| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan Rhys Lawlor [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Caerphilly, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013-2025 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Cardiff City | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Wales U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:24, 4 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Dylan Rhys Lawlor (born 1 January 2006) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Cardiff City and the Wales national team.
A central defender, he was born in Caerphilly, Wales. He joined Cardiff City at the age of 7 years-old. [2] [3] He was one of a number of young Welsh players at Cardiff City name-checked by Cardiff U21 boss Darren Purse as having high potential, in May 2024. [4] That season, he had captained the Cardiff City U21 team. [5]
He made his senior debut for Cardiff City under manager Omer Riza, starting their 2-0 FA Cup defeat on 28 February 2025 against Aston Villa, as a 19 year-old. [6] [7]
Having established himself as a starting centre-back under new manager Brian Barry-Murphy in the early weeks of the 2025–26 season, he was named EFL Young Player of the Month for August 2025. [8]
Born in Wales, Lawlor is of Irish descent. [9] He captained Wales at under-16 and under-19 level. [5] In March 2023, he scored a late header to ensure Wales Under-17s qualified for the European U17 Championships for the first time, in a 2–2 draw with Montenegro U17. [10] On 6 June 2025 Lawlor made his Wales under-21 debut in a friendly match against Norway. [11]
Lawlor was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time for the World Cup qualifying match against Belgium on 9 June 2025. [12] On 4 September 2025 he made his international debut for Wales in the starting line-up for the World Cup qualifying match 1-0 win against Kazakhstan. [13] Lawlor was awarded the Man-of-the-Match award for his performance.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2024–25 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Cardiff City | 2025–26 | League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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