Lewis Dunk

Lewis Dunk
Dunk playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011
Personal information
Full name Lewis Carl Dunk[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991[2]
Place of birth Brighton, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)[3]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2010 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Brighton & Hove Albion 215 (11)
2013 → Bristol City (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:40, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Lewis Carl Dunk (born 21 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Early life

Dunk was born in Brighton, East Sussex.[2]

Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Early career

On 30 April 2010, Dunk signed a two-year professional contract with Brighton & Hove Albion following impressive performances captaining the club's youth team.[4] The following day, Dunk made his first professional appearance starting in the 0–0 draw at Milton Keynes Dons.[5]

On 31 January 2011, Dunk signed a one-year extension on his contract keeping him at the club until the summer of 2013.[6] Dunk made eight appearances in the 2010–11 season[7] as Brighton gained promotion to the Championship as League One champions.[8]

With fellow defenders Tommy Elphick and Adam El-Abd sidelined by injury, Dunk started the 2011–12 season alongside captain Gordon Greer, playing in Brighton's first ever match at Falmer Stadium versus Doncaster Rovers.

Bristol City (loan)

On 4 October 2013, Dunk joined League One club Bristol City on a one-month loan deal, to gain some first-team football.[9]

Return to Brighton & Hove Albion

On 25 July 2014, Dunk signed a new four-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion which kept him at the club until the end of the 2017–18 season.[10]

International career

Dunk received a call-up to the England under-21 squad ahead of their European Championship qualifiers against Iceland and Belgium in November 2011,[11] but did not take the field in either match. In October 2018, he was called up to replace the injured James Tarkowski in the senior England squad for matches against Croatia and Spain.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2009–10[13] League One 1000000010
2010–11[7] League One 5030000080
2011–12[14] Championship 3103020—360
2012–13[15] Championship 8000100090
2013–14[16] Championship 6040001[lower-alpha 1]0110
2014–15[17] Championship 3852141—447
2015–16[18] Championship 38310101[lower-alpha 1]1414
2016–17[19] Championship 4320000—432
2017–18[20] Premier League 3811000—391
2018–19[21] Premier League 700000—70
Total 21511141812123914
Bristol City (loan) 2013–14[16] League One 20——1[lower-alpha 2]030
Career total 21711141813124214
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Championship play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Brighton & Hove Albion

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. ↑ "Lewis Dunk: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Seagulls award pro deals to hot prospects". The Argus. Brighton. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Dunk debut for Albion". The Argus. Brighton. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  6. ↑ "Brighton defender signs new deal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Dunk in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "League One: 2010/11: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Baker, Adam (4 October 2013). "City deal in Dunk". Bristol City F.C. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017.
  10. ↑ Dudding, Tim (25 July 2014). "New deal for Dunk". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Squad named for Iceland and Belgium games". The Football Association. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  12. ↑ "Brighton defender Lewis Dunk to join England squad for Croatia and Spain trip". The Football Association. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Dunk in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Dunk in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Dunk in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Dunk in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Dunk in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Dunk in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Dunk in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Dunk in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Dunk in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  22. ↑ "Championship: 2016/17: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "PFA teams of the year: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate Premier League XI". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  • Profile at the Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. website
  • Profile at the Football Association website
  • Lewis Dunk at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
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