Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dominic William Jefferies [1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 May 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Wales | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lincoln City | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Caerleon | |||
Cardiff City | |||
–2019 | Newport County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Newport County | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Salisbury (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Salisbury | 7 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Gillingham | 56 | (2) |
2024– | Lincoln City | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:28, 16 November 2024 (UTC) |
Dominic William Jefferies (born 22 May 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Lincoln City.
Jefferies is a product of the Cardiff City and Newport County academies and began his professional career with Brentford B. Jefferies' senior career began in earnest with Gillingham in 2022, for whom he made over 70 appearances before transferring to Lincoln City in 2024.
A midfielder, Jefferies came through the youth systems at Caerleon and Cardiff City, before joining the Newport County academy at the age of 14. [3] He signed a scholarship at the age of 16 and made six first team appearances during the first half of the 2019–20 season, [3] all in cup matches. [4] On 21 January 2020, Jefferies joined Southern League Premier Division South club Salisbury on an initial one-month work experience loan. [5] He made four appearances and scored one goal before being recalled to Rodney Parade after the initial one-month period, [6] due to an injury crisis. [7] Jefferies was an unused substitute during two further first team matches prior to the curtailment of the 2019–20 season in March 2020. [2] [8] He was not offered a professional contract and was released in June 2020. [9]
On 31 July 2020, Jefferies signed a permanent contract with Southern League Premier Division South club Salisbury. [10] Prior to the 2020–21 season being declared null and void in February 2021, [11] he had made nine appearances and scored one goal. [6] Jefferies turned down a new contract and departed Salisbury in June 2021. [12] He made 13 appearances and scored two goals during his two spells at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium. [12]
After spending much of the second half of the 2020–21 season on trial with the B team at Championship club Brentford, Jefferies transferred to the newly-promoted Premier League club on 24 June 2021. [13] [14] He signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further year, [13] for a training compensation fee. [12] Following the departure of B team captain Nathan Shepperd in January 2022, [15] Jefferies took over the role and captained the team to victory in the 2022 London Senior Cup Final. [16] Jefferies scored eight goals in 42 appearances during the 2021–22 season and his performances were recognised with the Brentford B Players' Player of the Year award. [16] He transferred out of the club in June 2022. [17]
On 16 June 2022, Jefferies signed an undisclosed-length contract with League Two club Gillingham, [18] effective 22 June 2022. [19] He made 44 appearances and scored one goal during a mid-table 2022–23 season and was recognised with the club's Young Player of the Year award. [20] [21] [22] Jefferies remained under contract for the 2023–24 season and made 27 appearances (scoring one goal) during another mid-table campaign, [21] [23] [24] in which he missed nearly three months with a thigh injury. [25] [26] Jefferies was offered a new contract at the end of the season, [27] but he elected to transfer out from the club in July 2024. [28] During his two seasons at Priestfield, Jefferies made 71 appearances and scored two goals. [28]
On 18 July 2024, Jefferies transferred to EFL League One club Lincoln City and signed a two-year contract, with a two-year option, for an undisclosed fee. [29] He made his debut in the 2–1 defeat in the EFL Cup to Harrogate Town on 13 August 2024. [30]
Jefferies' younger brother Isaac is also a footballer and as of October 2024, was a member of the Cardiff City Academy. [31]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newport County | 2019–20 [4] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [a] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Salisbury (loan) | 2019–20 [6] | Southern League Premier Division South | 3 | 1 | ― | ― | 1 [b] | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
Salisbury | 2020–21 [6] | Southern League Premier Division South | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 [c] | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
Gillingham | 2022–23 [20] | League Two | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 44 | 1 |
2023–24 [24] | League Two | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
Total | 56 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 2 | ||
Lincoln City | 2024–25 [32] | League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Career total | 78 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 107 | 4 |
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