Jimmy Dunne (footballer, born 1997)

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Jimmy Dunne
Personal information
Full name James Gerard Dunne [1]
Date of birth (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Dundalk, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 3
Youth career
St. Kevin's Boys
2007–2016 Manchester United
2016–2017 Burnley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Burnley 3 (1)
2017–2018 → Barrow (loan) 21 (2)
2018 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 20 (0)
2018–2019 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 12 (2)
2019 → Sunderland (loan) 12 (1)
2019–2020 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 9 (1)
2021– Queens Park Rangers 122 (7)
International career‡
2018 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:57, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

James Gerard Dunne (born 19 October 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.

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Dunne played locally in Ireland before joining the youth set-up at Manchester United in 2007. After transferring to Burnley in 2016, he spent time on loan at Barrow (where he made his senior debut in August 2017) and Accrington Stanley (where he made his Football League debut in January 2018).

Club career

Born in Dundalk, [4] [5] [6] [7] Dunne began his career with St Kevin's Boys before joining the Manchester United Academy in Belfast at the age of 10. [4]

Burnley

In July 2016, Dunne signed a two-year contract (with a further year's option in the club's favour) with Burnley. [4] In July 2017, he moved to National League side Barrow on a six-month loan. [5] He made his senior debut on 5 August 2017. [3]

In early January 2018, the club confirmed Dunne's loan would not be extended and he would return to parent club Burnley. [8] Later that month he joined EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley on loan for the remainder of the season. [9] He made his Football League debut on 6 January 2018. [10]

On 21 August 2018, Dunne joined Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) on a six-month loan deal. [11] His loan ended in January 2019. [12] A few days later he moved on loan to Sunderland. [13] In September 2019 he moved on loan to Fleetwood Town. [14]

On 17 September 2020, Dunne made his senior debut for Burnley in the second round of the EFL Cup, in a 1–1 draw against Sheffield United which Burnley eventually won on penalties. [15] He scored on his Premier League debut on 20 September 2020, in a 4–2 defeat away at Leicester City. [16]

Queens Park Rangers

On 13 July 2021, Dunne joined Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a three-year deal. [17]

Ahead of the 2023–24 season, he dislocated his shoulder in a pre-season friendly in August. [18] He was close to a return at the end of the month, [19] but was not fit enough until the end of September. [20] Following a poor start to the season, the club's fortunes improved under new manager Martí Cifuentes, who converted Dunne into a right-back. [21] On 29 March 2024, Dunne scored a 92nd minute winner from twenty-five yards to secure Rangers a 2–1 victory over fellow relegation-threatened side Birmingham City, [22] a strike later voted as the club's Goal of the Season. [23] At the end of season awards, he was also voted Junior Hoops' Player of the Year and PFA Men's Community Champion of the Year. [23]

International career

In March 2018, Dunne received a call-up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 side for the first time, making his debut on 22 March 2018 in a 3–1 friendly win over Iceland, replacing Corey Whelan as a substitute late in the game. [24]

On 6 November 2018, Dunne was named in the provisional senior Republic of Ireland squad for the first time for the friendly match against Northern Ireland on 15 November and the UEFA Nations League match against Denmark on 19 November 2018. [25] He was omitted from the final squad, and was linked with a call-up to the Northern Ireland team, for whom he qualifies through the grandparent rule. [26]

He was called-up again by the Republic of Ireland in March 2019. [27]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2017–18 [10] Premier League 000000—00
2018–19 [28] Premier League0000000000
2019–20 [29] Premier League000000—00
2020–21 [30] Premier League312020—71
Total3120200071
Barrow (loan) 2017–18 [3] National League 21210—1 [c] 0232
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2017–18 [10] League Two 200———200
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2018–19 [28] Scottish Premiership 122—20—142
Sunderland (loan) 2018–19 [28] League One 121——2 [d] 0141
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2019–20 [29] League One91——2 [d] 0111
Queens Park Rangers 2021–22 [31] Championship 3832030—433
2022–23 [32] Championship4021010—422
2023–24 [33] Championship2911000—301
2024–25 [34] Championship1510030—181
Total12274070001337
Career total19914701205022314
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Sunderland

Individual

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