Chey Dunkley

Cheyenne Armani Keanu Roma "Chey" Dunkley (born 13 February 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic as a central defender.

Chey Dunkley
Personal information
Full name Cheyenne Armani Keanu Roma Dunkley[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-13) 13 February 1992[2]
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 22
Youth career
2006–2010 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
2010 → Hednesford Town (loan) 18 (0)
2010–2012 Hednesford Town 68 (4)
2012–2015 Kidderminster Harriers 92 (12)
2014 → Oxford United (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2017 Oxford United 78 (7)
2017– Wigan Athletic 107 (13)
National team
2014 England C 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:49, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Wolverhampton, Dunkley joined Crewe Alexandra's youth setup in 2006, aged 14.[3] He made his senior debut while on a work experience loan at Hednesford Town in 2010.

In the 2010 summer, Dunkley was released by Crewe, and joined Hednesford permanently. After two years acting as a starter, he moved to Conference Premier side Kidderminster Harriers in June 2012,[4] with the latter having to pay a £5,000 plus add-ons fee after a dispute in the tribunal was held.[5]

Oxford United

On 20 November 2014 Dunkley joined Oxford United on loan until the end of the season, with Sam Long moving in the opposite direction, and joined The Us permanently in January for an undisclosed fee.[6] He made his professional debut on 20 December 2014, coming on as a 31st-minute substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Hartlepool United.[7] He scored his first goal in a 4–1 away victory in League Two over Exeter City on 23 February 2016.[8] In April 2016 the "unfortunate" Dunkley scored an own goal in the final of the Football League Trophy against Barnsley at Wembley Stadium, a match which Barnsley won 3–2.[9] On 7 May 2016, Dunkley scored the first goal in the final game of the 2015–16 season against Wycombe Wanderers, a game which United won 3–0 to secure promotion to League One.[10]

Wigan Athletic

On 5 June 2017 it was announced that Dunkley would join Wigan Athletic at the end of his Oxford United contract.[11]

International career

In June 2019, Dunkley received an invite to play for the Jamaica national side for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in July 2019.[12]

Career statistics
As of 9 November 2019[13]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kidderminster Harriers 2012–13 Conference Premier 456210021498
2013–14 Conference Premier 282200010312
2014–15 Conference Premier 194100000204
Total 921251003110014
Oxford United 2014–15 League Two 9000000090
2015–16 League Two 294201030354
2016–17 League One 403601050523
Total 797802080977
Wigan Athletic 2017–18 League One 437700000507
2018–19 Championship 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 0
2019–20 Championship 155001000165
Total 94 12 8 0 1 0 0 0 103 12
Career total 265312113011130033

Honours

Wigan Athletic

References
  1. "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2017 and 31/07/2017" (PDF). The FA. p. 46. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. "Chey Dunkley". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "Cheyenne Dunkley". Hednesford Town F.C. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. "Harriers Win Race For Dunkley". Pitchero Non League. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. "Kidderminster Harriers agree fee for Cheyenne Dunkley". BBC Sport. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  6. "Oxford United Sign Cheyenne Dunkley". Oxford United F.C. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  7. "Hartlepool 1–1 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  8. "Exeter 1 Oxford Utd 4". Oxford United F.C. 23 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  9. Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Barnsley 3 Oxford United 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  10. "Oxford United 3 Wycombe Wanders 0". BBC Sport. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  11. "Latics confirm capture of defender Chey Dunkley". Wigan Athletic F.C. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  12. Robert Bailey (1 May 2019). "Here Come The Brits! - Reggae Boyz Recall For McLeary With Cardiff's Reid Leading New English Crew". The Gleaner. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  13. Chey Dunkley at Soccerway
  14. Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 382–383. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
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