Claudio Dias
![]() Dias with Tamworth in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Claudio Franca Dias[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 November 1994||
Place of birth | Milton Keynes, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Banbury United | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Northampton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Northampton Town | 1 | (0) |
2013 | → Corby Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Banbury United (loan) | 3 | (3) |
2014 | → Banbury United (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2014 | Dunstable Town | 1 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Bedford Town | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Barton Rovers | 12 | (2) |
2016 | Brackley Town | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Braintree Town | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Dunstable Town | 6 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Barton Rovers | ||
2018 | Potton United | 10 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Stratford Town | 14 | (1) |
2019 | Tamworth | 13 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Banbury United | 24 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Nuneaton Borough | 5 | (0) |
2021 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 6 | (0) |
2021–2024 | Alvechurch | 17 | (3) |
2023–2024 | → Rugby Town (dual-registration) | 3 | (0) |
2024 | Leighton Town | 2 | (1) |
2024 | Walsall Wood | 8 | (1) |
2024– | Banbury United | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 27 July 2024 (UTC) |
Claudio Franca Dias (born 10 November 1994) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League Premier Division Central club Banbury United.
Career
[edit]Northampton Town
[edit]Born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire,[1] Dias joined Northampton Town at under-14 level and progressed through the club's youth system,[3] before signing his first professional contract along with David Moyo on 4 March 2013.[4] He made his professional debut for the club as a 76th-minute substitute for Luke Guttridge in a 2–0 win at home to Barnet on the final day of the 2012–13 season.[5] During the early months of the 2013–14 season, Dias was an unused substitute on six occasions, but failed to make an appearance.[6] He was subsequently released at the end of the season.[7]
On 30 August 2013, Dias joined Southern League Premier Division club Corby Town on a one-month loan.[8] He made his debut for the club a day later as a first half substitute for Tom James in a 1–0 away defeat to St Albans City.[9] He made three further league appearances during his loan spell.[10]
On 13 December 2013, Dias joined Southern League Premier Division club Banbury United on a one-month loan.[3] He made his debut for the club as a 66th-minute substitute in a 4–2 away defeat to former club Corby Town five days later.[10] In Banbury's next match away to Hemel Hempstead Town, Dias came on as a half-time substitute, before scoring a second half hat-trick in a 5–3 defeat.[11] His loan spell concluded having made three league appearances for the club.[10][12]
On 7 March 2014, Dias rejoined Banbury United on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[12][13] He made a further 12 league appearances,[10] including one goal in a 6–4 win at home to Biggleswade Town on 8 April 2014 to ensure Banbury's survival in the Southern League Premier Division.[14]
Non-League
[edit]Following his release by Northampton Town, Dias began training with newly promoted Southern League Premier Division club Dunstable Town, for whom he made one appearance as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 2–1 away win at Bideford on the opening day of the 2014–15 season.[10][15] Thereafter, Dias signed for Southern League Division One Central club Bedford Town on an undisclosed length contract.[16] He made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 away defeat to Marlow on 25 October 2014.[17] Dias scored his first goal for the club two minutes after coming on as an 86th-minute substitute in a 4–0 win at home to Brightlingsea Regent in the FA Trophy first qualifying round one week later.[10] However, after making his third appearance for Bedford, Dias was ruled out through injury,[18] before returning in a 3–3 draw with Godalming Town as a 67th-minute substitute on 16 December 2014, his final appearance for the club.[10]
Dias moved to Southern League Division One Central club Barton Rovers shortly before the start of the 2015–16 season and made his debut for the club as a substitute in the FA Cup preliminary round, a 3–1 win at home to Berkhamsted on 29 August 2015.[10] He scored his first goal for the club, a 49th-minute equaliser from 30-yards in a 2–2 draw with Northwood one week later.[10][19] Dias later scored the final goal in a 3–1 win at home North Greenford United on 21 November 2015 to help Barton end a run of four consecutive league defeats.[10][20] He went on to make a total of 18 appearances in all competitions and scored three goals.[10]
Dias moved up two divisions after he was signed by new Brackley Town manager Kevin Wilkin in the build-up to the 2016–17 season as part of a reshape of the squad.[21] He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Shane Byrne to make his debut appearance for Brackley in a 4–2 away win at Stockport County.[6] His second and final appearance was in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round when he came off the bench as an 87th-minute substitute to score a stoppage time goal in a 5–0 away win at Beaconsfield SYCOB to help Brackley earn a first round match away to Gillingham.[22]
