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Craig Dawson
Personal information
Full name Craig Dawson[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-06) 6 May 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Radcliffe Borough ? (?)
2009–2010 Rochdale 42 (9)
2010– West Bromwich Albion 8 (0)
2010–2011 → Rochdale (loan) 45 (10)
International career‡
2011– England U21 10 (5)
2012 Great Britain 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:26, 14 April 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:12, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Craig Dawson (born 6 May 1990) is an English footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a defender. He previously played for Radcliffe Borough and Rochdale.

Club career

Radcliffe Borough

Dawson started his career at Northern Premier 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. He later 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. If he is off duty with West Brom, Craig is still known to visit the club on a regular basis.

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 Rochdale debut on 8 August 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 PFA Team of the Year.

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 League 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 21 February 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. He re-appeared in the starting eleven for the game against Manchester City in which West Brom went on to lose 4-0. Again, Dawson appeared in the next league game against Queens Park Rangers, West Brom went onto win the game 1-0.

Loan to Rochdale

Immediately after signing for West Brom, he was loaned back to Rochdale for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[3]

Loan to Bolton Wanderers

In the 2013 January transfer window, Dawson completed a six month loan deal to Bolton Wanderers, with his first team opportunities at West Brom limited.

International career

England Under-21's

Dawson scored two goals on his England under-21 debut against Azerbaijan on 1 September 2011.[4] He has played ten matches for England U21s, scoring five goals.

International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.

Great Britain Olympic team

On 2 July 2012, Dawson was selected by Stuart Pearce for the 2012 Great Britain Olympic football team.[5] He featured in the 1-0 victory over Uruguay as a last minute substitution for goalscorer Daniel Sturridge. He also featured in the Olympic quarter-final against South Korea, coming on as a substitute for an injured Micah Richards, and scoring in the penalty shoot-out.

References

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 9781845966010.
  2. ^ "Rochdale capture defender Dawson". BBC Sport. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "West Brom snap up defender Craig Dawson". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  4. ^ Bradbury, Jamie (1 September 2011). "England hit Azeris for six". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Pearce names squad". Sky Sport. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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