Dion Sanderson

Dion Dannie Leonard Sanderson (born 15 December 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers, on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He previously spent time on loan at Cardiff City, Sunderland and Birmingham City.

Dion Sanderson
Personal information
Full name Dion Dannie Leonard Sanderson[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999
Place of birth Wednesfield, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 28
Youth career
2007–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2020 → Cardiff City (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2021 → Sunderland (loan) 26 (1)
2021–2022 → Birmingham City (loan) 15 (0)
2022– → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Wolverhampton Wanderers and loan spells

Sanderson joined Wolverhampton Wanderers' academy as an eight-year-old, signed his first professional contract in 2018, and a year later signed a two-year contract wth a 12-month option.[2] He was a member of the senior squad for their pre-season tour of China, where he played in the club's Premier League Asia Trophy Final victory over Manchester City.[3] He made his competitive debut on 30 October 2019 in an EFL Cup tie against Aston Villa.[4]

Sanderson joined EFL Championship club Cardiff City on 31 January 2020 on loan to the end of the season.[5]

Sunderland (loan)

After Sanderson's contract with Wolves was extended until 2022,[6] he joined League One club Sunderland in October 2020 on a season-long loan.[7] He scored his first goal for Sunderland, and his first professional goal, in a 2-0 win against Rochdale on 6 March 2021.[8] He was cup-tied for Sunderland's victory in the 2021 EFL Trophy Final.[9]

Near the end of April, Sanderson was ruled out for the rest of the season due to a back injury, so missed out on Sunderland's unsuccessful play-off campaign.[10][11] He was voted as Sunderland's Supporters' Young Player of the Year.[12]

Birmingham City (loan)

Sanderson signed a new four-year deal with Wolves before joining Championship club Birmingham City on 19 July 2021 on a season-long loan.[13] He made his first-team debut for Birmingham in the EFL Cup second-round match at home to Fulham. Starting in a three-man defence alongside the experienced George Friend and fellow debutant Mitch Roberts, he played for 73 minutes before being replaced by another newcomer, Alfie Chang.[14] He made his first league appearance on 18 September in a 3–0 defeat away to Peterborough United, replacing the injured Marc Roberts at half-time with the score 2–0,[15] and established himself as a regular member of the starting eleven.[16] However, on 4 January 2022, with several Wolves defenders injured or away on international duty, Sanderson was recalled on 4 January 2022.[17]

Queens Park Rangers (loan)

Sanderson joined another Championship club, Queens Park Rangers, on 25 January 2022 on loan for the remainder of the season.[18]

Personal life

He is a nephew of the 1984 Olympic javelin gold medallist Tessa Sanderson.[19]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20[20] Premier League 0000100010
2020–21[21] Premier League 000000—00
2021–22[22] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000100010
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 2019–20[20] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
2020–21[21] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ———4040
Cardiff City (loan) 2019–20[20] Championship 1000000—100
Sunderland (loan) 2020–21[21] League One 261100000271
Birmingham City (loan) 2021–22[22] Championship1500010—160
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2021–22[22] Championship4010——50
Career total 551202040631
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019.
  2. "Sanderson signs contract extension". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. "Asia Trophy: Wolves beat Man City in bizarre penalty shootout". BBC Sport. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. Sutcliffe, Steve (30 October 2019). "Aston Villa 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. "Cardiff City sign Albert Adomah and Dion Sanderson in loan deals". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. "Dion Sanderson: Sunderland sign Wolves defender on loan". BBC Sport. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. Wilson, Scott (16 October 2020). "Sanderson joins on a deadline-day loan deal". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. Hunter, James (6 March 2021). "Sunderland 2-0 Rochdale player ratings as Wyke and Sanderson earn important win". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. Donnelly, Mark (14 March 2021). "The brilliant story of the day as Sunderland finally win at Wembley – as Lynden Gooch's strike downs Tranmere Rovers". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  10. Hunter, James (27 April 2021). "'Big blow' for Sunderland as Dion Sanderson is ruled out of the run-in and any play-off games". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  11. "Sunderland 2–1 Lincoln City (2–3 agg.)". BBC Sport. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  12. Jamieson, Stuart (11 May 2021). "Dion Sanderson's message to 'class' Sunderland fans after landing award". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  13. "New contract and loan move for Sanderson". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  14. "EFL Cup: Birmingham City 0–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  15. Townley, John (18 September 2021). "Gardner red, Roberts injury – every word from Lee Bowyer on Blues' unexpected Peterborough defeat". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  16. Reis, Bruna (10 November 2021). "Wolves could deal Birmingham City January transfer blow". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  17. Dicken, Alex (4 January 2022). "Wolves have a new plan for Dion Sanderson after Birmingham City loan is cancelled". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  18. "Dion Sanderson: Queens Park Rangers sign Wolves defender on loan until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  19. Swarbrick, Rosie (4 November 2019). "Olympian Tessa Sanderson so proud to see nephew Dion Sanderson flying the family flag with Wolves". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  20. "Games played by Dion Sanderson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  21. "Games played by Dion Sanderson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  22. "Games played by Dion Sanderson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

Dion Sanderson at Soccerbase

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