Andre Dozzell

Andre Leon Dozzell (born 2 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ipswich Town.

Andre Dozzell
Dozzell playing for Ipswich Town in 2018
Personal information
Full name Andre Leon Dozzell[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-02) 2 May 1999[2]
Place of birth Ipswich, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ipswich Town
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2016 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Ipswich Town 39 (2)
National team‡
2014–2015 England U16 9 (1)
2015–2016 England U17 16 (3)
2016–2017 England U18 9 (0)
2017 England U19 4 (0)
2018– England U20 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:11, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:12, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Ipswich Town

Dozzell is a product of the Ipswich Town youth academy. In April 2016, he was rewarded for his fine form with the club's Academy Player of the Year award.[4] On 16 April 2016, Dozzell made his professional debut for Ipswich Town aged 16 in a Championship match against Sheffield Wednesday, coming on as a substitute at half time. He scored the equalizing goal for Ipswich, his first senior goal. He matched his father's achievement of scoring on his senior debut, also for Ipswich at age 16 in 1984.[5]

On 5 August 2017, Dozzell tore his cruciate ligament during the opening game of the season against Birmingham City at Portman Road, and was ruled out for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[6]

After recovering from the cruciate ligament injury he suffered at the start of the 2017–18 season, Dozzell saw his first team involvement increase during the 2018–19 season, making 21 appearances in all competitions, including scoring in a 3–2 victory over Leeds United at Portman Road in the final game of the season.[7]

He scored his first goal of the 2019–20 season on 9 November, scoring the equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw with Lincoln City in an FA Cup first round tie at Portman Road.[8] On 5 May 2020, Ipswich took up the option to extend Dozzell's contract by a further year, keeping him at the club until 2021.[9]

International career

In August 2014, Dozzell was called up to the England U16 squad, having previously been involved in a training camp with the England under-15 set up in January 2014. He made his debut for the under-16's on 20 August 2014, captaining England in a 4–3 friendly defeat to Belgium at St George's Park.[10] He scored his first international goal on 7 November 2014, netting the winner in a 1–0 win over Northern Ireland, with a free kick from 25 yards out.[11] He won 9 caps for England's under-16's between 2014 and 2015, scoring once, whilst also being a part of the squad that won the 2015 Montaigu Tournament.[12]

Dozzell made his England U17 debut on 26 August 2015, in a 3–1 win over Italy at the New Bucks Head stadium, creating the opening goal for Liverpool's Adam Lewis.[13] Dozzell captained England at U17 level during the 2015–16 season.[2] He was a member of the squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[14] starting the Quarter-final defeat against Spain.[15] He won 16 caps at under-17 level, between 2015 and 2016, scoring 3 goals.[16]

He made his debut for the England U18 team in a 2–1 win over Italy on 1 September 2016, coming on as a 60th minute substitute for Manchester City's Sadou Diallo.[17] Dozzell won 9 caps for England's under-18 side between 2016 and 2017.[18]

In July 2017 Dozzell played up an age group to win the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[19] He made 4 appearances during the tournament, including starting in the 2–1 victory over Portugal in the final of the tournament.[20]

He made his England U20 debut on 15 October 2018, in a 1–1 draw with the Czech Republic.[21] He won his second cap for the under-20 side on 19 November, starting in a 2–0 win over Germany.[22] His third cap came in a 3–1 loss to Poland on 22 March 2019 in the 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League.[23]

In August 2019, Dozzell was once again called up to the England U20 squad for friendlies against Netherlands and Switzerland. He won his fourth cap for the U20s on 5 September, starting in a 0–0 draw with the Netherlands at the New Meadow stadium. He won his fifth cap on 9 September, featuring as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 victory over Switzerland in Basel.[24]

Personal life

Andre is the son of former professional footballer Jason Dozzell.[25]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2015–16[26] Championship 210000—21
2016–17[27] Championship 602010—90
2017–18[28] Championship 100000—10
2018–19[7] Championship 2011000—211
2019–20[29] League One 10031101[lower-alpha 1]0151
Career total 392612010483
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

International

England U16

England U19

Individual

References
  1. "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. "Andre Dozzell". UEFA. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. "Bart Gets Fans' Vote". Ipswich Town Football Club. 16 April 2016.
  5. "Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. "Andre Dozzell: Ipswich Town midfielder ruled out with torn cruciate ligament". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. "Games played by Andre Dozzell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  8. "Ipswich Town 1-1 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  9. "Town Take Up Option on Duo". Ipswich Town F.C. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. "Dozzell Skippers England". TWTD. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  11. "Dozzell Nets Winner for England". TWTD. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  12. "Dozzell's England Win Final". TWTD. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  13. "Dozzell Wins Cap". TWTD. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  14. "England Under-17s squad named for Euro Championship". The Football Association. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  15. "Solo García goal sends Spain into semi-finals". UEFA. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  16. "Dozzell and Morris Win Caps But England U17s Exit Euros". TWTD. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  17. "Duo Win First England U18s Caps as Subs". TWTD. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  18. "Dozzell Wins Cap as England U18s Win Again". TWTD. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  19. "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  20. "Dozzell's England European Champions". TWTD. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  21. "Dozzell and El Mizouni Win Caps". TWTD. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  22. "Chalobah, Dozzell and Downes Win Caps in England U20s Victory". TWTD. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  23. "Chalobah and Dozzell Win Caps But England U20s Defeated". TWTD. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  24. "Georgiou, Dozzell and Dobra Win Caps". TWTD. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  25. Watson, Stuart (18 June 2013). "There's a new Dozzell in Town – and Jason's determined to make life easier for son Andre". East Anglian Daily Times.
  26. "Games played by Andre Dozzell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  27. "Games played by Andre Dozzell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  28. "Games played by Andre Dozzell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  29. "Games played by Andre Dozzell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  30. "Bialkowski Wins Player of the Year". TWTD. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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