Joey Dawson: Difference between revisions

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Born in [[Scunthorpe]], Dawson joined the [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] Academy at under-8 level and began a two-year scholarship in May 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joey Dawson - 1st Year Scholars - U18 Team - Scunthorpe United |url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/teams/u18-team2/1st-year-scholars/joey-dawson/ |website=www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk |accessdate=16 November 2019 |archive-date=16 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116155223/https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/teams/u18-team2/1st-year-scholars/joey-dawson/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his first-team debut on 13 August 2019, aged just 16 years and 75 days old, to become the youngest player in the club's history.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moody |first1=James |title=Joey Dawson becomes youngest Iron player |url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2019/august/joey-dawson-becomes-youngest-iron-player/ |accessdate=16 November 2019 |work=www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk |date=14 August 2019 |language=en-gb}}</ref> The game was a 1–0 defeat to [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] in the first round of the [[EFL Cup]] at [[Glanford Park]], he came on as a 74th-minute substitute for [[John McAtee]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Scunthorpe United 0-1 Derby County: Lee Buchanan nets Rams winner |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49245442 |accessdate=16 November 2019 |work=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2019}}</ref> Two months later he was reportedly being tracked by [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref name="scu">{{cite news |last1=Findlater |first1=James |title=All you need to know about Joey Dawson amid Arsenal rumours |url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/joey-dawson-arsenal-scunthorpe-transfer-3426327 |accessdate=16 November 2019 |work=Grimsby Telegraph |date=14 October 2019}}</ref>

Dawson made no more competitive first-team appearances for Scunthorpe, but did continue to play regularly in their u18under-18 team. His goal in a 3–2 win over [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] was one of 10 nominees for October 2020 goal of the month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dawson nominated for October LFE goal of the month |url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2020/november/dawson-nominated-for-october-lfe-goal-of-the-month/ |access-date=4 March 2022 |work=Scunthorpe United FC |date=10 November 2020}}</ref> By April 2021, he had scored 16 goals for the youth team during the season, and [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] and [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] were now being reported as interested in signing him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thorogood |first1=Tom |title=Derby rival Celtic for Joey Dawson |url=https://www.derbycounty.news/transfers/report-derby-rival-celtic-for-joey-dawson/ |access-date=4 March 2022 |work=Derby County News |date=11 April 2021}}</ref>

Dawson signed a three-year contract with [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in June 2021.<ref>{{cite news|last=Findlater|first=James|date=18 June 2021|title=Celtic complete signing of highly-rated Scunthorpe United teenager Joey Dawson|newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/celtic-dawson-scunthorpe-united-transfer-5545457|accessdate=2 July 2021}}</ref> He made his debut on [[Boxing Day]] 2021 against [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Paton|first=Ewan|date=26 December 2021|title=Kyogo limps off injured again as Celtic take no chances with star player|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/19809433.celtic-star-kyogo-limps-off-injured-versus-st-johnstone/|url-status=live|access-date=26 December 2021|website=[[HeraldScotland]]|language=en}}</ref>

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