Marcus Matthias Dackers (born 9 January 2003) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Salford City, as a striker.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcus Matthias Dackers[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 19) | ||
Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Salford City | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2015 | Manchester City | ||
2015–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Lancing (loan) | ||
2021– | Salford City | 4 | (0) |
2021 | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 8 | (7) |
2022 | → Chester (loan) | 19 | (8) |
2022– | → Southend United (loan) | 6 | (3) |
National team | |||
2018 | Wales U16 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Wales U17 | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:58, 9 November 2022 (UTC) |
Dackers played youth football with Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion.[4] Whilst at Brighton he spent time on loan at Lancing.[5] His Lancing debut came in a match on 6 February 2020 against Lingfield.[6]
He signed for Salford City on a two-year contract in July 2021,[4] and moved on loan to Stalybridge Celtic in October 2021.[7] He scored eight goals in 10 games, and received comparisons to former Celtic loanee Dominic Calvert-Lewin.[2] During his time at Celtic, he was managed by fellow Welsh striker Simon Haworth, who helped develop his game.[2] Salford recalled Dackers on 12 November 2021.[8] He made his debut for Salford City on 13 November 2021 in the league.[9]
In January 2022 he joined Chester on an initial one-month loan, with manager Steve Watson describing it as a "natural progression" in his career.[10] Dackers scored his first goal in a 5–0 win against Southport on 5 February,[11] and later that month his loan was extended for a further month,[12] and again in March until the end of the season.[13] By March he had scored seven goals for the club in all competitions and said "I feel like I have come on and been improving in every single game. Now to get my first brace for the club was a great feeling".[14]
Dackers moved on a month-long loan to Southend United in September 2022,[15] and scored on his début against Chesterfield.[16] Dackers said playing against league-leaders Chesterfield and Wrexham in his first two games was important to test himself as a player.[17] Later that month Southend said they wished to extend the loan.[18]
He is a Wales youth international.[19] He played schoolboy football for Wales before being called-up to the Under-17 squad.[20]
His manager at Chester, Steve Watson, described him as "a big lad but he is a good mover. You get people of that size and they can be immobile but he’s not. He is a good athlete".[10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Salford City | 2021–22[21] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 2021–22[22] | NPL Premier Division | 8 | 7 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 7 | |||
Chester (loan) | 2021–22[23] | National League North | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | ||||
Career total | 28 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 16 |
Salford City F.C. – current squad | |
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