Joey Dawson
Joey Dawson (born 30 May 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Celtic. He can play as a midfielder or forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2019 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Celtic B | 17 | (17) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:35, 8 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
Scunthorpe United
Born in Scunthorpe, Dawson joined the Scunthorpe United Academy at under-8 level and began a two-year scholarship in May 2019.[1] He made his first-team debut on 13 August 2019, aged just 16 years and 75 days old, to become the youngest player in the club's history.[2] The game was a 1–0 defeat to Derby County in the first round of the EFL Cup at Glanford Park, he came on as a 74th-minute substitute for John McAtee.[3] Two months later he was reportedly being tracked by Arsenal.[4]
Dawson made no more competitive first-team appearances for Scunthorpe, but did continue to play regularly in their u18 team. His goal in a 3–2 win over Mansfield Town was one of 10 nominees for October 2020 goal of the month.[5] By April 2021, he had scored 16 goals for the youth team during the season, and Derby County and Celtic were now being reported as interested in signing him.[6]
Celtic
Dawson signed a three-year contract with Celtic in June 2021.[7] He made his debut on Boxing Day 2021 against St Johnstone.[8]
Style of play
Dawson is a versatile player who can play as a midfielder or forward.[4]
Personal life
Dawson's father, Andy Dawson, is a former player, caretaker-manager and first-team coach at Scunthorpe United.[4] His uncle, Michael Dawson, is a former Premier League player and England international.[4] Another uncle, Kevin Dawson, played for Nottingham Forest and Chesterfield.[4]
Statistics
- As of 3 March 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2019–20[9] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[9] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Celtic | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
- "Joey Dawson - 1st Year Scholars - U18 Team - Scunthorpe United". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- Moody, James (14 August 2019). "Joey Dawson becomes youngest Iron player". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- "Scunthorpe United 0-1 Derby County: Lee Buchanan nets Rams winner". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- Findlater, James (14 October 2019). "All you need to know about Joey Dawson amid Arsenal rumours". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- "Dawson nominated for October LFE goal of the month". Scunthorpe United FC. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- Thorogood, Tom (11 April 2021). "Derby rival Celtic for Joey Dawson". Derby County News. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- Findlater, James (18 June 2021). "Celtic complete signing of highly-rated Scunthorpe United teenager Joey Dawson". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- Paton, Ewan (26 December 2021). "Kyogo limps off injured again as Celtic take no chances with star player". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- "Games played by Joey Dawson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.