George Dobson (footballer, born 1997)

George David Dobson (born 15 November 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sunderland. He is a versatile player who can play in central defensive or midfield positions.

George Dobson
Personal information
Full name George David Dobson[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997
Place of birth Harold Wood, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 18
Youth career
2005–2015 Arsenal
2015–2016 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 West Ham United 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Walsall (loan) 21 (1)
2017–2018 Sparta Rotterdam 5 (0)
2018–2019 Walsall 60 (1)
2019– Sunderland 28 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:35, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Dobson started his career as a youth player at Arsenal aged 8 before joining West Ham on 28 July 2015.[3] Dobson, aged 17 at the time, was placed straight into the club's U21 side and played frequently during the 2015–16 season. At Arsenal, Dobson was played as a centre-back. However, much to the player's delight, West Ham trained him into a central midfielder, often playing in a holding or defensive role. He is a boyhood West Ham United fan and this helped in the decision of joining the club in 2015.[3]

On 29 June 2016, Dobson signed for League One side Walsall on a season-long loan.[4] He made his debut in the EFL Cup in a 2–0 home defeat to Yeovil Town.[5] He started the match before being substituted on the 69th minute. His league debut came on 16 August when he started the match in a 0–2 defeat at Chesterfield.[6]

On 16 July 2017, it was announced Dobson had signed for Eredivisie side Sparta Rotterdam for an undisclosed fee.[7] He re-joined Walsall on a two-and-a-half-year contract during the 2017–18 January transfer window.[8]

On 25 July 2019, Dobson signed for Sunderland on a three-year deal.[9] He scored his first goal for Sunderland in an EFL Cup tie against Burnley on 28 August 2019.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2015–16[11] Premier League 0000000000
Walsall (loan) 2016–17[12] League One 21100104[lower-alpha 1]0261
Sparta Rotterdam 2017–18[13] Eredivisie 5000—0050
Jong Sparta 2017–18[13] Tweede Divisie 61———61
Walsall 2017–18[14] League One 211000000211
2018–19[15] League One 390302000440
Walsall total 812303040912
Sunderland 2019–20[16] League One 280004120341
Career total 10933051401204
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Sunderland" (PDF). English Football League. p. 70. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "George Dobson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. "Hammers complete Dobson signing". WHUFC.com.
  4. "George Dobson: West Ham send teenage midfielder to Walsall on season-long loan". BBC.co.uk.
  5. "Walsall 0-2 Yeovil Town (AET)". BBC.co.uk.
  6. "Games played by George Dobson — Soccerbase". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  7. "George Dobson leaves club for Sparta Rotterdam". WHUFC.com.
  8. "George Dobson: Walsall re-sign ex-West Ham midfielder from Sparta Rotterdam". BBC Sport. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  10. "Burnley 1-3 Sunderland". BBC. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  11. "Games played by George Dobson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  12. "Games played by George Dobson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  13. George Dobson at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  14. "Games played by George Dobson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  15. "Games played by George Dobson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  16. "Games played by George Dobson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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