Exciting Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville joined West Ham United in July 2024, signing a five-year contract with the option of a sixth.
The Rotterdam-born player started out with local club RVV Noorderkwartier before joining Feyenoord’s Varkenoord Academy, aged six. He progressed through the age groups before spending seasons on loan at second-tier FC Dordrecht and top-flight ADO Den Haag between 2018-20.
Netherlands U21 international Summerville moved to English football with Leeds United in summer 2020 and spent four years at Elland Road, culminating in winning the EFL Championship Player of the Year award in 2023/24.
Career
Born in the city of Rotterdam in the south of the Netherlands to Surinamese parents on 30 October 2001…Played for local club RVV Noorderkwartier as a young boy…Joined Feyenoord’s famous Varkenoord Academy as an Under-7 in 2008…Coached by former Netherlands internationals Gaston Taument and Dirk Kuyt during his time at Varkenoord…Scored in a 3-0 UEFA European U17 Championship group-stage win over Germany, before appearing as a substitute in the final triumph against Italy at Rotherham United’s New York Stadium in summer 2018...Spent the 2018/19 season on loan at Eerste Division club FC Dordrecht…Made his senior debut in professional football for FC Dordrecht in a 6-2 home loss against FC Den Bosch on 13 January 2019…Spent the 2019/20 season on loan at Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag…Joined Leeds United on a permanent transfer in September 2020…Scored four goals in Netherlands U19s’ 8-2 UEFA European U19 Championship win over Latvia in October 2019…Made his Premier League debut for Leeds United against Newcastle United on 17 September 2021…Made his Netherlands U21s debut in a 3-1 home win over Bulgaria in November 2021…Scored his first Premier League goal for Leeds United against Fulham on 23 October 2022…Netted Leeds United’s winner in a 2-1 Premier League victory at Liverpool on 29 October 2022…Registered 21 goals and ten assists in the 2023/24 season as Leeds United reached the EFL Championship Play-Off final, losing to Southampton.
Honours
Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship (2018)
EFL Championship Player of the Month (October 2023)
EFL Championship Team of the Season (2023/24)
EFL Championship Player of the Season (2023/24)
Leeds United Players' Player of the Season (2023/24)