Dias moved up another division to sign for National League club Braintree Town on 21 October 2016.[23]
He re-signed for Barton Rovers ahead of 2017–18 following a second spell with Dunstable Town.[24] Dias signed for United Counties League Division One club Potton United on 19 February 2018.[25] He made his debut five days later, starting in a 3–0 away win over Burton Park Wanderers.[26] Dias scored his first two goals in a 3–1 away victory over Harrowby United on 17 March.[27]
Dias signed for Southern League Premier Division Central club Stratford Town on 4 July 2018.[28] He left the club on 10 January 2019, having made 21 appearances and scored one goal.[29][30] A day later, he joined Stratford's divisional rivals Tamworth[31] and made his debut against his previous club as a 68th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home defeat the following day.[32]
On 5 June 2019, Dias rejoined Banbury United on a one-year contract.[33] He made 34 appearances and scored one goal in all competitions[10] before the 2019–20 season was abandoned and results expunged because of the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[34]
Dias signed for another Southern League Premier Division Central club, Nuneaton Borough, on 15 June 2020.[35] He only played five games for the club before the season was again curtailed due to COVID-19 and subsequently signed for fellow Southern Premier League Central club AFC Rushden & Diamonds in August 2021. Two months later he was on the move when he transferred to divisional rivals Alverchurch on 24 October, making his bow in a 2–1 win over Barwell.[36]
In November 2023, he joined Rugby Town on a dual-registration basis.[37]
In July 2024, Dias joined Banbury United, a fourth spell with the club having finished the previous season with Walsall Wood.[38]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 3 October 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Northampton Town | 2012–13[39] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2013–14[40] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Corby Town (loan) | 2013–14[10] | Southern League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Banbury United (loan) | 2013–14[10] | Southern League Premier Division | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||
Dunstable Town | 2014–15[10] | Southern League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Bedford Town | 2014–15[10][17] | Southern League Division One Central | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
Barton Rovers | 2015–16[10] | Southern League Division One Central | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 1 | 18 | 3 | |
Brackley Town | 2015–16[6] | National League North | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2016–17[6] | National League North | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
Braintree Town | 2016–17[6] | National League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Dunstable Town | 2016–17[10] | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Potton United | 2017–18[41] | United Counties League Division One | 10 | 3 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
Stratford Town | 2018–19[30] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
Tamworth | 2018–19[10] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 13 | 0 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Nuneaton Borough | 2020–21[10] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 2021–22[10] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Alvechurch | 2021–22[10] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 11 | 3 | — | — | 2[g] | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
Career total | 104 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 130 | 17 |
- ^ a b c Appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Bedfordshire Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in North Bedfordshire Charity Cup
- ^ Two appearances in Birmingham Senior Cup, two in Southern League Cup, two in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Staffordshire Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in Southern League Cup
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Birmingham Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Potton United
- United Counties League Division One runner-up: 2017–18[42]
References
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- ^ "Claudio Dias". ESPN FC. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Dias joins Puritans on-loan from the Cobblers". Banbury Guardian. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Lake, Jefferson (4 March 2013). "Youth-team duo sign professional contracts at Northampton Town". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Willsher, Gareth (27 April 2013). "Town condemn Barnet". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "C. Dias: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Willsher, Gareth (7 May 2014). "Four offered new terms, eight released". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Willsher, Gareth (30 August 2013). "Dias in Corby loan". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Steelmen suffer late on at St Albans". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Player profiles: Claudio Dias". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Shadbolt, David (26 December 2013). "Hemel Hempstead Town 5 Banbury United 3". Banbury United F.C. Retrieved 27 October 2016 – via Pitchero.
