances. In the club's pre-season tour ahead of the 2015âÂÂ16 season, Calvert-Lewin scored in a friendly match, in a 1âÂÂ0 win over Ilkeston on 9 July.
On 7 August 2015, Calvert-Lewin joined League Two club Northampton Town on loan until January. He made his debut four days later, scoring in a 3âÂÂ0 home win against Blackpool in the first round of the Football League Cup. Despite being keen to extend his loan at the club, this did not materialise. By the time he left, he had made 26 appearances and scored eight times across all competitions.
After his loan spell at Northampton Town came to an end in January 2016, Calvert-Lewin returned to the first team at Sheffield United, and made his first appearance on 13 February, in a 1âÂÂ0 win over Doncaster Rovers.
Calvert-Lewin started the 2016âÂÂ17 season appearing for Sheffield United as a substitute in a 2âÂÂ1 loss to Crewe Alexandra in the first round of the EFL Cup on 9 August.
Calvert-Lewin signed for Premier League club Everton for a transfer fee of ã1.5 million on 31 August 2016. He later reflected on the move as "simply too good to resist."
He made his debut as a substitute in a 2âÂÂ1 win over Arsenal on 13 December 2016, playing 11 minutes as a substitute for Enner Valencia. On 2 January 2017, he made his first start for Everton in a 3âÂÂ0 win at Southampton but was substituted after 12 minutes with an ankle injury which led to him missing the next two months of the season. He returned from injury as an 84th minute substitute in a 3âÂÂ0 win against West Bromwich Albion on 11 March and scored his first Everton goal in the ninth minute of a 4âÂÂ0 win against Hull City on 18 March. On 3 May 2017, he signed a new five-year contract with Everton.
Following his U-20 World Cup performance, BBC Sport expected Calvert-Lewin to make a first team breakthrough ahead of the 2017âÂÂ18 season. He scored the winning goal for Everton in their Europa League third qualifying round second leg against Slovak team MFK Ruà ¾omberok on 3 August 2017. He was then named in the starting line-up for Everton's first two matches of the Premier League season, assisting Wayne Rooney's goals against Stoke City and Manchester City. He scored his first brace for the club in the third round of the EFL Cup against Sunderland on 20 September, ending a run of three games in which Everton did not score. His first league goal of the season came in a 3âÂÂ2 win over Watford on 5 November, scoring Everton's second goal in the 74th minute, six minutes after being substituted on. Calvert-Lewin signed a new contract with Everton on 14 December, along with fellow youngsters Jonjoe Kenny and Mason Holgate, keeping him at Goodison Park until June 2023.
Ahead of the 2019âÂÂ20 season, Calvert-Lewin was assigned the squad number 9, having worn the number 29 in his first three seasons at the club. On 24 September 2019, in his 100th Everton match, Calvert-Lewin scored both goals of a win at Sheffield Wednesday â rivals of his first club Sheffield United â in the third round of the EFL Cup. The following 6 March, he signed a new deal to last until June 2025. He ended the 2019âÂÂ20 season as Everton's joint top goalscorer with 15 goals in all competitions.
Calvert-Lewin started the 2020âÂÂ21 season by scoring the winning goal in a 1âÂÂ0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on 13 September 2020, followed by his first Premier League hat-trick in a 5âÂÂ2 victory over West Bromwich Albion on 19 September and the opening goal of a 2âÂÂ1 win at Crystal Palace on 26 September. On 30 September, he scored a hat-trick in a 4âÂÂ1 win against West Ham United in the EFL Cup, making him the first Everton player to score two hat-tricks in one month since Dixie Dean in November 1931. He was named as the Premier League Player of the Month for September 2020 after scoring five league goals that month. Calvert-Lewin scored in a fourth consecutive league game with a header against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4âÂÂ2 home victory on 3 October and a fifth consecutive game with another header against Liverpool in a 2âÂÂ2 draw at Goodison Park two weeks later. He scored another brace, taking him to 10 league goals for the season, in a 3âÂÂ2 away win against Fulham on 22 November 2020. On 10 February 2021, Calvert-Lewin scored his 50th goal for Everton in a 5âÂÂ4 win against Tottenham Hotspur in the fifth round of the FA Cup. He finished the 2020âÂÂ21 season as Everton's top goalscorer with 21 goals in 39 matches in all competitions and was named Everton's Player of the Year at the club's end of season awards evening.
After scoring in Everton's first three matches of the 2021âÂÂ22 season, Calvert-Lewin sustained a fractured toe and quadriceps injury which kept him off the field for the remainder of 2021. On 2 January 2022, he returned to the Everton team in a 3âÂÂ2 home loss to Brighton & Hove Albion, missing a penalty kick in the 25th minute. On 15 May 2022, he scored his first goal since the previous August in a 3âÂÂ2 loss to Brentford. Four days later, he scored the winning goal in a 3âÂÂ2 victory over Crystal Palace, securing Everton's safety from relegation from the Premier League.
