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English footballer

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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. 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. 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. Two months later he was reportedly being tracked by Arsenal.

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. 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.

Celtic

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

Style of play

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

Honours

Celtic

Scottish Premiership: 2021–22

Personal life

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

Statistics

As of 3 March 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Scunthorpe United	2019–20	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Celtic	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0

References

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

External links

Joey Dawson at Celtic FC

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