Andrew Dales (born 13 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Mickleover as a winger.

Andy Dales
Personal information
Full name Andrew Dales[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-13) 13 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Mickleover
Youth career
2004–2014 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Mickleover Sports
2018–2021 Scunthorpe United 23 (1)
2019Dundee (loan) 10 (0)
2020Hamilton Academical (loan) 2 (0)
2020Altrincham (loan) 3 (0)
2021– Mickleover
International career
England C
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:42, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Derby,[3] Dales spent 10 years with the youth team of Derby County after joining at the age of 9.[4] He was offered a professional contract by Derby in 2013.[5]

He then played non-League football with Mickleover Sports, and trained with the V9 Academy, before signing for Scunthorpe United in June 2018.[4][6] He scored on his professional debut on 4 August 2018.[7][8]

Dales was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Dundee in January 2019.[9] He moved on loan to Hamilton Academical in January 2020.[10]

In November 2020 he moved on loan to Altrincham.[11] He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season.[12]

He returned to Mickleover ahead of the 2021–22 season.[13]

International career

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Dales was an England C international.[4]

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scunthorpe United 2018–19[7] League One 20 1 2 0 0 0 3[a] 1 25 2
2019–20[14] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 6 0
2020–21[15] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
Total 23 1 2 0 0 0 8 1 33 1
Dundee (loan) 2018–19[7] Scottish Premiership 10 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2019–20[14] Scottish Premiership 2 0 2 1 0 0 4 1
Altrincham (loan) 2020–21[3] National League 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 38 1 6 1 0 0 8 1 52 3
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Andy Dales - Midfielder - First Team and U23s - Scunthorpe United". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "A. Dales: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Paul Crute (2 July 2018). "Who is Andy Dales? The lowdown on Scunthorpe United's new signing". Grimsbylive. Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  5. ^ Brand, Elaine (11 April 2013). "Derby Hand Out Ten Professional Deals". League Football Education. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Andy Dales: Scunthorpe United sign Mickleover Sports forward". BBC Sport. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Games played by Andy Dales in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ Paul Crute (7 August 2018). "Andy Dales enjoys special moment after scoring debut goal for Scunthorpe United". Grimsby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Andy Dales: Dundee sign Scunthorpe United winger on loan". BBC Sport. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Andy Dales Is An Accie". Hamilton Academical Website. 9 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Further new additions at Altrincham | Non League Daily". Archived from the original on 10 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Scunthorpe United release 17 players including several key men". Grimsbylive. 13 May 2021 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Andy Dales – Mickleover Football Club".
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Andy Dales in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Games played by Andy Dales in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2020.