Robert Dickie (footballer)

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Robert Dickie
Personal information
Full name Robert Joseph Andrew Dickie[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Wokingham, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 4
Youth career
2004–2014 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Reading 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Basingstoke Town (loan) 24 (1)
2015–2017 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 47 (5)
2017–2018 �� Lincoln City (loan) 18 (0)
2018–2020 Oxford United 76 (2)
2020– Queens Park Rangers 61 (5)
National team‡
2014 England U18 1 (0)
2014 England U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:42, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Robert Joseph Andrew Dickie (born 3 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship club Queens Park Rangers, as a defender. He has represented England at U19 level.

Club career[]

Reading[]

Dickie joined Reading as an eight-year-old.[4]

In the 2013-14 season, Dickie made 34 appearances playing every minute of the FA Youth Cup campaign for the under-18s where he scored in the semi-final against Fulham.[5]

Dickie signed his first professional contract with Reading on the 3 July 2014.[6]

On 24 December 2014, Dickie made his first loan to Basingstoke Town until 25 April 2015.[7] He made 24 appearances for Basingstoke and helped them to reach the Conference South Play-Offs but it all ended in defeat over two legs against Whitehawk.[8]

Dickie only made one appearance for Reading when he came on as a substitute and played 45 minutes in the last game of the 2015-16 season against Blackburn Rovers.[9]

On 9 May 2016, Dickie was one of 15 Reading youth-team players offered a new contract by the club,[10] with confirmation of his new deal being signed coming on 1 July 2016.[11]

After the second loan spell at Cheltenham Town came to an end, Dickie was involved with under-23 team and captained the side to the Premier League Cup Final during the latter part of the 2016-17 season which ended in defeat against Swansea City. He also provided a goal against Norwich City in the semi-final.[12]

Cheltenham Town (loan)[]

On 20 August 2015, Dickie joined Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan deal, making him Cheltenham's 17th signing of the window.[13] The manager Gary Johnson was pleased with the signing as a Dickie suffered a slight injury in pre-season which delayed the process. Two days later, on 22 August, Dickie scored the winner on his debut in a 2–1 win over Barrow.[14] Dickie's loan deal was then extended on for an additional month on 23 September,[15] on 16 October,[16] and again on 10 December until the end of January.[17] While on loan at the club, Dickie was utilised in many different positions in the defence; right back, centre back and on the right side of a back three.[18] During Cheltenham Town's 3–1 victory over Chelmsford City in the FA Trophy on 12 December, Dickie scored a hat-trick.[19] Dickie returned to Reading on January to recover from an injury, before rejoining Cheltenham Town for their promotion push on 23 March,[20] helping them secure the title against Halifax Town on 16 April.[21]

On 25 August 2016. Dickie re-joined Cheltenham Town on loan until 2 January 2017.[22]

Lincoln City (loan)[]

On 1 August 2017, Dickie joined Lincoln City on loan until January 2018.[23] Dickie made his debut 5 days later in a 2–2 draw against Wycombe Wanderers.[24] During his short time at the club, Dickie kept captain Luke Waterfall out of the team and he claimed that his partnership with Sean Raggett helped him improved his game.[25]

Oxford United[]

On 4 January 2018, Dickie joined Oxford United on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Reading.[26] He made his debut on 13 February in a 3–1 League One defeat at Rotherham United,[27] and scored his first goal for the club against Peterborough United in a League One home fixture on 17 March 2018.[28]

During the 2018-19 campaign, Dickie established himself as a key player making 49 appearances and made a fundamental partnership with Curtis Nelson which lead to an upturn in form. After spending large parts of the season in the relegation zone, Dickie helped them achieve a 12th-placed finish.[29]

On 31 July 2019, Dickie signed a new two-year contract keeping him at the club until the summer of 2021.[30] During the 2019-20 season, Dickie proved crucial to Oxford's performances in League One after Curtis Nelson joined Cardiff making Dickie first choice. On 25 January 2020, Dickie partnered with Elliot Moore to produce a clean sheet against Premier League side Newcastle in the FA Cup 4th round in what was his 100th appearance for the club,[29] leading them to a replay which ended in a 3–2 defeat after extra time.[31] On 18 February 2020, Dickie became the captain for the first time in a 5–0 win over AFC Wimbledon due to an injury to regular captain John Mousinho. It was announced that he would remain captain for the rest of the season.[32] Dickie helped them reach to the League One Play-off Final where they lost 2–1 to Wycombe Wanderers. Dickie was voted the Supporters' Player of the Year for 2019–20.[33]

Queens Park Rangers[]

Dickie signed for Championship club Queens Park Rangers on 1 September 2020, joining on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[34] Former QPR and Oxford player Jamie Mackie urged Dickie to sign for QPR and snub Premier League offers claiming it would be better for his long-term development.[35] He scored his first goal for QPR in a 2–1 loss to Bristol City on 1 December 2020.[36] In his first season at the club, Dickie won Supporters' Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year and Goal of the Season for his long-ranged goal at Middlesbrough on the 17 April 2021.[37]

International career[]

In March 2014, Dickie received his first call up to the England U18s for their match against Germany U18.[38] On the 12 October 2014, Dickie made his debut for the England U19s coming on at half time and keeping a clean sheet in a 8–0 win over Luxembourg.[39] Dickie went on to be called up to the England U19s a year later.[40]

Career statistics[]

As of 24 September 2021[41]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2014–15[42] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2015–16[43] 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2016–17[44] 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2017–18[45] 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
Basingstoke Town (loan) 2014–15 Conference South 24 1 0 0 – – 24 1
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2015–16[43] National League 27 3 3 0 – 1[a] 3 31 6
2016–17[44] League Two 20 2 3 0 0 0 3[b] 0 26 2
Total 47 5 6 0 0 0 4 3 57 8
Lincoln City (loan) 2017–18[45] League Two 18 0 1 0 1 0 3[b] 0 24 0
Oxford United 2017–18[45] League One 5 1 0 0 0 0 – 5 1
2018–19[46] 37 1 4 0 3 0 5[b] 0 49 1
2019–20[47] 34 0 5 0 4 0 6[c] 1 49 1
Total 76 2 10 0 7 0 14 1 127 3
Queens Park Rangers 2020–21[48] Championship 43 3 1 0 1 0 – 45 3
2021–22[49] 9 2 0 0 3 2 – 12 4
Total 52 5 1 0 4 2 – 57 7
Career total 218 13 17 0 12 2 18 4 266 19
  1. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL League One play-offs

Honours[]

Club[]

Cheltenham Town

References[]

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