George Dobson (footballer, born 1997)

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George Dobson
Personal information
Full name George David Dobson[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Harold Wood, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Club information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 4
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)
2019–2021 Sunderland 34 (0)
2021 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 24 (1)
2021– Charlton Athletic 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

George David Dobson (born 15 November 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Charlton Athletic. He is a versatile player who can play as a defensive midfielder or as a centre-back, having mainly played as the latter as a youth player.[2]

Early life[]

Dobson attended Brentwood School in Essex between 2009 and 2014 until the age of 16.[3] This is the same school as retired international footballer Frank Lampard.[4]

Club career[]

Dobson started his career as a youth player at Arsenal aged 8 before joining West Ham on 28 July 2015.[5] 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.[5]

On 29 June 2016, Dobson signed for League One side Walsall on a season-long loan.[6] He made his debut in the EFL Cup in a 2–0 home defeat to Yeovil Town.[7] 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.[8]

On 16 July 2017, it was announced Dobson had signed for Eredivisie side Sparta Rotterdam for an undisclosed fee.[9] He re-joined Walsall on a two-and-a-half-year contract during the 2017–18 January transfer window.[10]

On 25 July 2019, Dobson signed for Sunderland on a three-year deal.[11] He scored his first goal for Sunderland in an EFL Cup tie against Burnley on 28 August 2019.[12]

In the 2020-21 season, Dobson had become a fringe figure at Sunderland, starting only three league games. Despite being unhappy at his lack of gametime, he reportedly turned down potential moves away from the club,[13] until on 22 January 2021, when it was announced that Dobson had joined League One side AFC Wimbledon on loan for the remainder of the season.[14] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 1-1 draw with Wigan Athletic on 16 March 2021.[15]

Dobson joined Charlton Athletic on 1 July 2021, signing a two-year deal with the club.[16]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 5 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 2015–16[17] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Ham United total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walsall (loan) 2016–17[19] League One 21 1 0 0 1 0 4[a] 0 26 1
Sparta Rotterdam 2017–18[20] Eredivisie 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Jong Sparta 2017–18[20] Tweede Divisie 6 1 — — — 6 1
Walsall 2017–18[21] League One 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
2018–19[22] League One 39 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 44 0
Walsall total 81 2 3 0 3 0 4 0 91 2
Sunderland 2019–20[23] League One 29 0 0 0 4 1 2[a] 0 35 1
2020–21[24] League One 5 0 1 0 1 0 4[a] 1 11 1
Sunderland total 34 0 1 0 5 1 6 1 46 2
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2020–21[24] League One 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
Charlton Athletic 2021–22[25] League One 21 0 2 0 1 0 2[b] 0 26 0
Career total 171 4 6 0 9 1 12 1 198 6
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in the EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Sunderland" (PDF). English Football League. p. 70. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ Report, Roker (18 January 2021). "Reader's Corner: In defence of George Dobson". Roker Report. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Old Brentwood football star George Dobson set for Dutch challenge". www.schoolsearch.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ "StackPath". www.brentwoodschool.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Hammers complete Dobson signing". WHUFC.com.
  6. ^ "George Dobson: West Ham send teenage midfielder to Walsall on season-long loan". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Walsall 0-2 Yeovil Town (AET)". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Games played by George Dobson — Soccerbase". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  9. ^ "George Dobson leaves club for Sparta Rotterdam". WHUFC.com.
  10. ^ "George Dobson: Walsall re-sign ex-West Ham midfielder from Sparta Rotterdam". BBC Sport. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Sunderland sign midfielder Dobson". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ "Burnley 1-3 Sunderland". BBC. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  13. ^ Hunter, James (13 January 2021). "Unhappy George Dobson has turned down chances to leave Sunderland this month, reveals Lee Johnson". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  14. ^ "George Dobson: Sunderland loan midfielder to AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Wimbledon 1-1 Wigan". BBC Sport. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  16. ^ "DONE DEAL: Combative midfielder George Dobson signs for the Addicks". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by George Dobson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by George Dobson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Games played by George Dobson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  20. ^ a b George Dobson at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by George Dobson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Games played by George Dobson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  23. ^ "Games played by George Dobson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by George Dobson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Games played by George Dobson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

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