Dion Sanderson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dion Dannie Leonard Sanderson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 December 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Wednesfield, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Sunderland (loan) | 26 | (1) |
2021– | → Birmingham City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:26, 19 December 2021 (UTC) |
Dion Dannie Leonard Sanderson (born 15 December 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Birmingham City, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Premier League. He prevously spent time on loan at Cardiff City and Sunderland.
Career[]
Wolverhampton Wanderers and loan spells[]
Sanderson joined Wolverhampton Wanderers' academy as an eight-year-old, signed his first professional contract in 2018, and a year later signed a two-year contract wth a 12-month option.[2] He was a member of the senior squad for their pre-season tour of China, where he played in the club's Premier League Asia Trophy Final victory over Manchester City.[3] He made his competitive debut on 30 October 2019 in an EFL Cup tie against Aston Villa.[4]
Sanderson joined EFL Championship club Cardiff City on 31 January 2020 on loan to the end of the season.[5]
Sunderland (loan)[]
After Sanderson's contract with Wolves was extended until 2022,[6] he joined League One club Sunderland in October 2020 on a season-long loan.[7] He scored his first goal for Sunderland, and his first professional goal, in a 2-0 win against Rochdale on 6 March 2021.[8] He was cup-tied for Sunderland's victory in the 2021 EFL Trophy Final.[9]
Near the end of April, Sanderson was ruled out for the rest of the season due to a back injury, so missed out on Sunderland's unsuccessful play-off campaign.[10][11] He was voted as Sunderland's Supporters' Young Player of the Year.[12]
Birmingham City (loan)[]
Sanderson signed a new four-year deal with Wolves before joining Championship club Birmingham City on 19 July 2021 on a season-long loan.[13] He made his first-team debut for Birmingham in the EFL Cup second-round match at home to Fulham. Starting in a three-man defence alongside the experienced George Friend and fellow debutant Mitch Roberts, he played for 73 minutes before being replaced by another newcomer, Alfie Chang.[14] He made his first league appearance on 18 September in a 3–0 defeat away to Peterborough United, replacing the injured Marc Roberts at half-time with the score 2–0.[15]
Personal life[]
He is a nephew of the 1984 Olympic javelin gold medallist Tessa Sanderson.[16]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 18 December 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020–21[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 2019–20[17] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2020–21[18] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Cardiff City (loan) | 2019–20[17] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Sunderland (loan) | 2020–21[18] | League One | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
Birmingham City (loan) | 2021–22[19] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
Career total | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
References[]
- ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Sanderson signs contract extension". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Asia Trophy: Wolves beat Man City in bizarre penalty shootout". BBC Sport. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Steve (30 October 2019). "Aston Villa 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Cardiff City sign Albert Adomah and Dion Sanderson in loan deals". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Dion Sanderson: Sunderland sign Wolves defender on loan". BBC Sport. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (16 October 2020). "Sanderson joins on a deadline-day loan deal". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Hunter, James (6 March 2021). "Sunderland 2-0 Rochdale player ratings as Wyke and Sanderson earn important win". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Donnelly, Mark (14 March 2021). "The brilliant story of the day as Sunderland finally win at Wembley – as Lynden Gooch's strike downs Tranmere Rovers". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Hunter, James (27 April 2021). "'Big blow' for Sunderland as Dion Sanderson is ruled out of the run-in and any play-off games". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Sunderland 2–1 Lincoln City (2–3 agg.)". BBC Sport. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Jamieson, Stuart (11 May 2021). "Dion Sanderson's message to 'class' Sunderland fans after landing award". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "New contract and loan move for Sanderson". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "EFL Cup: Birmingham City 0–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Townley, John (18 September 2021). "Gardner red, Roberts injury - every word from Lee Bowyer on Blues' unexpected Peterborough defeat". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Swarbrick, Rosie (4 November 2019). "Olympian Tessa Sanderson so proud to see nephew Dion Sanderson flying the family flag with Wolves". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Dion Sanderson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Dion Sanderson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Dion Sanderson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
External links[]
Dion Sanderson at Soccerbase
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Wednesfield
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Black British sportspeople