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Craig Dawson

Craig Dawson

Defender - Centre-Back  at Without Club
Age36
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.88 m
Footright
BornMay 6, 1990
👕500+ Apps ⚽50+ Goals ⏳Veteran
Market value €1.50m
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.11
goals / match
West Bromwich Albion
top club · 225 apps

Career highs

€8.00m
peak value · 2018
€6.00m
top transfer fee · 19/20
11
best season · 09/10
17 / 6
int'l caps / goals

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Shaun Brisley
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Shares 1990-05-06 · 6 players total

522Appearances
55Goals
16Assists
81Yellow cards
1Red cards
176Full matches (90′)
Full nameCraig Dawson
Date of birth1990-05-06 (36 yrs)
Place of birthRochdale, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height188.00 m
Current clubWithout Club
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires—
AgentUnique Sports Group
Jul 2025
Transfer: Wolves → Without Club
25/26 · Transfer
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
28 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: West Ham → Wolves
22/23 · Transfer · €3.75m
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers
30 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — West Ham United
50 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Watford → West Ham
21/22 · Transfer · €2.30m
May 2021
Transfer: West Ham → Watford
20/21 · Return from loan
Oct 2020
Transfer: Watford → West Ham
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Watford FC, West Ham United U23, West Ham United
26 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Watford FC
30 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: West Brom → Watford
19/20 · Transfer · €6.00m
Jul 2018
18/19 — West Bromwich Albion
45 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — West Bromwich Albion
32 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — West Bromwich Albion
39 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — West Bromwich Albion
43 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — West Bromwich Albion
35 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — West Bromwich Albion
15 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2013
Transfer: Bolton → West Brom
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: West Brom → Bolton
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Bolton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, West Bromwich Albion U21
22 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — West Bromwich Albion, West Bromwich Albion Reserves
17 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
May 2011
Transfer: Rochdale → West Brom
10/11 · Return from loan
Sep 2010
Transfer: West Brom → Rochdale
10/11 · Loan
Aug 2010
Transfer: Rochdale → West Brom
10/11 · Transfer · €300k
Jul 2010
10/11 — Rochdale AFC
48 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Rochdale AFC
46 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2009
Transfer: Radcliffe → Rochdale
08/09 · Return from loan
Feb 2009
Transfer: Rochdale → Radcliffe
08/09 · Loan
Feb 2009
Transfer: Radcliffe → Rochdale
08/09 · Transfer · €10k
Jul 2008
08/09 — Rochdale AFC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2008
Transfer: FC Clipstone → Radcliffe
07/08 · Return from loan
Dec 2007
Transfer: Radcliffe → FC Clipstone
07/08 · Loan
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €8.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
15,830 min
Minutes played by club
Wolverhampton Wanderers 22.9%
West Ham United 18.5%
Watford FC 7.5%
West Ham United U23 0.0%
West Bromwich Albion 38.9%
Bolton Wanderers 2.3%
West Bromwich Albion U21 0.0%
West Bromwich Albion Reserves 2.6%
Rochdale AFC 7.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 22/23 24/25 61 2 1 3,626
West Ham United 3 20/21 22/23 87 9 2 2,928
Watford FC 2 19/20 20/21 31 2 0 1,180
West Ham United U23 1 20/21 20/21 1 0 0 0
West Bromwich Albion 8 11/12 18/19 225 15 12 6,157
Bolton Wanderers 1 12/13 12/13 16 4 1 360
West Bromwich Albion U21 1 12/13 12/13 2 0 0 0
West Bromwich Albion Reserves 1 11/12 11/12 5 1 0 419
Rochdale AFC 3 08/09 10/11 94 22 0 1,160

