Dylan Collard

Dylan João Raymond Collard Jr. (born 16 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Marítimo. Born in Australia, he plays for the Mauritius national team.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Dylan Collard
Personal information
Full name Dylan João Raymond Collard Jr.
Date of birth (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Marítimo
Number 13
Youth career
Quakers Hill Tigers
2011–2014 Benfica
2014–2015 Casa Pia
2015 CF Esperança de Lagos
2015–2017 Nacional
2017 Belenenses
2017–2018 Nacional
2018–2019 Tondela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Lusitano 11 (0)
2020 Stal Rzeszów 1 (0)
2020– Marítimo B 64 (9)
2023– Marítimo 6 (0)
International career‡
2022– Mauritius 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:30, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Collard played youth football with Quakers Hill Tigers in Australia before moving to Portugal to join Benfica's academy. After playing for various youth teams in Portugal, Collard made his senior debut for Lusitano in the Campeonato de Portugal in 2019. After a short time at Polish II Liga side Stal Rzeszów, Collard returned to Portugal to sign for Marítimo, where he has since played for the sides reserve team.

Collard made his debut for the Mauritian national team in 2022.

Early life

Collard was born in the Sydney suburb of Randwick, New South Wales, and moved to Parklea at a young age. He began playing football at age four,[7] and his first football club was Quakers Hill Tigers.[8]

After attracting interest from scouts from Portuguese side Benfica while on a family trip to Portugal, Collard subsequently joined the club's academy, where he remained for several seasons.[8]

Club career

In June 2019, Collard signed for Campeonato de Portugal side Lusitano, his first senior deal.[9] Collard was a frequent starter in his time at the club.[8]

Collard joined Polish II Liga side Stal Rzeszów in February 2020.[10] He made only one competitive appearance for the club.[11]

In October 2020, Collard returned to Portugal to sign with Marítimo[11]

International career

In March 2022, Collard was called up to the Mauritius national team, eligible through his Mauritian father.[12]

Collard made his international debut for Mauritius on 24 March 2022, playing as a forward in a 1–0 loss to São Tomé and Príncipe in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[13] He scored his first international goal in the second leg, three days later, which finished 3–3.[14]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 27 March 2022
Mauritius score listed first, score column indicates score after each Collard goal
List of international goals scored by Dylan Collard
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
127 March 2022Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre, Mauritius2 São Tomé and Príncipe2–23–32023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[14]

See also

References
  1. "Dylan Collard - L'express article".
  2. "DYLAN COLLARD, LE NOUVEAU VENU DU CLUB M : «JE VIENS POUR GAGNER»". 5plus.mu.
  3. "SUR LES TRACES DE CRISTIANO RONALDO". 5plus.mu.
  4. "DYLAN COLLARD À LA CONQUÊTE DE L'EUROPE". 5plus.mu.
  5. "Dylan Collard: nasceu na Austrália joga na Madeira e é internacional pelas Ilhas Maurícias". record.pt.
  6. "Dylan Collard: o líder sereno de 2 metros em quem Tulipa confia". record.pt.
  7. "10 year old Dylan Collard from Sydney's northwest has been earmarked by one of Europe's biggest soccer clubs for a glittering future". Nine News (Interview). Interviewed by Ken Sutcliffe. Sydney. 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. Davidson, John (16 December 2019). "Meet the Aussie ex-child prodigy pushing forward in Portugal". SBS World News. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  9. "Lusitano de Vildemoinhos: Dylan Collard é o terceiro reforço para 2019/20" [Lusitano de Vildemoinhos: Dylan Collard is the third reinforcement for 2019/20]. Record.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  10. "Dylan Collard w Stali Rzeszów!" [Dylan Collard in Stal Rzeszów!]. Stal Rzeszów (in Polish). 13 February 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  11. "Dylan Collard oficjalnie piłkarzem Maritimo! Stal Rzeszów zaskoczona" [Dylan Collard officially joins Maritimo! Stal Rzeszow surprised]. podkarpacieLIVE (in Polish). 7 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  12. "CAN 2023 knockouts: Dylan Collard, the newcomer to Club M: "I come to win"". 5 Plus (in French). March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  13. "Préliminaire de la Can 2023 : Maurice battu 1 à 0 par le Sao Tomé en match aller" [2023 CAN preliminaries: Mauritius beaten 1–0 by Sao Tomé in first leg]. Top FM (in French). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  14. "Football : Tour Préliminaire CAN 2023 : Maurice (3) – (3) São Tomé-Et-Principe" [Football: CAN 2023 Preliminary Round: Mauritius (3) – (3) Sao Tomé and Príncipe] (in French). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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