Joey Dawson

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Joey Dawson
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Scunthorpe, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Forward
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 44
Youth career
2011–2019 Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Scunthorpe United 0 (0)
2021– Celtic 1 (0)
2022– Celtic B 17 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:35, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Joey Dawson (born 30 May 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Celtic. He can play as a midfielder or forward.

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Playing career

Scunthorpe United

Born in Scunthorpe, Dawson joined the Scunthorpe United Academy at under-8 level and began a two-year scholarship in May 2019. [1] He made his first-team debut on 13 August 2019, aged just 16 years and 75 days old, to become the youngest player in the club's history. [2] The game was a 1–0 defeat to Derby County in the first round of the EFL Cup at Glanford Park, he came on as a 74th-minute substitute for John McAtee. [3] Two months later he was reportedly being tracked by Arsenal. [4]

Dawson made no more competitive first-team appearances for Scunthorpe, but did continue to play regularly in their under-18 team. His goal in a 3–2 win over Mansfield Town was one of 10 nominees for October 2020 goal of the month. [5] By April 2021, he had scored 16 goals for the youth team during the season, and Derby County and Celtic were now being reported as interested in signing him. [6]

Celtic

Dawson signed a three-year contract with Celtic in June 2021. [7] He made his debut on Boxing Day 2021 against St Johnstone. [8]

Style of play

Dawson is a versatile player who can play as a midfielder or forward. [4]

Honours

Celtic

Personal life

Dawson's father, Andy Dawson, is a former player, caretaker-manager and first-team coach at Scunthorpe United. [4] His uncle, Michael Dawson, is a former Premier League player and England international. [4] Another uncle, Kevin Dawson, played for Nottingham Forest and Chesterfield. [4]

Statistics

As of 3 March 2022
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2019–20 [9] EFL League Two 0000100010
2020–21 [9] EFL League Two 0000000000
Total0000100010
Celtic 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 1000100010
Career total1000100020

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    References

    1. ↑ "Joey Dawson - 1st Year Scholars - U18 Team - Scunthorpe United". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
    2. ↑ Moody, James (14 August 2019). "Joey Dawson becomes youngest Iron player". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
    3. ↑ "Scunthorpe United 0-1 Derby County: Lee Buchanan nets Rams winner". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 Findlater, James (14 October 2019). "All you need to know about Joey Dawson amid Arsenal rumours". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
    5. ↑ "Dawson nominated for October LFE goal of the month". Scunthorpe United FC. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
    6. ↑ Thorogood, Tom (11 April 2021). "Derby rival Celtic for Joey Dawson". Derby County News. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
    7. ↑ Findlater, James (18 June 2021). "Celtic complete signing of highly-rated Scunthorpe United teenager Joey Dawson". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
    8. ↑ Paton, Ewan (26 December 2021). "Kyogo limps off injured again as Celtic take no chances with star player". HeraldScotland . Retrieved 26 December 2021.
    9. 1 2 "Games played by Joey Dawson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.


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