| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Rhys Jefferies [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1999 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Penybont | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Swansea City | ||
| 2017–2018 | Colchester United | ||
| 2018 | Dundee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Colchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Dundee | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Penybont | 137 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Wales U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Wales U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Wales U17 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2024 | |||
Daniel Rhys Jefferies (born 30 January 1999) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cymru Premier side Penybont
Jefferies is a product of the Swansea City Academy. He left the club in 2017 to join Colchester United. He joined Dundee in January 2018 and during his time there had a loan spell with Partick Thistle.
He has represented Wales at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level.
Born in Bridgend, Wales, [2] Jefferies attended Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen in Tondu, [3] and later Cwmtawe Community School in Pontardawe while playing for the Swansea City Academy. [4]
Jefferies made 14 appearances for the Swansea under-18 team during the 2016–17 season. [5] He appeared on trial for Colchester United's under-18 and under-23s in early 2017. [6] Colchester confirmed the signing of Jefferies from Swansea on 28 July 2017. [7]
On 31 January 2018, he left Colchester and signed for Scottish Premiership side Dundee after appearing for the club on trial. [8] He made his senior debut on 5 May 2018, against Hamilton Academical. [9]
On 31 August 2018, Jefferies joined Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on loan. [10]
At the end of the 2018–19 season, Jefferies was released by Dundee. [11]
Jefferies has played for Wales at under-15, [3] [12] under-16, [4] [13] [14] and under-17 level. [5] [15]
He was a member of the Victory Shield-winning under-16 side in 2014. [6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee | 2017–18 [9] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19 [16] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2018–19 [16] | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Penybont | 2019–20 | Cymru Premier | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Career total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 2 | ||
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