Dominic Poleon
Poleon after a pre-season friendly match at Torquay United in July 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Dominic Alfred Poleon | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Chelsea | ||
| 2008–2010 | Southend United | ||
| 2010–2012 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Leeds United | 29 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Bury (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Oldham Athletic | 60 | (8) |
| 2016– | AFC Wimbledon | 41 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:48, 4 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Dominic Alfred Poleon (born 7 September 1993) is an English footballer who plays for AFC Wimbledon as a striker, but can also play as a winger. Born in Newham, East London, he initially played youth football for Chelsea and Southend United before signing for Leeds in August 2010. Whilst at Leeds he has also had spells on loan with both Bury and Sheffield United.
Poleon attended Brampton Manor Academy in East Ham. He began his career in football across the city in the junior teams at Chelsea but failed to progress at the Premier League club. He would join Southend United for the later years of his school life and travelled with them on a tour of France in 2009 aged 15 before being signed by Leeds a year later after being identified by Head of Recruitment Steve Holmes.
Poleon joined Leeds in the summer of 2010. He gained good reviews in the youth and reserve teams in his first year at the club. In the following 2011–12 season, Poleon was the leading scorer for the United youth team with 12 goals. He capped his second season at the club by signing a one-year professional contract along with fellow youth prospects Ross Killock and Monty Gimpel.
After scoring for the club's Development Team in a 2–0 friendly match victory over Alfreton Town at North Street on 21 July 2012, Poleon and several other youngsters including Sam Byram, Nathan Turner, Lewis Turner and Monty Gimpel, travelled with the senior team the following week on a pre-season tour of Cornwall and Devon. He scored again against in a 6–0 victory and featuring as a substitute in subsequent games versus Bodmin Town and Torquay United as Leeds recorded three wins from three on their summer tour. The tour provided Poleon with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate his competency at a senior level ahead of a make-or-break year.
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