Josiah Dyer

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Josiah Dyer

Personal information
Full name	Josiah Jude Emmanuel Dyer
Date of birth	(2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Hammersmith & Fulham, England
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Peterborough Sports
Youth career
2013–2022	Barnsley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2025	Barnsley	4	(0)
2023	→ F.C. United of Manchester (loan)	5	(1)
2023	→ Basford United (loan)	1	(0)
2024	→ Gainsborough Trinity (loan)	2	(0)
2025–	Peterborough Sports	1	(2)
International career‡
2023–	Montserrat	5	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:29, 7 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:10, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

Josiah Jude Emmanuel Dyer (born 24 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Peterborough Sports. Born in England, he plays for the Montserrat national team.

Career

Barnsley

Dyer made his first-team debut for Barnsley on 11 October 2022, coming on for Slobodan Tedić as a 78th-minute substitute in a 4–2 win at Doncaster Rovers in an EFL Trophy group stage game. ^[1]

On 6 January 2023 he joined F.C. United of Manchester for a one month loan.

On 21 August 2023, Dyer joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Basford United on a short-term loan deal. ^[2] On 26 September 2023, he was recalled from his loan and returned to Barnsley. ^[3]

On 15 February 2025, Dyer made his league debut for the Tykes, replacing Stephen Humphreys as a late substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Huddersfield Town. ^[4]

He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2024–25 season. ^[5]

Non-League

In August 2025, Dyer joined National League North club Peterborough Sports. ^[6]

International career

Dyer is of Jamaican and Montserratian descent. The Jamaica U20s showed an interest in calling him up in April 2023. ^[7] In November 2023, he was called up to the senior Montserrat national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches, scoring on his debut against Barbados ^[8]

Personal life

He is the son of former professional footballer Bruce Dyer. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnsley	2022–23 [10]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2023–24 [11]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024–25 [12]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	3	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
F.C. United of Manchester (loan)	2022–23 [13]	NPL Premier Division	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Basford United (loan)	2023–24 [14]	NPL Premier Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gainsborough Trinity (loan)	2024–25 [15]	NPL Premier Division	2	0	1	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	4	0
Career total			9	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	14	1

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

International

As of match played 8 September 2024 ^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Montserrat	2023	1	1
	2024	4	0
Total		5	1

International goals

Scores and results list Montserrat's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 November 2023	Blakes Estate Stadium, Look Out, Montserrat	Barbados	2–0	4–2	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

1. "Doncaster Rovers vs Barnsley on 11 Oct 22 - Match Centre - Barnsley Football Club". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
2. "LOAN SIGNINGS: JOSIAH DYER & JEAN CLAUDE MAKIESSI". www.basfordunited.com. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
3. "DYER AND MAKIESSI RECALLED FROM LOAN SPELL". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk.
4. "Barnsley 1–2 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
5. "RETAINED LIST". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
6. @psfcturbines (7 August 2025). ": 𝐇𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐝𝐲𝐞𝐫 👋🏻 ✍🏻 we are excited to announce the signing of forward Josiah Dyer for the 2️⃣5️⃣/2️⃣6️⃣ season. Dyer joins us having also spent time at Barnsley and Gainsborough trinity along with some international appearances with Montserrat 👊 Welcome Josiah 🟠⚫️ #psfc" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 August 2025– via Twitter.
7. "Josiah Dyer wants to beat Bruce's Reds goals record". Barnsley Chronicle.
8. "Boss discusses players' international call-ups". Barnsley Chronicle.
9. "Legend Bruce hopes son Josiah, 16, will also play for Reds". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
10. "Games played by Josiah Dyer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
11. "Games played by Josiah Dyer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
12. "Games played by Josiah Dyer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
13. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/fc-united-of-manchester/appearances/2022-2023/josiah-dyer/946795
14. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/basford-united/appearances/2023-2024/josiah-dyer/954675
15. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/gainsborough-trinity/appearances/josiah-dyer/975982
16. "J. Dyer". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2018.