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Elijah Dixon-Bonner
English footballer (born 2001)
Elijah Malik Dixon-Bonner (born 1 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.
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Dixon-Bonner in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elijah Malik Dixon-Bonner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Arsenal | ||
| 2015–2020 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | England U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Dixon-Bonner was born in Harlow, Essex and began his career with Arsenal joining the club at Under-9 level before moving to Liverpool in 2015 at the age of 14.[2] He moved through the club's under-16 and under-18 levels, and captained the England under-16 team.[2]
In the 2018–19 season, Dixon-Bonner was part of the victorious FA Youth Cup squad and he scored during the penalty shootout win over Manchester City in the final.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2018[3] and played for the club's under-23 team before signing an extension to his deal in November 2019.[4]
He made his first-team debut on 4 February 2020, as a 90th minute substitute in the FA Cup fourth round replay against Shrewsbury Town.[5]
In the summer of 2021, Dixon-Bonner spent time on trial with Portsmouth, but was not offered a contract. Despite this, he was named in Liverpool's squad for the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, and featured for the first team in a 2-0 win over Preston North End in the Carabao Cup in October 2021.[6][7][8]
In June 2022 it was announced by Liverpool that he would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired.[9]
Queens Park Rangers
On 13 October 2022, Dixon-Bonner joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers following a successful trial.[10] He made his debut for the club coming on as a 82nd minute substitute for Jamal Lowe in a 0-1 home defeat to Birmingham City on 18 March 2023.
He has captained England under-16[2] and was a member of the England under-17 squad that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[11]
- As of match played 9 January 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool U21 | 2019–20[12] | — | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2020–21[13] | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021–22[14] | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Liverpool | 2019–20[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[16] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Liverpool
- "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "Academy player profile: Elijah Dixon-Bonner". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- "Elijah Dixon-Bonner signs professional contract". Liverpool FC. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- "Elijah Dixon-Bonner signs Liverpool contract extension". Liverpool FC. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- Johnston, Neil (4 February 2020). "Liverpool 1 Shrewsbury Town 0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- "Liverpool midfielder on trial with League One side as summer move beckons". This Is Anfield. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- "Liverpool hand 20-year-old midfielder surprise place in Champions League squad". This Is Anfield. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- "Preston North End 0-2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- "Liverpool: Divock Origi and Loris Karius among seven to leave Reds". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- "Elijah Dixon-Bonner joins QPR". QPR.co.uk.
- "Dixon-Bonner called up by England for U17 Euros". Liverpool FC. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- "Games played by Elijah Dixon-Bonner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- "LIVERPOOL LIFT THE 2019 FA YOUTH CUP AFTER SHOOTOUT VICTORY OVER MANCHESTER CITY". The FA. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- Profile at the Queens Park Rangers F.C. website
- Elijah Dixon-Bonner – UEFA competition record (archive)
