Loren Dykes
Loren Dykes MBE (born 5 February 1988) is a football coach and player who is the assistant coach for Bristol City and a player for Cardiff City and plays for the Wales women's national football team.[1]
Loren Dykes in 2006 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 February 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Morriston, Wales | ||
Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
Youth career | |||
Llanelli Reds | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Cardiff City | |||
2008–2020 | Bristol City | 101 | (2) |
2020- | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007– | Wales | 106 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
2020– | Bristol City (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 March 2020 (UTC) |
Dykes began her playing career as a winger or forward before being converted into a full-back. She won her 100th cap for Wales on 4 April 2019, in a friendly against the Czech Republic, at Rodney Parade in Newport.[2]
Early life
Dykes attended Cwmtawe Community School[3] and also played for Llanelli Reds.[4]
Club career
Dykes started with Cardiff City Ladies and featured in the UEFA Women's Cup with the Bluebirds,[5] before signing for Bristol Academy during 2008–09.
Dykes played in the 2011 FA Women's Cup final as a winger, then in the 2013 final having retrained as a right-back.[6] Bristol lost both finals to Arsenal.
In July 2020, Dykes announced that she would retire from playing club football and transition into her coaching career; however, she would remain available for selection for her national team.[1]
International career
Dykes won 17 caps and scored four goals for Wales at U-19 level.[4] She made her senior debut, aged 19, in a 2–1 defeat by the Netherlands in August 2007.[4][7]
While attending UWIC, Dykes was called up to represent Welsh universities in the Home Nations championship.[8]
Dykes was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to women's football in Wales.[9]
Coaching career
Dykes became an assistant coach for her former club Bristol City in July 2020.[1]
References
- "Loren Dykes: Wales defender takes assistant coach role at Bristol City". BBC Sports. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- "Loren Dykes: Wales defender to reach 100 caps in Czech friendly". BBC Sport. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "Wales too good for Bulgarians". Llanelli Star. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- "International Teams — Loren Dykes". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- "Loren Dykes". UEFA. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- "Bristol Academy relishing cup final date". Bristol City FC. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- "Match Report – Netherlands 2 – 1 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- "Welsh University". BUCS. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N17.
External links
- Loren Dykes – UEFA competition record
- Loren Dykes at FAW
- Loren Dykes on Twitter