Michael Dawson (footballer)

Michael Dawson

Dawson playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Michael Richard Dawson
Date of birth	(1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 33)
Place of birth	Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Hull City
Number	21
Youth career
1997–2001	Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	Nottingham Forest	83	(7)
2005–2014	Tottenham Hotspur	236	(7)
2014–	Hull City	78	(5)
National team‡
2003–2005	England U21	13	(0)
2006–2007	England B	2	(0)
2010–2011	England	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:39, 22 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:47, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

Michael Richard Dawson (born 18 November 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Hull City. He is the captain for Hull City and has also played for the England national team.

Dawson started his career at Nottingham Forest playing alongside veteran defender Des Walker before moving to Tottenham Hotspur with teammate Andy Reid for a fee of £8 million. While at Tottenham, Dawson won the League Cup in 2008. His form in the 2009–10 season saw him included in England's preliminary 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. Although he initially failed to make the final 23-man squad, an injury to captain Rio Ferdinand saw him drafted in as replacement.

In August 2014, Hull City signed Dawson from Tottenham for a fee believed to be £3.5 million. Although relegated with Hull at the end of the 2014–15 season, he helped them return to the Premier League when they beat Sheffield Wednesday in the 2016 Championship play-off Final.

Born in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, Dawson grew up in Leyburn and attended Wensleydale school. He is the younger brother of fellow footballers Andy Dawson and Kevin Dawson.