Leroy Cudjoe


Leroy Cudjoe is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a, and is the captain of the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. An England international, he has played his whole Super League career to date with Huddersfield, playing as a er and earlier in his career.

Early life

Cudjoe was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England and is of Grenadian descent, where his father's family originated.
Leroy attended Newsome High School and Sports College where he was known as the egg. Leroy's previous club is the Newsome Panthers.
Leroy is a product of the Giants' academy system

Domestic career

Huddersfield Giants

Leroy joined the Giants' Academy aged 16 and was awarded a full-time contract at the end of the 2006 season.
His 2007 season was partly disrupted due to a broken hand sustained in May, and he did not make a first team appearance although won the Giants Reserves Player of the Year award at the end of the season.
He made his Super League début in Round 1 of 2008 against Leeds Rhinos. He scored his first competitive try for the club in the 50–16 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in May 2008.
He has continued to be a favourite during the 2011 and 2012 seasons at his hometown club Huddersfield Giants. His pace and quick foot work is now famous and all the Giants fans adore him.
After 10 years with the club, Leroy enjoyed a well deserved Testimonial in 2018

Representative career

Yorkshire

He was selected to play for Yorkshire Academy in the fixture against Lancashire Academy in the 2005 season.

England Academy

This fixture is often seen as a trial game for the full England Academy team and although he initially made the England training squad, Leroy missed out on a place in the final England squad.

England

He played his first match for England in the 2010 Four Nations tournament.
He played for England in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.