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Chris Dawson (footballer, born 1994)

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Chris Dawson
Personal information
Full name Christopher Gary Dawson[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Dewsbury, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bradford (Park Avenue)
Youth career
0000–2012 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Leeds United 4 (0)
2016–2017 Rotherham United 0 (0)
2016 → Viking FK (loan) 9 (0)
2018 Scarborough Athletic ? (?)
2018– Bradford (Park Avenue) 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Wales U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:22, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:50, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[2]

Christopher Gary Dawson (born 4 September 1994, Dewsbury, England) is a footballer who plays for Bradford (Park Avenue) as an attacking midfielder. He has represented Wales at under-21 level.

He is a graduate of Leeds United's academy and has also played for Rotherham United and Norwegian side Viking FK.

Career

Leeds United

After progressing through Leeds United youth ranks Dawson signed a professional deal at Leeds United keeping him at the club until the summer of 2015.[3]

Dawson was named as an unused substitute in three first team matches, during this period manager Neil Warnock compared Dawson's style of play and ability to that of former Leeds United legend John Giles.[4]

Dawson was given his debut for the Leeds first team by Neil Warnock on 1 April 2013, starting the 2–1 loss against Derby County, he was substituted in the 55th minute for Ross McCormack.[5] Shoulder surgery ended Dawson's season prematurely, however, Dawson signed a new three-year contract with the club on 8 May 2013.[6] [7] Dawson returned to the Leeds United first team squad for the second time, ironically also against Derby County on 2 May 2014 for the final game of the 2013–14 season.

After playing with Leeds' first team during the 2014–15 pre-season, on 30 July 2014 Dawson scored a hatrick for Leeds in the 5–0 pre-season victory in the friendly against Glenavon.[8] On 1 August, Dawson was assigned the Leeds number 24 shirt for the 2014–15 season.[9]

On 1 November 2014, Dawson made his first appearance for the first team since his debut, when he came on as a substitute in Neil Redfearn's first game as permanent head coach in a 3-1 loss to On Cardiff City.[10]

Dawson was not included in United's 25-man travelling squad for the 2015-16 pre-season.[11] On 31 July 2015, Dawson was not assigned a Squad Number for the upcoming 2015/16 season.[12]

Dawson was released from his Leeds United contract on 26 January 2016.

Rotherham United

On 28 January 2016, Dawson signed a contract with Rotherham United until the end of the 2016–17 season.[13] Dawson was released by the club at the end of his contract, having not played a game for the club.[14]

Viking loan

On 17 August 2016 Dawson went on loan from Rotherham to Norwegian club Viking FK until the end of 2016.[15][16] Dawson made his debut on 21 August in Viking's 2-1 away defeat to Tromsø IL in Tippeligaen, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Samuel Adegbenro.[17]

Scarborough

After a spell out injured recovering from an Anterior cruciate ligament injury, on 20th March 2018, Dawson signed for Northern Premier League side Scarborough Athletic F.C. on a 12 game contract.[18] Where he helped the club earn promotion to Northern Premier League by finishing 2nd in the NPL Division One North and also reach the North Riding Senior Cup final.

Bradford (Park Avenue)

On 25 July 2018, Dawson joined National League North side Bradford (Park Avenue) on a permanent deal, after impressing initially on trial.[19]

International

In January 2013 he was selected in the Wales under-21 squad[20] and made his debut in the 3–0 win against Iceland Under-21 in a friendly match on 6 February 2013.[21]

In March 2013, Dawson received plaudits from Wales under-21 Manager Geraint Williams for both his passing ability and capacity to influence a game, the latter being in spite of his relatively small stature.[22]

Honours

Club

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2016.[23][24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United 2012–13 Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2014–15 3 0 0 0 0 0 – – 3 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 4 0
Rotherham United 2015–16 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Viking (loan) 2016 Tippeligaen 9 0 0 0 – – – 9 0
Career total 13 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 13 0

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "UEFA Under 21 Matches / Gemau Ryngwladol UEFA Dan 21 v. San Marino & Moldova / Moldofa" (PDF). FAW. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Teenage midfielder Chris Dawon has been handed a professional deal at Leeds". Sky Sports. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Dawson reminds me of Giles – Warnock". Yorkshire Evening Post. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  5. ^ "UNITED BEATEN AT ELLAND ROAD". Leeds United Official Website. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  6. ^ "YOUNGSTER SIGNS NEW CONTRACT". Leeds United Official Website. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Leeds United midfielder Chris Dawson signs new contract". BBC Sport. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Ruthless Leeds put Glenavon festivities in the shade". Belfast Telegraph. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  9. ^ "SQUAD NUMBERS RELEASED". Leeds United. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Cardiff 3 Leeds 1". BBC Sport. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ^ "PRE-SEASON: UNITED TOUCH DOWN IN AUSTRIA". Leeds United A.F.C. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  12. ^ "2015/16 SQUAD NUMBERS ANNOUNCED". Leeds United Official site. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Dawson completes Millers move". Rotherham United FC. 28 January 2016.
  14. ^ "READ | Eight players released by Millers". Rotherham United Official Site. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Dawson joins Viking FK on loan". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  16. ^ "VIKING LÅNER MIDTBANESPILLER". www.viking-fk.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Tromsø vant 2-1". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Midfielder Chris Dawson Joins Scarborough Athletic". Yorkshire Coast Radio. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Dawson Added To Bradford Ranks". Bradford (Park Avenue). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Seven uncapped in Wales U21 squad to face Iceland". BBC Sport. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  21. ^ "Wales v Iceland Under 21 Match". Football Association of Wales. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  22. ^ "Dawson's got star quality – Williams". Football Association of Wales. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  23. ^ "Statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  24. ^ "C.Dawson". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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