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.

Summerville moved to English football with Leeds United in summer 2020 and won the EFL Championship Player of the Year award in 2023/24.

He made his senior international debut for the Netherlands in June 2026 and scored on his FIFA World Cup debut against Japan that same month.

Career

2025/26

Scored and assisted in a 2-1 FA Cup third round home win over Queens Park Rangers on 11 January 2026...Scored in four Premier League games in a row against Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Chelsea and Burnley between 17 January-7 February 2026...Made it six goals in seven games in all competitions with the winner in the 1-0 FA Cup fourth round victory at Burton Albion on 14 February 2026...Scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season with the winner at Fulham on 4 March 2026...Made his senior debut for the Netherlands in a 0-1 friendly defeat by Algeria on 3 June 2026, followed by a second appearance in a 2-1 friendly win over Uzbekistan on 8 June 2026...Scored his first goal for the Netherlands on his FIFA World Cup debut in a 2-2 draw with Japan in Arlington, Texas, on 14 June 2026...Scored and assisted in the Netherlands' FIFA World Cup group-stage win over Sweden on 20 June 2026.

2024/25

Joined West Ham United from Leeds United on 3 August 2024...Made his West Ham United debut as a substitute in a 2-1 home Premier League defeat by Aston Villa on 17 August 2024...Made his full debut for West Ham United in a 1-0 EFL Cup second round win over AFC Bournemouth at London Stadium on 21 August 2024...Scored his first goal for the Club in a 2-1 home Premier League win over Manchester United on 27 October 2024...Assisted Niclas Füllkrug's goal in a 3-1 Premier League defeat at Leicester City on 3 December 2024...Suffered a season-ending hamstring injury in the FA Cup third-round defeat at Aston Villa on 10 January 2025...Totalled 19 Premier League appearances, seven of them starts, one goal and one assist...Started all three domestic cup ties...Totalled 22 appearances, ten of them starts, one goal and one assist in all competitions.

Before West Ham

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

International Honours

Netherlands

UEFA European Under-17 Championship (2018)

Individual Honours

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)