Elijah Dixon-Bonner

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

Elijah Dixon-Bonner
Dixon-Bonner in 2019
Personal information
Full name Elijah Malik Dixon-Bonner[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001
Place of birth Harlow, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 45
Youth career
2009–2015 Arsenal
2015– Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Liverpool 0 (0)
National team
2016–2017 England U16 7 (0)
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)

Club career

Dixon-Bonner was born in Harlow, Essex and began his career with Arsenal joining the club at Under-9 level before moving to Liverpool in 2015 at the age of 14.[3] He moved through the club's under-16 and under-18 levels, and captained the England under-16 team.[3]

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]

In the summer of 2021, Dixon-Bonner spent time on trial with Portsmouth, but was not offered a contract. Despite this, he was named in Liverpool's squad for the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, and featured for the first team in a 2-0 win over Preston North End in the Carabao Cup in October 2021.[7][8][9]

International career

He has captained England under-16[3] and was a member of the England under-17 squad that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool U21 2019–20[11] ————3[lower-alpha 1]131
2020–21[12] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
2021–22[13] ————2[lower-alpha 1]121
Total 000000005172
Liverpool 2019–20[14] Premier League 0010000 00010
2020–21[15] 000000000000
2021–22[16] 00101000—20
Total 002010000030
Career total 0020100051102

Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. "Academy player profile: 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. "Liverpool midfielder on trial with League One side as summer move beckons". This Is Anfield. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. "Liverpool hand 20-year-old midfielder surprise place in Champions League squad". This Is Anfield. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. "Preston North End 0-2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  10. "Dixon-Bonner called up by England for U17 Euros". Liverpool FC. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  11. Soccerway: "E. DIXON-BONNER"
  12. "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  13. "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  14. "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  15. "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  16. "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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