Marcus Dackers

Marcus Matthias Dackers (born 9 January 2003) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Chester on loan from Salford City, as a striker.[3]

Marcus Dackers
Personal information
Full name Marcus Matthias Dackers[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Chester
(on loan from Salford City)
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2015 Manchester City
2015–2020 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2020 → Lancing (loan)
2021– Salford City 1 (0)
2021 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 8 (7)
2022– → Chester (loan) 18 (8)
National team
2018 Wales U16 2 (0)
2019 Wales U17 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2022

Career

Dackers played youth football with Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion.[4] Whilst at Brighton he spent time on loan at Lancing.[5] His Lancing debut came in a match on 6 February 2020 against Lingfield.[6]

He signed for Salford City on a two-year contract in July 2021,[4] and moved on loan to Stalybridge Celtic in October 2021.[7] He scored eight goals in 10 games, and received comparisons to former Celtic loanee Dominic Calvert-Lewin.[2] During his time at Celtic, he was managed by fellow Welsh striker Simon Haworth, who helped develop his game.[2] Salford recalled Dackers on 12 November 2021.[8] He made his debut for Salford City on 13 November 2021 in the league.[9]

In January 2022 he joined Chester on an initial one-month loan[10] with the loan extended for a further month in February[11] and again in March until the end of the season.[12] By March he had scored seven goals for the club in all competitions and said "I feel like I have come on and been improving in every single game. Now to get my first brace for the club was a great feeling.”[13]

International career

He is a Wales youth international.[14] He played schoolboy football for Wales before being called-up to the Under-17 squad.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Salford City 2021–22[16] League Two 1010000020
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2021–22[17] NPL Premier Division 87——1[lower-alpha 1]097
Chester (loan) 2021–22[18] National League North 199———199
Career total 28161000103016
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. Mills, Richard (5 February 2021). "Brighton's confirmed 25-man Premier League squad after Moises Caicedo transfer". Sussex Live. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. Bugby, Tony (6 December 2021). "Striker Dackers scores during successful loan spell with Celtic". Tameside Correspondent. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. Marcus Dackers at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. "Marcus Dackers joins The Ammies". Salford City FC. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. "New Additions To The First Team". lancingfc.co.uk.
  6. "Midweek Victory Against Lingfield". Lancing FC. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. "Player Profile Marcus Dackers". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk.
  8. "Preview: Scunthorpe United vs Salford City". Salford City FC. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  9. "Games played by Marcus Dackers in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  10. "Marcus Dackers joins on loan from Salford!". Chester FC. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  11. "BREAKING Marcus Dackers' loan extended!". Chester FC. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  12. "BREAKING Marcus Dackers' loan extended!". Chester FC. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  13. Baggaley, Michael (23 March 2022). "Marcus Dackers talks Chester FC loan, goals and supporters". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  14. "Profile: Marcus Dackers". Salford City FC. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  15. "Wales' Intermediate Youth Teams news". Dragon Soccer. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  16. "Games played by Marcus Dackers in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  17. "Stalybridge Celtic – Appearances – Marcus Dackers". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  18. "M. Dackers: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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