Prior to the start of the 2022âÂÂ23 season, Calvert-Lewin suffered a knee injury and did not play until Everton's 2âÂÂ1 home loss to Manchester United on 9 October 2022. He was absent again with hamstring issues between February and April 2023 as the team, who did not sign any forwards in January, fought relegation.
On 29 October 2023, he scored his 50th Premier League goal in a 1âÂÂ0 win at West Ham United. On 4 January 2024, Calvert-Lewin received his first career red card in a 0âÂÂ0 draw with Crystal Palace in the third round of the FA Cup. The red card was subsequently overturned by the FA after an appeal by Everton. On 2 April 2024, he scored his first goal in over five months, converting an 88th penalty kick to give Everton a 1âÂÂ1 draw at Newcastle United. Four days later, he scored the only goal in a relegation battle against Burnley, Everton's first win in 13 matches. On 24 April, Calvert-Lewin scored Everton's second goal in a 2âÂÂ0 win over Liverpool, the first time Everton had beaten Liverpool at Goodison Park since October 2010.
On 19 January 2025, Calvert-Lewin scored his first goal in 16 matches, scoring the opener in the 3âÂÂ2 win against Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park. It was David Moyes' first victory since returning to the club. The win ended Everton's six-match winless streak in the Premier League and lifted the club four points clear from the relegation zone. On 29 June, Calvert-Lewin announced that he had made the "incredibly difficult decision" to depart Everton, after nine years with them, upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the month.
On 15 August 2025, newly promoted Premier League club Leeds United announced the signing of Calvert-Lewin on a three-year deal. On 20 September, Calvert-Lewin scored his first goal for Leeds in a 3âÂÂ1 comeback victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. Calvert-Lewin then scored seven goals in six consecutive matches; 3âÂÂ2 loss to Manchester City, 3âÂÂ1 win over Chelsea, 3âÂÂ3 draw with Liverpool, 1âÂÂ1 draw with Brentford, a brace in the 4âÂÂ1 win over Crystal Palace, and a goal in the 1âÂÂ1 draw against Sunderland. Calvert-Lewin was later named as the Premier League Player of the Month for December 2025. He became the first Leeds United player to have won the award since Rio Ferdinand in October 2001. On 6 February 2026, Calvert-Lewin scored his 10th goal of the 2025-26 season in a 3-1 victory against Nottingham Forest at Elland Road. He became the first Englishman to score at least 10 league goals in their first campaign with Leeds United since Matt Smith during the 2013-14 season in the EFL Championship.
Calvert-Lewin played youth international football for England at under-20 and under-21 levels. In total, he scored six goals in 15 games for the under-20 team, and seven goals in 17 games for the under-21 team.
Calvert-Lewin made his England under-20 debut on 1 September 2016, in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Brazil, which he followed up by scoring in his second appearance, in a 2âÂÂ1 loss three days later. He later scored against Germany U20 (twice) and Senegal U20.
Calvert-Lewin was selected to play for England in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea. He scored two goals in the tournament; his first was the first goal of tournament for England scored in the match against Argentina, the last was the winning goal in the final as they beat Venezuela 1âÂÂ0. He joined Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters as the only England players to score in a World Cup final.
On 27 May 2019, Calvert-Lewin was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Calvert-Lewin received his first England call-up by Gareth Southgate on 1 October 2020 after scoring eight goals in five appearances, including two hat-tricks, for Everton in the opening weeks of the 2020âÂÂ21 season. He scored with a header in his maiden appearance for England, a 3âÂÂ0 friendly win against Wales at Wembley Stadium on 8 October. He scored his first brace on 25 March 2021, in a 5âÂÂ0 win against San Marino. Calvert-Lewin earned a recall from Thomas Tuchel to the national team in March 2026 for its friendly matches against Uruguay and Japan.
Sheffield United staff Keith Briggs and Neill Collins reacted positively about Calvert-Lewin, including his attitude, while Chris Short described him as "football mad and a special talent." Manager Nigel Clough said of him: "He's a big lad who is good technically for the stage he's at and he's going to win headers against anybody", while manager Nigel Adkins described Calvert-Lewin's impressive performance in a training session: "He took the ball with his back to goal, controlled it and popped an overhead kick straight in the top corner. Brilliant stuff." Carlo Ancelotti, who managed Calvert-Lewin at Everton, suggested that he has all the qualities to be a top striker: "He is fantastic with the head, clever in the box and sharp. I think he is going to be at the top in England and in Europe."
Born and brought up in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Calvert-Lewin is of Jamaican descent through his father. He supported Sheffield United. During his time at Northampton Town, he resided with his teammate Ryan Cresswell and developed a good friendship.
Calvert-Lewin has been noted by fashion journalists for his choice of clothing, and in November 2021 he appeared on the front cover of Arena Homme + wearing a suit, flared shorts and a pink Prada handbag. In April 2022, he featured in British GQ with a Chanel handbag from his own collection. In February 2020, he and Everton teammate Tom Davies used a break in the season to attend New York Fashion Week.
In May 2022, Calvert-Lewin spoke out about his mental health problems.
Calvert-Lewin married Sandra Jerze in March 2025. They have a daughter, born in 2023.
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