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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.

Joey Dawson

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth	Scunthorpe, England
Position(s)	Midfielder Forward
Club 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:28, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] Two months later he was reportedly being tracked by Arsenal.[4]

Dawson made no more competitive first-team appearances for Scunthorpe, but did continue to play regularly in their u18 team. His goal in a 3–2 win over Mansfield Town was one of 10 nominees for October 2020 goal of the month.[5] 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.[6]

Celtic

Dawson signed a three-year contract with Celtic in June 2021.[7] He made his debut on Boxing Day 2021 against St Johnstone.[8]

Style of play

Dawson is a versatile player who can play as a midfielder or forward.[4]

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.[4] His uncle, Michael Dawson, is a former Premier League player and England international.[4] Another uncle, Kevin Dawson, played for Nottingham Forest and Chesterfield.[4]

Statistics

As of 3 March 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Scunthorpe United	2019–20[9]	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21[9]	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

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