Michael Dawson (footballer)

Michael Dawson
Dawson after winning promotion with Hull City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Michael Richard Dawson[1]
Date of birth (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Northallerton, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre back[4]
Youth career
1997–2001 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Nottingham Forest 83 (7)
2005–2014 Tottenham Hotspur 236 (7)
2014–2018 Hull City 122 (8)
2018–2021 Nottingham Forest 28 (1)
Total 469 (23)
International career
2003–2005 England U21 13 (0)
2006–2007 England B 2 (0)
2010–2011 England 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Richard Dawson (born 18 November 1983) is an English former professional footballer and sports pundit.

As a player, he was a centre back. Dawson started his career at Nottingham Forest playing alongside veteran defender Des Walker before moving to Tottenham Hotspur with teammate Andy Reid for a fee of £8 million. While at Tottenham, Dawson won the League Cup in 2008. His form in the 2009–10 season saw him included in England's preliminary 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. Although he initially failed to make the final 23-man squad, an injury to captain Rio Ferdinand saw him drafted in as replacement.

In August 2014, Hull City signed Dawson from Tottenham for a fee believed to be £3.5 million. Although relegated with Hull at the end of the 2014–15 season, he helped them return to the Premier League when they beat Sheffield Wednesday in the 2016 Championship play-off final. He returned to former club Nottingham Forest in May 2018. He is now a regular pundit on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday.

  1. ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Michael Dawson: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Michael Dawson". Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Michael Dawson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 July 2019.