Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
10.0
World class
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.3
goals / match
Aston Villa
top club · 189 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#72
goals rank
#51
assists rank
160
season goals
46
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.00m
peak value · 2004
€8.60m
top transfer fee · 98/99
23
best season · 97/98
4 / 0
int'l caps / goals
539Appearances
160Goals
46Assists
52Yellow cards
5Red cards
86Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Dion Dublin |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1969-04-22 (57 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Leicester, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 188.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2008-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2008
Transfer: Norwich → Retired
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Norwich City
41 matches · 9 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2006
Transfer: Celtic → Norwich
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Norwich City
38 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2006
Transfer: Leicester → Celtic
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Leicester City, Celtic FC
34 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Leicester City
42 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Aston Villa → Leicester
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Aston Villa
28 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Aston Villa
35 matches · 14 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
May 2002
Transfer: Millwall → Aston Villa
01/02 · Return from loan
Mar 2002
Transfer: Aston Villa → Millwall
01/02 · Loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — Millwall FC, Aston Villa
35 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Aston Villa
40 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Aston Villa
32 matches · 15 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 1998
Transfer: Coventry → Aston Villa
98/99 · Transfer · €8.60m
Jul 1998
98/99 — Aston Villa, Coventry City
34 matches · 14 G · 7 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1997
97/98 — Coventry City
43 matches · 23 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Coventry City
37 matches · 13 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Coventry City
38 matches · 16 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 1994
Transfer: Man Utd → Coventry
94/95 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 1994
94/95 — Manchester United, Coventry City
34 matches · 13 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — Manchester United
10 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 1992
Transfer: Cambridge Utd. → Man Utd
92/93 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 1992
92/93 — Manchester United
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1991
91/92 — Cambridge United
4 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — Cambridge United
6 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1989
89/90 — Cambridge United
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 1988
Transfer: Norwich → Cambridge Utd.
88/89 · Transfer
Mar 1988
Transfer: Norwich U18 → Norwich
87/88 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals15 total · 2.61/90
Assists4 total · 0.70/90
G+A19 total · 3.31/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.35/90
Minutes played by club
Aston Villa
35.0%
Coventry City
19.8%
Manchester United
7.3%
Cambridge United
2.9%
Norwich City
15.4%
Celtic FC
5.1%
Leicester City
11.8%
Millwall FC
2.6%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 6 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 189 | 58 | 15 | 2,724 |
| Coventry City | 5 | 94/95 | 98/99 | 162 | 68 | 16 | 1,543 |
| Manchester United | 3 | 92/93 | 94/95 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 566 |
| Cambridge United | 3 | 89/90 | 91/92 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 225 |
| Norwich City | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 79 | 16 | 10 | 1,201 |
| Celtic FC | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 398 |
| Leicester City | 2 | 04/05 | 05/06 | 65 | 6 | 3 | 918 |
| Millwall FC | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 203 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 119 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 169 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 183 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Coventry City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Coventry City | 36 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 177 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | League Cup | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Premier League | Coventry City | 34 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 217 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 95/96 | League Cup | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Coventry City | 34 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 214 |
| 94/95 | Charity Shield | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | League Cup | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Coventry City | 31 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 215 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Champions League | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | League Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Manchester United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
| 92/93 | Premier League | Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 319 |
| 91/92 | League Cup | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 91/92 | Second Division | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | FA Cup | Cambridge United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 90/91 | Third Division | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89/90 | FA Cup | Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Norwich City | 37 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 355 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Norwich City | 33 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 430 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Norwich City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Leicester City | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Leicester City | 37 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 577 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 341 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 391 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 28 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 200 |
| 02/03 | UI Cup | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Millwall FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 203 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 254 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | UI Cup | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 363 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 330 |
| 00/01 | UI Cup | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87/88 | 1988-03-24 | Norwich U18 | Norwich | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 88/89 | 1988-08-02 | Norwich | Cambridge Utd. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 92/93 | 1992-08-07 | Cambridge Utd. | Man Utd | Transfer | 0 | €1.50m |
| 94/95 | 1994-09-09 | Man Utd | Coventry | Transfer | 0 | €3.00m |
| 98/99 | 1998-11-05 | Coventry | Aston Villa | Transfer | 0 | €8.60m |
| 01/02 | 2002-03-28 | Aston Villa | Millwall | Loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-05-03 | Millwall | Aston Villa | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Aston Villa | Leicester | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-30 | Leicester | Celtic | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-09-20 | Celtic | Norwich | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Norwich | Retired | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€1.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€1.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3299 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth Barry | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | Premier League | Coventry City | 18 | 36 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Coventry City | 14 | 34 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Coventry City | 14 | 34 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | Premier League | Coventry City | 10 | 36 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Coventry City | 7 | 34 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Norwich City | 6 | 37 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | 2002-05-03 | Millwall | Aston Villa | Return from loan | — | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-03-28 | Aston Villa | Millwall | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Dion Dublin's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton FC | 50 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 42% |
| Leeds United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 28% |
| Charlton Athletic | 44 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 50% |
| Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 40% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 38% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 45% |
| Chelsea FC | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 66 | -20 | 24% |
| Everton FC | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 48% |
| Liverpool FC | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 57 | -18 | 29% |
| Arsenal FC | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 74 | -32 | 14% |
| Ipswich Town | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 33% |
| Sunderland AFC | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 47% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 07/08 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 96/97 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 99/00 | Goal #150 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 32 | 517 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 98/99 | 34 | 483 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 |
| 97/98 | 43 | 507 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.89 |
| 96/97 | 37 | 217 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.07 |
| 95/96 | 38 | 304 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 |
| 94/95 | 34 | 215 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.26 |
| 92/93 | 7 | 319 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 07/08 | 41 | 604 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.04 |
| 06/07 | 38 | 597 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 05/06 | 34 | 398 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 04/05 | 42 | 918 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.69 |
| 03/04 | 28 | 391 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 02/03 | 35 | 288 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.88 |
| 01/02 | 35 | 973 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.46 |
| 00/01 | 40 | 575 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
312 apps
111 G
29 A
Championship
128 apps
17 G
12 A
FA Cup
35 apps
15 G
1 A
League Cup
31 apps
11 G
2 A
Second Division
7 apps
2 G
1 A
UI Cup
11 apps
2 G
0 A
Premiership
10 apps
1 G
1 A
CIS Insur. Cup
1 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Dion Dublin?
Dion Dublin is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Dion Dublin?
Dion Dublin is 57 years old. He was born on April 22, 1969 in Leicester.
What position does Dion Dublin play?
Dion Dublin plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Dion Dublin play for?
Dion Dublin currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Dion Dublin scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Dion Dublin has scored 160 goals in 539 appearances.