Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a professional footballer who plays for Leeds United.
Daniel Farke has been preparing for Leeds United’s return to the Premier League by making improvements to his squad in the summer transfer window.
Leeds have strengthened in several key positions, with a new goalkeeper and left-back acquired and strength being added in midfield and centre-back.
The missing ingredient was attacking prowess, but Leeds have now added experienced goal-getter Dominic Calvert-Lewin to the squad.
Here is everything you need to know about him.
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Who is Dominic Calvert-Lewin?
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a striker who plays for Everton.
Calvert-Lewin began his career at local side Sheffield United but only managed a handful of appearances for the Blades before Everton snapped him up.
The Toffees paid a bargain fee of £1.5m for the starlet and it proved to be a shrewd move as he has played over 200 games and scored over 70 goals for the club. He also became an England international.
However, a spate of injuries seriously hampered Calvert-Lewin’s progress, when he at one point looked set for a move to a big six Premier League side.
Now, he has joined Leeds.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin to Leeds United transfer
Calvert-Lewin departed Everton after nine years at Goodison Park in 2025, leaving after his contract expired.
Leeds great Jermaine Beckford advised Calvert-Lewin to leave Everton the year before and he ended up following in his footsteps by arriving back in Yorkshire.
Leeds signed Calvert-Lewin on a three-year deal, with the striker turning down big money from Fenerbahce to make the move.
Calvert-Lewin has already scored twice at Elland Road for Everton, bagging a winning goal in 2021 and in a 2-2 draw the following season.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin age and height
Calvert-Lewin was born on March 16, 1997, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. As of June 2025, he is 28 years old.
The striker is now entering the peak years of his career and must perform for Leeds to get back to his best.
Calvert-Lewin stands at a big 6’2″ tall, making him a physically tough and aerially impressive frontman.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin salary
According to Salary Sport, Calvert-Lewin earned a massive £120,000 a week at Everton, which works out at £6.2m a year.
He is understood to be Leeds’ highest earner on around £100,000 a week.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin stats
Calvert-Lewin’s career stats for club and country.
| Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards |
| Sheffield United | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northampton Town (loan) | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Everton | 273 | 71 | 22 | 31 | 1 |
| England | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dominic Calvert-Lewin injury history
Calvert-Lewin has shown he is a reliable source of goals in the Premier League and a quality forward but his injury record is a massive red flag.
Since 2017-18, Calvert-Lewin hasn’t picked up a single injury in just one season, 2019-20. Otherwise, he has missed games in every campaign.
A broken toe saw him miss 31 matches in 2021-22 and he was ruled out for 15 games last year with two different problems.
Given Leeds have just signed another injury-prone player in Nmecha, signing Calvert-Lewin would be a big risk.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin Instagram and X/Twitter accounts
Calvert-Lewin has an official Instagram account with nearly 500k followers that you can find @dcl.
He also has an official X, formerly Twitter, account @CalvertLewin14.
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