Craig Dawson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Dawson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochdale, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Rochdale St. Clements | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | Radcliffe Borough | 75 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | Rochdale | 46 | (10) |
| 2010– | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Rochdale (loan) | 41 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | England U21 | 7 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Craig Dawson (born 6 May 1990) is an English footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a Centre Back. He previously played for Radcliffe Borough and Rochdale.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Radcliffe Borough
Dawson started his career at Northern League side Radcliffe Borough in the middle of the 2007–08 season, and became a first team regular after just a few games. In the two seasons he was at the club, he became a favourite of the fans and other team members. During this time, he caught the attention of a few scouts from league clubs, with Tottenham Hotspur, Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough sending scouts to Radcliffe games on regular basis.[citation needed] Dawson received offers from Rochdale, Port Vale and Northwich Victoria.[citation needed] He finally signed for his local club Rochdale in February 2009 on a two-year contract.[2] Although a Rochdale player, Dawson stayed at the club until April 2009 as a loan. In the season he left, he was voted the Player of the season by Radcliffe.
[edit] Rochdale
Dawson made his debut for Rochdale reserves, scoring a header from a corner against Manchester City. Dawson was set to make his debut in the second half of the 2008–09 season; however, was set back by injury. Dawson finally got his debut with the club he supported on 8 August 2009 by starting in the League Two clash with Port Vale at Vale Park. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Dawson's second game was at Hillsborough Stadium in the League Cup against Sheffield Wednesday. Despite conceding three goals, Rochdale fans gave Dawson rave reviews and named him man of the match.
He scored 10 goals in all competitions during the 2009–10 season and won a place in the League Two 'Team of the Year'. He also won the League Two 'Player of the Year' award. Dawson is consistently voted one of Rochdale's best ever players.
[edit] West Bromwich Albion
On 31 August 2010, Dawson signed for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, plus a year's option in the club's favour.He made his competitive Baggies debut in a 4-1 Carling Cup win at Bournemouth in August 2011 and the following day was called-up into the England Under-21s squad by Stuart Pearce, who watched him from the stands at the Seward Stadium. on Tuesday 26 July 2011.CRAIG Dawson was rewarded with a new-and improved Albion contract on February 21, 2012. The centre-half penned a three-and-a-half-year deal to June 2015, plus a further year's option in the club's favour.[3] Dawson made his first Premier League start on Saturday 17 September 2011, away from home against Swansea City A.F.C. as a fill-in central defender for the suspended Gabriel Tamaş in a disappointing 3-0 defeat.
[edit] Loan to Rochdale
Immediately after signing for West Brom, he was loaned back to Rochdale for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[3]
[edit] International career
Dawson scored two goals on his England under-21 debut against Azerbaijan on 1 September 2011.[4] He's currently played 5 matches for England U21s, scoring an incredible 4 goals. He is widely expected to graduate into a full England international in years to come.
[edit] References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ "Rochdale capture defender Dawson". BBC Sport. 2009-02-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/7906385.stm. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ a b "West Brom snap up defender Craig Dawson". BBC Sport. 2010-08-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/8958563.stm. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ Bradbury, Jamie (2011-09-01). "England hit Azeris for six". The Football Association. http://thefa.com/England/mens-under-21s/News/match-centre/2011/England-v-Azerbaijan/MatchReport?p=mr&mid=173508. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
[edit] External links
- Craig Dawson profile at the West Bromwich Albion website
- Craig Dawson career stats at Soccerbase
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