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Eric Dier
Dier playing for England U-19
Personal information
Full name Eric Jeremy Edgar Dier[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Cheltenham, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender/Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Youth career
2003–2012 Sporting CP
2011 → Everton (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Sporting CP B 16 (2)
2012–2014 Sporting CP 26 (1)
2014– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 England U18 1 (0)
2012–2013 England U19 8 (0)
2013 England U20 4 (0)
2013– England U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:30, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:58, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

Eric Jeremy Edgar Dier (born 15 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur as a defender or defensive midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Born in Cheltenham, Dier moved to Portugal from England when he was ten years old when his mother was offered a job working in Portugal during the 2004 European Championships. His footballing ability was spotted by his school's (International Preparatory School) P.E. teacher Miguel Silva, who referred him to Sporting scouts.[3] In 2010, his parents returned to England while Dier remained in Portugal, living at Sporting CP's academy.[4] He is the grandson of Ted Croker (former Secretary of the Football Association and President of Cheltenham Town) and great nephew of Peter Croker who both played professionally for Charlton Athletic. His father, Jeremy is a former professional tennis player.[5] Dier signed professional terms with Sporting in April 2010. The Portuguese club beat Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur,[6] and the team Dier supported as a child, Manchester United,[2] to his signature. Sporting also sold 50% economic rights of the player to a third-party owner, "Quality Football Ireland Limited".[7] Sporting bought back Dier in February 2012 by selling 50% rights of Filipe Chaby.

Everton (loan)

In January 2011, Dier agreed to join Everton on a short-term loan until 30 June. Sporting CP's official website stated that the loan was "an opportunity for the athlete to grow in a more competitive and demanding environment".[8][9]

Sporting B

On 26 August 2012, Dier made his debut with Sporting B in a 2012–13 Segunda Liga 1–3 away win against Atlético replacing Diego Rubio (77th minute).[10] On 4 November 2012, Dier scored his first senior goal with a direct free kick against Benfica B in a 1–3 away win in the Segunda Liga.[11]

Sporting

On 11 November 2012, Dier was called to play for the first team in a 2012–13 Primeira Liga 1–0 home win against S.C. Braga assisting in the only goal.[12][13] On 26 November 2012, he scored his first goal for Sporting's first squad in a 2–2 away draw against Moreirense F.C. in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[14]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 2 August 2014, Dier signed a five-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur in a £4 million transfer.[15][16]

International career

Dier had been approached by the Portuguese Football Federation to play for Portugal in the future but could only do so once he turned 18.[4] He had been involved in a high profile England national football team kit promotion for sportswear manufacturers Umbro and his appearance in the campaign caused English media outlet, Daily Mail to question why the Football Association had not contacted him with a view for playing in their youth national teams.[3][4] Upon his signing for Everton, an FA spokesman said "Our intention will be to select him for the youth squad in the coming weeks" referring to the 2011 edition of the under-17 international Algarve Tournament.[17]

Dier earned his first England call-up in November 2011 when U18s head coach Noel Blake picked him for a game against Slovakia.[18] He played the full 90 minutes in the 1–1 draw on 16 November 2011.[19]

On 28 May 2013, he was named in manager Peter Taylor's 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[20] He made his debut on 16 June, in a 3–0 win in a warm-up game against Uruguay.[21]

He made his debut for the England under-21s on 13 August 2013, in a 6–0 win against Scotland.[22]

Career statistics

As of 2 May 2014[23][24]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP B 2012–13 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
2013–14 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
Sporting CP 2012–13 14 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 1
2013–14 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 0
Total 26 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 30 1
Career total 42 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 46 3

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2011 and 31/07/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Overend, Jonathan (14 October 2010). "Given a Sporting chance". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b Kay, Alex (20 January 2011). "Eric Dier was called up by Umbro to star with Rooney & Co in this shoot. He is the rising star of Sporting Lisbon... so why haven't the FA been in touch?". London: Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Wright, Chris (22 October 2010). "Sporting youngster helps to launch new Umbro England". algarveresident. Retrieved 21 January 2011. Cite error: The named reference "umbro" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Sky Sports Scout – Eric Dier". SkySports.com. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  6. ^ Brown, Nigel (8 April 2010). "Sporting beat off competition to sign English wonderkid". Sport.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol SAD publishes the Report and Financial Statements for the 1H2010/2011" (Template:PDFlink). Sporting CP (in Portuguese). 28 February 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Eric Dier emprestado" (in Portuguese). Sporting.pt. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  9. ^ Griffiths, Darren (21 January 2011). "Teenager joins academy". evertonfc.com. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Atlético 1–3 Sporting B" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2013.[dead link]
  11. ^ "Benfica B-Sporting B, 1–3" (in Portuguese). Record. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Sporting 1–0 Braga" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.[dead link]
  13. ^ "Sporting 1–0 SC Braga" (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  14. ^ "Moreirense 2–2 Sporting" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.[dead link]
  15. ^ "Transfer news: Eric Dier completes move to Spurs on five-year deal". Sky Sports. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  16. ^ "Spurs sign Eric Dier from Sporting". ESPN FC. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  17. ^ Winter, Henry (20 January 2011). "Everton sign Sporting Lisbon youngster Eric Dier on loan as England close in on his services". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  18. ^ "Eric Dier". TheFA.com. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  19. ^ "SLOVAKIA vs ENGLAND". TheFA.com. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  20. ^ "Final squad named". TheFA.com. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  21. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (16 June 2013). "Training win for Three Lions". TheFA.com. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  22. ^ "England Under-21s thrash Scotland 6–0 in friendly". BBC Sport. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  23. ^ Eric Dier at Soccerbase
  24. ^ Soccerway profile

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