Finn Cousin-Dawson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finn Cousin-Dawson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender, midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bradford City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Bradford City | 31 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Brighouse Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | Northern Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:14, 15 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:33, 16 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Finn Cousin-Dawson (born 4 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender and midfielder for Bradford City. Born in England, he represents Northern Ireland at youth international level.
Club career[]
Born in Stockton-on-Tees,[2] Cousin-Dawson began his career with the Bradford City youth team. He moved on loan to Brighouse Town in November 2019,[3] being recalled in January 2020,[4][5] ahead of Bradford City's FA Youth Cup game against Chelsea.[6] He turned professional with in July 2020, signing a one-year contract.[7]
He made his senior debut for Bradford City on 8 September 2020, in the EFL Trophy.[8][9][10] In November 2020 he was one of a number of young Bradford City players playing in the first team who were praised by manager Stuart McCall.[11] In December 2020 he spoke about the impact of coronavirus on football, including lack of fans at stadiums.[12]
In January 2021 he signed a new contract with the club, running until summer 2024.[13][14] In February 2021 he was dropped from the starting line-up after making 9 consecutive starts, with club joint manager Mark Trueman saying that Cousin-Dawson would help him cope with the mental and physical stress of first-team football.[15] In April 2021 club joint manager Conor Sellars said he was happy for young players like Cousin-Dawson and Kian Scales to be playing regular first team football.[16]
At the start of the 2021–22 season, it was announced that Cousin-Dawson would start the club's second game of the season, an EFL Cup game away to Nottingham Forest.[17][18] He later said that his skills were improving, due in part to the expected standards of new manager Derek Adams.[19]
International career[]
In March 2021 Cousin-Dawson was called-up to a training camp with the Northern Ireland under-21 team.[20] He left early in order to return to Bradford City for a match.[21] He received a second call up in May 2021.[22] He made his under-21 international debut in June 2021 in a friendly against Scotland,[23][24] and received a further call-up in August 2021.[24][25]
In October 2021 Bradford City boss Derek Adams said that Cousin-Dawson's international experience was helping him mature as a player.[26] He made two appearances for the under-21s that month.[27] In November 2021 he made a further appearance, his first full international match.[28]
Playing style[]
Primarily a centre-back, Cousin-Dawson has also played a right-back and was used as a holding midfielder for the first time on 6 October 2020 in the EFL Trophy, with Bradford City manager Stuart McCall suggesting it could become his permanent new position.[29]
Career statistics[]
- As of 15 January 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bradford City | 2019–20[30] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[8] | League Two | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[31] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Brighouse Town (loan) | 2019–20[32] | NPL D1 NW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
References[]
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Bradford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 11. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b "England - F. Cousin-Dawson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ Bradford City A.F.C. [@officialbantams] (15 November 2019). "