Andre Dozzell

Andre Dozzell
Andre Dozzell playing for Ipswich Town in 2018
Personal information
Full name Andre Leon Dozzell[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-02) 2 May 1999[2]
Place of birth Ipswich, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ipswich Town
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2016 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Ipswich Town 10 (1)
National team‡
2014–2015 England U16 5 (1)
2015–2016 England U17 15 (3)
2016–2017 England U18 8 (0)
2017– England U19 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:09, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:56, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Andre Leon Dozzell (born 2 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ipswich Town in the Championship. He is the son of former professional footballer Jason Dozzell.[3]

Club career

2015–16 season

Dozzell is a product of the Ipswich Town youth academy. In April 2016, he was rewarded for his fine form with the club's Academy Player of the Year award.[4] On 16 April 2016, Dozzell made his professional debut for Ipswich Town aged 16 in a Championship match against Sheffield Wednesday, coming on as a substitute at half time. He scored the equalising goal for Ipswich, his first senior goal. He matched his father's achievement of scoring on his senior debut, also for Ipswich at age 16 in 1984.[5]

2017–18 season

Dozzell tore his cruciate ligament during the opening game of the season against Birmingham City and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[6]

International career

Dozzell played for and captained England at U17 level during the 2015-16 season.[2] He was a member of the squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[7] starting the Quarter-final defeat against Spain.[8]

In July 2017 Dozzell played up an age group to win the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 April 2017
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2015–16[10] Championship 210000—21
2016–17[11] 602010—90
2017–18 100000—10
Career total 91201000121

    Honours

    International

    England U19

    References

    1. ↑ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Andre Dozzell". UEFA. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
    3. ↑ Watson, Stuart (18 June 2013). "There's a new Dozzell in Town – and Jason's determined to make life easier for son Andre". East Anglian Daily Times.
    4. ↑ "Bart Gets Fans' Vote". Ipswich Town Football Club. 16 April 2016.
    5. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
    6. ↑ "Andre Dozzell: Ipswich Town midfielder ruled out with torn cruciate ligament". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
    7. ↑ "England Under-17s squad named for Euro Championship". The Football Association. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
    8. ↑ "Solo García goal sends Spain into semi-finals". UEFA. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
    9. 1 2 "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
    10. ↑ "Games played by Andre Dozzell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
    11. ↑ "Games played by Andre Dozzell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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