Elijah Dixon-Bonner

Elijah Malik Dixon-Bonner (born 1 January 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool.[2]

Elijah Dixon-Bonner
Personal information
Full name Elijah Malik Dixon-Bonner[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001
Place of birth Harlow, England
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 69
Youth career
0000–2015 Arsenal
2015– Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Liverpool 0 (0)
National team
England U16
2017–2018 England U17 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:01, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

Dixon-Bonner was born in Harlow, Essex and began his career with Arsenal joining the club at Under-9 level before moving to Liverpool at the age of 15. He moved through the club's under-16 and under-18 levels, and captained the England under-16 team.

In the 2018–19 season, Dixon-Bonner was part of the victorious FA Youth Cup squad and he scored a penalty during the penalty shootout win over Manchester City in the final.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2018[4] and played for the club's under-23 team before signing an extension to his deal in November 2019.[5]

He made his first-team debut on 4 February 2020, as a 90th minute substitute in the FA Cup fourth round replay against Shrewsbury Town.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2019–20[7] Premier League 0010—0 010
Total 0010000010

Honours

Liverpool

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. "England - E. Dixon-Bonner - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. "Academy player profiles: Elijah Dixon-Bonner". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. "Elijah Dixon-Bonner signs professional contract". Liverpool FC. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. "Elijah Dixon-Bonner signs Liverpool contract extension". Liverpool FC. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. Johnston, Neil (4 February 2020). "Liverpool 1 Shrewsbury Town 0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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