Stephen Crichton (born 22 September 2000) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a centre for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

[6] He also played Australian rules football in primary school and in grade 7 while at Brothers', however quit to focus on league.

[11] For a successful individual season, Crichton was named Centre of the Year at the 2020 Dally M Awards[12] and rewarded with a spot in the New South Wales State of Origin 27-man squad although he did not play in the three game series.

[17] Crichton played a total of 23 games for Penrith throughout the year including the clubs 2022 NRL Grand Final victory over Parramatta.

[19] In the 2021 Rugby League World Cup semi-final, Crichton scored two tries and kicked the winning drop goal for Samoa as they defeated England 27–26 in golden point extra-time at the Emirates Stadium.

[25][26] On 18 February, Crichton played in Penrith's 13–12 upset loss to St Helens RFC in the 2023 World Club Challenge.

Crichton kicked the opening conversion of the grand final, in addition to scoring the second try of Penrith's comeback, breaking through three tacklers to emphatically slam the ball over the try line.

In the final minutes of the match, Crichton managed two clutch kicks that both found out-of-position Broncos defenders and forced repeat sets.

[36] Crichton played 21 games for Canterbury in the 2024 NRL season scoring ten tries as the club qualified for the finals finishing 6th.