Marcus Dackers

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Marcus Dackers
Personal information
Full name Marcus Matthias Dackers [1]
Date of birth (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 21)
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Morecambe
(on loan from Salford City)
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2015 Manchester City
2015–2019 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2019Loxwood (loan) 7 (0)
2020Lancing (loan) 3 (0)
2021– Salford City 15 (0)
2021Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 8 (7)
2022Chester (loan) 20 (9)
2022Southend United (loan) 6 (3)
2023Woking (loan) 19 (3)
2023–2024Altrincham (loan) 4 (1)
2024Southend United (loan) 17 (1)
2024–Morecambe (loan) 16 (0)
International career
2018 Wales U16 2 (0)
2019 Wales U17 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:42, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Marcus Matthias Dackers (born 9 January 2003) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two side Morecambe, on loan from EFL League Two club Salford City. [3]

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Club career

Dackers played youth football with Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion. [4] Whilst at Brighton he spent time on loan at Lancing. [5] His Lancing debut came in a match on 6 February 2020 against Lingfield. [6]

He signed for Salford City on a two-year contract in July 2021, [4] and moved on loan to Stalybridge Celtic in October 2021. [7] He scored eight goals in 10 games, and received comparisons to former Celtic loanee Dominic Calvert-Lewin. [2] During his time at Celtic, he was managed by fellow Welsh striker Simon Haworth, who helped develop his game. [2] Salford recalled Dackers on 12 November 2021. [8] He made his debut for Salford City on 13 November 2021 in the league. [9]

In January 2022 he joined Chester on an initial one-month loan, with manager Steve Watson describing it as a "natural progression" in his career. [10] Dackers scored his first goal in a 5–0 win against Southport on 5 February, [11] and later that month his loan was extended for a further month, [12] and again in March until the end of the season. [13] By March he had scored seven goals for the club in all competitions and said "I feel like I have come on and been improving in every single game. Now to get my first brace for the club was a great feeling". [14]

Dackers moved on a month-long loan to Southend United in September 2022, [15] and scored on his début against Chesterfield. [16] Dackers said playing against league-leaders Chesterfield and Wrexham in his first two games was important to test himself as a player. [17] Later that month Southend said they wished to extend the loan. [18]

He moved on loan to Woking in January 2023, [19] and to Altrincham in November 2023. [20] In January 2024, he returned to Southend United on loan until the end of the season. [21]

In August 2024 he moved on loan to Morecambe. [22]

International career

He is a Wales youth international. [23] He played schoolboy football for Wales before being called up to the Under-17 squad. [24]

Style of play

His manager at Chester, Steve Watson, described him as "a big lad but he is a good mover. You get people of that size and they can be immobile but he's not. He is a good athlete". [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20 [25] Premier League 00000000
2020–21 [25] Premier League00000000
Total0000000000
Loxwood (loan) 2019–20 [26] Southern Combination League Premier Division7070
Lancing (loan) 2019–20 [26] Southern Combination League Premier Division3030
Salford City 2021–22 [27] League Two 1010000020
2022–23 [28] League Two5010001 [a] 070
2023–24 [29] League Two6010203 [a] 1121
2024–25 [30] League Two3000101 [a] 050
Total150303051261
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2021–22 [31] Northern Premier League Premier Division871 [b] 097
Chester (loan) 2021–22 [25] National League North 209209
Southend United (loan) 2022–23 [25] National League 630063
Woking (loan) 2022–23 [25] National League1931 [c] 0203
Altrincham (loan) 2023–24 [25] National League41001 [b] 051
Southend United (loan) 2023–24 [25] National League1710000171
Morecambe (loan) 2024–25 [30] League Two160200000180
Career total1152450308113125
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. Appearance in National League play-offs

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