Elijah Dixon-Bonner

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Elijah Dixon-Bonner
Elijah Dixon-Bonner LFC U19 2019.jpg
Dixon-Bonner in 2019
Personal information
Full name Elijah Malik Dixon-Bonner [1]
Date of birth (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Harlow, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2015 Arsenal
2015–2020 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Liverpool 0 (0)
2022– Queens Park Rangers 18 (0)
International career
2016–2017 England U16 7 (0)
2017–2018 England U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Elijah Malik Dixon-Bonner (born 1 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.

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Club career

Dixon-Bonner was born in Harlow, Essex and began his career with Arsenal joining the club at Under-9 level before moving to Liverpool in 2015 at the age of 14. [2] He moved through the club's under-16 and under-18 levels, and captained the England under-16 team. [2]

In the 2018–19 season, Dixon-Bonner was part of the victorious FA Youth Cup squad and he scored during the penalty shootout win over Manchester City in the final. [2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2018 [3] and played for the club's under-23 team before signing an extension to his deal in November 2019. [4]

He made his first-team debut on 4 February 2020, as a 90th minute substitute in the FA Cup fourth round replay against Shrewsbury Town. [5]

In the summer of 2021, Dixon-Bonner spent time on trial with Portsmouth, but was not offered a contract. Despite this, he was named in Liverpool's squad for the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, and featured for the first team in a 2-0 win over Preston North End in the Carabao Cup in October 2021. [6] [7] [8]

In June 2022 it was announced by Liverpool that he would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired. [9]

Queens Park Rangers

On 13 October 2022, Dixon-Bonner joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers following a successful trial. [10] He made his debut for the club coming on as a 82nd minute substitute for Jamal Lowe in a 0-1 home defeat to Birmingham City on 18 March 2023.

International career

He has captained England under-16 [2] and was a member of the England under-17 squad that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool U21 2019–20 [12] ————3 [lower-alpha 1] 131
2020–21 [13] ————2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2021–22 [14] ————2 [lower-alpha 1] 121
Total000000005172
Liverpool 2019–20 [15] Premier League 001000000010
2020–21 [13] 000000000000
2021–22 [16] 00101000—20
Total002010000030
Career total0020100051102

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Liverpool

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References

  1. ↑ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Academy player profile: Elijah Dixon-Bonner". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Elijah Dixon-Bonner signs professional contract". Liverpool FC. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Elijah Dixon-Bonner signs Liverpool contract extension". Liverpool FC. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Johnston, Neil (4 February 2020). "Liverpool 1 Shrewsbury Town 0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool midfielder on trial with League One side as summer move beckons". This Is Anfield. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool hand 20-year-old midfielder surprise place in Champions League squad". This Is Anfield. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Preston North End 0-2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool: Divock Origi and Loris Karius among seven to leave Reds". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Elijah Dixon-Bonner joins QPR". QPR.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Dixon-Bonner called up by England for U17 Euros". Liverpool FC. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  12. ↑ Soccerway: "E. DIXON-BONNER"
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "LIVERPOOL LIFT THE 2019 FA YOUTH CUP AFTER SHOOTOUT VICTORY OVER MANCHESTER CITY". The FA . Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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