Dylan Lawlor

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Dylan Lawlor
Personal information
Full name Dylan Rhys Lawlor [1]
Date of birth (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 19)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2024–25 Championship 101000—20
Career total1010000020

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Dylan Lawlor". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "LAWLOR'S PRIDE AT MAKING HIS CITY BOW". The League Paper. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Francis, Bryana (23 April 2024). "Cardiff City's exciting crop of young talent ready to bang the door down next season". Walesonline. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Cariff future in a good place - Purse". BBC Sport. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 Francis, Bryana; Williams, Glen (25 April 2024). "Tonight's Cardiff City news as another player out for the season and Liverpool star reveals 'excitement' over youngster". Walesonline. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Williams, Glen (28 February 2025). "Cardiff City player ratings as star plays out of his skin and teenage debutant impresses at Aston Villa". Wales online. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "New crop of youngsters, "good for Cardiff and good for Wales" - Riza". BBC Sport. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Cymru U17 Come From Behind to Seal Place in #U17EURO Finals". Faw.cymru. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Wales under-21 debut
  11. ↑ Lawlor Wales call up
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