Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gary Dean Sawyer | ||
Date of birth | 5 July 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Bideford, England | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Plymouth Argyle | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2010 | Plymouth Argyle | 95 | (5) |
2003 | → Weymouth (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2004–2006 | → Exeter City (loan) | 62 | (2) |
2010 | → Bristol City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Bristol Rovers | 61 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Leyton Orient | 69 | (1) |
2015– | Plymouth Argyle | 61 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:42, 26 September 2016 (UTC). |
Gary Dean Sawyer (born 5 July 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Plymouth Argyle. He previously played for Leyton Orient as well as Plymouth Argyle, Weymouth, Exeter City, Bristol City and Bristol Rovers.
Sawyer was born in Bideford, Devon, and developed his football career in the youth system at Plymouth Argyle. In the 2003–04 season, Sawyer had a loan spell with Weymouth, during which he made only one appearance. He joined Conference club Exeter City on loan for the 2004–05 season, appearing regularly in the first team and playing in the club's FA Cup ties against Manchester United, and remained at the club for the following season.
Sawyer made his debut in the Football League on 8 August 2006, as a second-half substitute as Plymouth won 1–0 against Colchester United in the Football League Championship. He signed a two-and-a-half-year deal in November 2006, and made his first start for Argyle later that month at home to Luton Town. His performances during the season earned him Argyle's Young Player of the Season award for 2006–07 and a new three-year deal, contracting him to the club until 2010.