Cullen already played 34 (almost full) matches

OTHER Beerschot - Anderlecht minute 68. A first: Vincent Kompany substitutes Josh Cullen. For the first time this season Anderlecht played in an official game without the Irishman. Out of the 28 games Anderlecht played this season, Cullen only missed these 22 minutes.


Twenty games in the league, three in the Cup of Belgium and four in the Conference League: Cullen didn't miss a minute of it. Only on Monday against Beerschot, when the score was 0-6, was he given a rest. Cullen has played 2,528 minutes for the purple and white this season.

Cullen is also indispensable for Ireland. Ireland played six international games with commitment this season. Just as often Cullen started the game. Four times he played ninety minutes. Once he was replaced after 88 minutes, once after 66. That makes a total of 514 playing minutes.

Stunning numbers: of the 3,090 minutes Cullen could have played with Anderlecht and Ireland, he played 3,042. That's 98.45 percent of all possible playing time!