Personal information | |||
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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 | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022–2023 | Wales U17 | 9 | (1) |
2023–2025 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
2025– | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
2025- | Wales | 0 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:13, 28 August 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. He is a Wales Under-21 International. [2]
A central defender, he was born in Caerphilly, Wales. He joined Cardiff City at the age of 7 years-old. [3] [4] 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. [5] That season, he had captained the Cardiff City U21 team. [6]
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. [7] [8]
Lawlor captained Wales at under-16 and under-19 level. [6] 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. [9] On 6 June 2025 Lawlor made his Wales under-21 debut in a friendly match against Norway. [10] He was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time for the World Cup qualifying match against Belgium on 9 June 2025. [11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cardiff City | 2024–25 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Dylan Lawlor at Soccerbase