Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 November 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Swindon Town (on loan from Milton Keynes Dons) | ||
Youth career | |||
Home Farm | |||
St Kevin's Boys | |||
2018–2019 | Bohemians | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Bohemians | 71 | (10) |
2022– | Milton Keynes Dons | 43 | (0) |
2024– | → Swindon Town (loan) | 13 | (3) |
International career | |||
2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 13 April 2024 (UTC) |
Dawson Devoy (born 20 November 2001) is an Irish professional association football player who plays as a midfielder for Swindon Town on loan from EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons. He represented the Republic of Ireland U21 national team 7 times between 2021 and 2022.
Devoy played for Home Farm and St Kevin's Boys at youth level. [1] He joined the U17 side of League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians in March 2018, [1] before signing professional terms in 2019. [2] Devoy made his first team debut on 27 May 2019 as a 68th-minute substitute in a 2–0 League of Ireland Cup quarter-final win over Cork City. [3] He made his league debut on 15 July 2019 as a 79th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat away to UCD. [4]
Following limited opportunities the previous season, in 2021 Devoy featured regularly in both the league and UEFA Europa Conference League. [5] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 May 2021 in a 2–1 defeat away to St Patrick's Athletic. [6] After an impressive season which included an international call-up to the Republic of Ireland U21s, Devoy was named the PFAI Young Player of the Year [7] and featured in the PFAI Team of the Year for 2021. [8]
After re-signing with Bohemians in December 2021, [9] he continued to perform into the 2022 season, scoring 8 goals and providing 2 assists in 22 league games amid increased interest from other clubs. [5]
On 13 July 2022, Devoy joined EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [1] On 5 November 2022, Devoy scored his first goal for the club, in a 6–0 win over Taunton Town in the FA Cup. [10] He scored 1 goal in 44 appearances in all competitions over the season as his side were relegated to EFL League Two. [11]
On 5 January 2024, Devoy joined fellow League Two club Swindon Town on loan until the end of the season. [12]
Devoy made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 team during the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 qualifiers against Luxembourg. [13]
Club | Division | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Bohemians | LOI Premier | 2019 [5] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
LOI Premier | 2020 [5] | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
LOI Premier | 2021 [5] | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | |||
LOI Premier | 2022 [5] | 22 | 8 | – | — | — | — | 22 | 8 | |||||
Total | 71 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 11 | ||
Milton Keynes Dons | League One | 2022–23 [14] | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
League Two | 2023–24 [15] | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
Total | 43 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 57 | 2 | |||
Career Total | 114 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 145 | 13 |
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