Cyrus Christie
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Defender
Cyrus Christie
Nationality
Republic of Ireland
Date of Birth
30/09/1992
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Swansea City signed defender Cyrus Christie on a contract through to the end of the 2024-25 season in November.

The vastly-experienced 32-year-old provides head coach Luke Williams with a versatile option across the back four.

Christie joined having most-recently been with fellow Championship side Hull City.

For the Republic of Ireland international this is a second spell in SA1, having featured for the Swans during a loan spell over the second half of the 2021-22 campaign.

A transfer to relegated Middlesbrough followed in 2017, and he subsequently joined Fulham in January of 2018.

During his time with the Cottagers he twice featured as a substitute in Championship play-off finals; coming off the bench in victories over Aston Villa and Brentford in 2018 and 2020 respectively.

A loan to Nottingham Forest followed, before he made 23 appearances and scored three goals for Swansea during his previous time in south Wales.

Christie Joined Hull in the summer of 2022, and made 45 appearances before leaving the MKM Stadium when his contract expired.  

He has won 30 caps for the Republic of Ireland and was part of their squad for the Euro 2016 finals in France.