Elijah Dixon-Bonner

English footballer (born 2001)

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 (age 23)
Place of birth Harlow, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2015 Arsenal
2015–2020 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Liverpool 0 (0)
2022– Queens Park Rangers 18 (0)
International career
2016–2017 England U16 7 (0)
2017–2018 England U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Elijah Malik Dixon-Bonner (born 1 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.

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.[2] He moved through the club's under-16 and under-18 levels, and captained the England under-16 team.[2]

In the 2018–19 season, Dixon-Bonner was part of the victorious FA Youth Cup squad and he scored during the penalty shootout win over Manchester City in the final.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2018[3] and played for the club's under-23 team before signing an extension to his deal in November 2019.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6][7][8]

In June 2022 it was announced by Liverpool that he would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired.[9]

Queens Park Rangers

On 13 October 2022, Dixon-Bonner joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers following a successful trial.[10] He made his debut for the club coming on as a 82nd minute substitute for Jamal Lowe in a 0-1 home defeat to Birmingham City on 18 March 2023.

International career

He has captained England under-16[2] and was a member of the England under-17 squad that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[11]

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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool U21 2019–20[12] — — — — 3[a] 1 3 1
2020–21[13] — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2021–22[14] — — — — 2[a] 1 2 1
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 7 2
Liverpool 2019–20[15] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21[13] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[16] 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 10 2

Notes

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d "Academy player profile: Elijah Dixon-Bonner". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Elijah Dixon-Bonner signs professional contract". Liverpool FC. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Elijah Dixon-Bonner signs Liverpool contract extension". Liverpool FC. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. ^ Johnston, Neil (4 February 2020). "Liverpool 1 Shrewsbury Town 0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Liverpool midfielder on trial with League One side as summer move beckons". This Is Anfield. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Liverpool hand 20-year-old midfielder surprise place in Champions League squad". This Is Anfield. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Preston North End 0-2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Liverpool: Divock Origi and Loris Karius among seven to leave Reds". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Elijah Dixon-Bonner joins QPR". QPR.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Dixon-Bonner called up by England for U17 Euros". Liverpool FC. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  12. ^ Soccerway: "E. DIXON-BONNER"
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  17. ^ "LIVERPOOL LIFT THE 2019 FA YOUTH CUP AFTER SHOOTOUT VICTORY OVER MANCHESTER CITY". The FA. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

External links

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