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€2M6€4M8€6M11€8M09/10 — 11 goals (Rochdale AFC)1109/1010/11 — 11 goals (Rochdale AFC)1110/1111/12 — 1 goals (West Bromwich Albion Reserves)11/12 — 1 assists211/1212/13 — 4 goals (Bolton Wanderers)12/13 — 1 assists512/1313/14 — 3 assists313/1414/15 — 2 goals (West Bromwich Albion)14/15 — 1 assists314/1515/16 — 4 goals (West Bromwich Albion)15/16 — 2 assists615/1616/17 — 4 goals (West Bromwich Albion)16/17 — 1 assists516/1717/18 — 2 goals (West Bromwich Albion)17/18 — 1 assists317/1818/19 — 3 goals (West Bromwich Albion)18/19 — 3 assists618/1919/20 — 2 goals (Watford FC)219/2020/21 — 4 goals (West Ham United)420/2121/22 — 4 goals (West Ham United)21/22 — 2 assists621/2222/23 — 2 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)222/2323/24 — 1 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)23/24 — 1 assists223/2424/2510/11 — €200K11/12 — €500K12/13 — €1.5M13/14 — €3M14/15 — €1.5M15/16 — €3M16/17 — €6M17/18 — €6M18/19 — €8M19/20 — €6M20/21 — €4.8M21/22 — €5M22/23 — €3M23/24 — €2M24/25 — €2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 111109/1010/11: 111110/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 4420/2121/22: 4421/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 EFL Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 0 0 2 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 25 1 1 7 0 2,211
22/23 Conference L. West Ham United 4 1 0 0 0 234
22/23 EFL Cup West Ham United 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup West Ham United 1 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Premier League West Ham United 8 0 0 2 0 0
22/23 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 1 0 4 0 1,415
21/22 EFL Cup West Ham United 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League West Ham United 10 2 0 1 0 465
21/22 FA Cup West Ham United 3 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Premier League West Ham United 34 2 2 5 1 1,377
20/21 Championship Watford FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Watford FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Trophy West Ham United U23 1 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 FA Cup West Ham United 2 1 0 0 0 210
20/21 Premier League West Ham United 22 3 0 3 0 642
19/20 EFL Cup Watford FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Watford FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Watford FC 29 2 0 6 0 1,180
18/19 Championship West Bromwich Albion 41 2 3 10 0 1,775
18/19 Championship Play-Offs West Bromwich Albion 2 1 0 0 0 165
18/19 EFL Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 0 1 1 0 0
17/18 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 28 2 0 6 0 1,255
16/17 EFL Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 37 4 1 10 0 820
15/16 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 3 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 38 4 0 3 0 846
14/15 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 4 0 1 1 0 0
14/15 League Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 29 2 0 6 0 1,296
13/14 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 League Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 12 0 2 1 0 0
12/13 Championship Bolton Wanderers 16 4 1 2 0 360
12/13 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 U21 PL West Bromwich Albion U21 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 8 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Reserve League West Bromwich Albion Reserves 5 1 0 0 0 419
10/11 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 1 1 0 0 0 90
10/11 League Cup Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League One Rochdale AFC 45 10 0 4 0 398
09/10 EFL Trophy Rochdale AFC 1 1 0 0 0 90
09/10 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 2 1 0 0 0 180
09/10 League Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Two Rochdale AFC 42 9 0 1 0 402
08/09 League Two Rochdale AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2007-12-01 Radcliffe FC Clipstone Loan 0 —
07/08 2008-05-31 FC Clipstone Radcliffe Return from loan 0 —
08/09 2009-02-23 Radcliffe Rochdale Transfer 0 €10k
08/09 2009-02-24 Rochdale Radcliffe Loan 0 —
08/09 2009-05-31 Radcliffe Rochdale Return from loan 0 —
10/11 2010-08-31 Rochdale West Brom Transfer 200000 €300k
10/11 2010-09-01 West Brom Rochdale Loan 200000 —
10/11 2011-05-31 Rochdale West Brom Return from loan 200000 —
12/13 2013-01-25 West Brom Bolton Loan 1500000 —
12/13 2013-04-27 Bolton West Brom Return from loan 1500000 —
19/20 2019-07-01 West Brom Watford Transfer 6000000 €6.00m
20/21 2020-10-12 Watford West Ham Loan 4800000 —
20/21 2021-05-31 West Ham Watford Return from loan 5000000 —
21/22 2021-07-01 Watford West Ham Transfer 3000000 €2.30m
22/23 2023-01-22 West Ham Wolves Transfer 2500000 €3.75m
25/26 2025-07-01 Wolves Without Club Transfer 1500000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Knee injury 2017-10-21 2017-12-26 67 12
19/20 Head injury 2019-11-24 2019-12-13 20 3
22/23 Hamstring injury 2022-08-01 2022-09-04 35 8
23/24 Groin problems 2024-03-03 2024-04-02 31 4
23/24 Groin surgery 2024-04-18 2024-05-20 33 6
24/25 Calf strain 2025-01-04 2025-01-14 11 2
Current€1.50m
Peak€8.00m
Low—
Δ since start+€1.30m
—€2.00m€4.00m€6.00m€8.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #34181 — 1 0 — — former national player
Team #9565 — 16 6 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Salomón Rondón 1 2 0
James McClean 1 1 0
Matt Phillips 1 2 0
Jarrod Bowen 2 3 0
Tomáš Souček 2 0 0
Pablo Fornals 2 1 0
Declan Rice 2 0 0
Jay Rodríguez 1 2 0
Michail Antonio 2 1 0
Saïd Benrahma 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
10/11 League One Rochdale AFC 10 45
09/10 League Two Rochdale AFC 9 42
12/13 Championship Bolton Wanderers 4 16