- ^ a b Shadbolt, David (7 March 2014). "Claudio Dias". Banbury United F.C. Retrieved 27 October 2016 – via Pitchero.
- ^ Willsher, Gareth (7 March 2014). "Claudio Dias rejoins Banbury". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Puritans hit six of the best in thriller to ensure safety". Banbury Guardian. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Jones, Andrew (9 August 2014). "Match report: Bideford 1 Dunstable Town 2". North Devon Journal. Barnstaple. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Eagles boss Adams moves to make quadruple swoop". Non-League Daily. Baltic Publications. 26 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Bedford Town slip to Marlow defeat". Bedford Today. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Worsley, Roger (17 November 2014). "Eagles upset Bluebirds in FA Trophy". Bedford Today. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Dias nets a stunner as Rovers fight back". Dunstable Today. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Rovers are too strong for North Greenford". Dunstable Today. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Season preview: Brackley and Wilkin target fast start ahead of Tamworth opener". Buckingham and Winslow Advertiser. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Saints eye a repeat as they draw Gillingham in FA Cup". Buckingham and Winslow Advertiser. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Braintree Town sign Claudio Dias and Joe Taylor". BBC Sport. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ Whitney, Steve (4 August 2017). "Rovers make triple signing". Pitchero Non-League. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Darrington, Matt (19 February 2018). "Claudio Dias joins Royals". Potton United F.C. Retrieved 10 March 2018 – via Pitchero.
- ^ Darrington, Matt (28 February 2018). "Wonderful Webb hat-trick hero for Potton". Biggleswade Chronicle. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Darrington, Matt (21 March 2018). "Potton continue promotion push with Harrowby win". Biggleswade Chronicle. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ King, Martin (4 July 2018). "Stratford Town complete double swoop for Claudio Dias and Chris Cox". Stratford-upon-Avon Herald. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Chilton, Andy (10 January 2019). "Four players depart the club". Stratford Town F.C. Retrieved 11 January 2019 – via Pitchero.
- ^ a b "The team: Claudio Dias: 2018/19 season". Stratford Town F.C. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019 – via Pitchero.
- ^ "Dias signs". Tamworth F.C. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Tamworth 0–1 Stratford Town". Tamworth F.C. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Claudio Dias agrees to join the Puritans". Banbury United F.C. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020 – via Pitchero.
- ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Brown, Kev (15 June 2020). "Buenos días Claudio". Nuneaton Borough F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2020 – via Pitchero.
- ^ Whitney, Steve (24 October 2021). "Much-Travelled Midfielder Checks Into Lye Meadow". Southern Football League. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ @RugbyTown_FC (10 November 2023). "🖋️ We have signed @Alvechurch1st midfielder Claudio Dias on a dual registration basis. The 29-year-old lists @AFCRD, @BanburyUnitedFC, @StratfordTownFC and @tamworthfc among his former clubs. #utv @NorthernPremLge" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Dias returns to Banbury United". www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Claudio Dias in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Claudio Dias in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "The team: Claudio Dias: 2017/18 season". Potton United F.C. Retrieved 5 May 2018 – via Pitchero.
- ^ Westhorp, Nigel (2 May 2018). "Promotion party begins as Potton win back place in Premier". Biggleswade Chronicle. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Nuneaton Borough F.C. website
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Milton Keynes
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Corby Town F.C. players
- Banbury United F.C. players
- Dunstable Town F.C. players
- Bedford Town F.C. players
- Barton Rovers F.C. players
- Brackley Town F.C. players
- Braintree Town F.C. players
- Stratford Town F.C. players
- Tamworth F.C. players
- Nuneaton Town F.C. players
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds players
- Alvechurch F.C. players
- Rugby Town F.C. players
- Leighton Town F.C. players
- Walsall Wood F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- United Counties League players
- Northern Premier League players