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
18/19 Championship West Bromwich Albion 3 41
13/14 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 2 12
15/16 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 3

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
20/21 2021-05-31 West Ham Watford Return from loan — €5.00m
20/21 2020-10-12 Watford West Ham Loan — €4.80m
12/13 2013-04-27 Bolton West Brom Return from loan — €1.50m
12/13 2013-01-25 West Brom Bolton Loan — €1.50m
10/11 2011-05-31 Rochdale West Brom Return from loan — €200k
10/11 2010-09-01 West Brom Rochdale Loan — €200k
08/09 2009-05-31 Radcliffe Rochdale Return from loan — —
08/09 2009-02-24 Rochdale Radcliffe Loan — —
07/08 2008-05-31 FC Clipstone Radcliffe Return from loan — —
07/08 2007-12-01 Radcliffe FC Clipstone Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Craig Dawson's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Manchester United 63 12 14 37 60 120 -60 19%
Everton FC 62 16 19 27 74 92 -18 26%
Arsenal FC 62 10 10 42 56 136 -80 16%
Tottenham Hotspur 62 12 16 34 66 111 -45 19%
Liverpool FC 61 12 10 39 58 122 -64 20%
Chelsea FC 60 11 8 41 54 125 -71 18%
Manchester City 60 6 6 48 46 157 -111 10%
Sunderland AFC 58 20 20 18 74 79 -5 34%
Burnley FC 55 18 15 22 71 79 -8 33%
Stoke City 55 16 18 21 55 60 -5 29%
Newcastle United 53 17 16 20 71 77 -6 32%
Crystal Palace 53 16 16 21 59 73 -14 30%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 First senior goal
21/22 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 16 0 2 0 0 0
23/24 28 2,211 7 0 0 0.28
22/23 30 1,649 7 0 0 0.38
21/22 50 1,842 7 0 1 0.39
20/21 26 852 4 1 0 0.53
19/20 30 1,180 6 0 0 0.46
18/19 45 1,940 10 0 0 0.46
17/18 32 1,255 7 0 0 0.5
16/17 39 820 10 0 0 1.1
15/16 43 846 4 0 0 0.43
14/15 35 1,296 8 0 0 0.56
13/14 15 0 2 0 0 0
12/13 22 360 2 0 0 0.5
10/11 48 488 4 0 0 0.74
09/10 46 672 1 0 0 0.13

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
303 apps
21 G
6 A
League One
45 apps
10 G
0 A
League Two
42 apps
9 G
0 A
Championship
57 apps
6 G
4 A
FA Cup
28 apps
3 G
5 A
Europa League
10 apps
2 G
0 A
Conference L.
4 apps
1 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Championship Play-Offs
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Reserve League
5 apps
1 G
0 A

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Who is Craig Dawson?

Craig Dawson is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Without Club.

How old is Craig Dawson?

Craig Dawson is 36 years old. He was born on May 6, 1990 in Rochdale.

What position does Craig Dawson play?

Craig Dawson plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Craig Dawson play for?

Craig Dawson currently plays for Without Club.

How many career goals has Craig Dawson scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Craig Dawson has scored 55 goals in 522 appearances.

What is Craig Dawson's market value?

Craig Dawson's most recent reported market value is €1.50m.