George Dobson
Personal information
Full name George David Dobson[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997
Place of birth Harold Wood, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2015 Arsenal
2015–2016 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 West Ham United 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Walsall (loan) 21 (1)
2017–2018 Sparta Rotterdam 5 (0)
2018–2019 Walsall 60 (1)
2019–2021 Sunderland 34 (0)
2021 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 24 (1)
2021– Charlton Athletic 109 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

George David Dobson (born 15 November 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Charlton Athletic. He is a versatile player who can play as a defensive midfielder or as a centre-back, having mainly played as the latter as a youth player.[2]

Early life

Dobson attended Brentwood School in Essex between 2009 and 2014 until the age of 16.[3] This is the same school as retired international footballer Frank Lampard.[4]

Club career

Dobson started his career as a youth player at Arsenal aged 8 before joining West Ham on 28 July 2015.[5] Dobson, aged 17 at the time, was placed straight into the club's U21 side and played frequently during the 2015–16 season. At Arsenal, Dobson was played as a centre-back. However, much to the player's delight, West Ham trained him into a central midfielder, often playing in a holding or defensive role. He is a boyhood West Ham United fan and this helped in the decision of joining the club in 2015.[5]

On 29 June 2016, Dobson signed for League One side Walsall on a season-long loan.[6] He made his debut in the EFL Cup in a 2–0 home defeat to Yeovil Town.[7] He started the match before being substituted on the 69th minute. His league debut came on 16 August when he started the match in a 0–2 defeat at Chesterfield.[8]

On 16 July 2017, it was announced Dobson had signed for Eredivisie side Sparta Rotterdam for an undisclosed fee.[9] He re-joined Walsall on a two-and-a-half-year contract during the 2017–18 January transfer window.[10]

On 25 July 2019, Dobson signed for Sunderland on a three-year deal.[11] He scored his first goal for Sunderland in an EFL Cup tie against Burnley on 28 August 2019.[12]

In the 2020-21 season, Dobson had become a fringe figure at Sunderland, starting only three league games. Despite being unhappy at his lack of gametime, he reportedly turned down potential moves away from the club,[13] until on 22 January 2021, when it was announced that Dobson had joined League One side AFC Wimbledon on loan for the remainder of the season.[14] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 1-1 draw with Wigan Athletic on 16 March 2021.[15]

Dobson joined Charlton Athletic on 1 July 2021, signing a two-year deal with the club.[16] In December 2022, following the appointment of Dean Holden as manager, Dobson was given the captaincy to take over from Jayden Stockley.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2015–16[18] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[19] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Walsall (loan) 2016–17[20] League One 21100104[lower-alpha 1]0261
Sparta Rotterdam 2017–18[21] Eredivisie 5000—0050
Jong Sparta 2017–18[21] Tweede Divisie 61———61
Walsall 2017–18[22] League One 211000000211
2018–19[23] League One 390302000440
Total 812303040912
Sunderland 2019–20[24] League One 29000412[lower-alpha 1]0351
2020–21[25] League One 5010104[lower-alpha 1]1111
Total 340105161462
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2020–21[25] League One 241000000241
Charlton Athletic 2021–22[26] League One 38120102[lower-alpha 1]0431
2022–23[27] League One 451305000531
2023–24[28] League One 26121003[lower-alpha 1]1313
Total 10937160511275
Career total 259711114115229911
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Sunderland" (PDF). English Football League. p. 70. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Report, Roker (18 January 2021). "Reader's Corner: In defence of George Dobson". Roker Report. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Old Brentwood football star George Dobson set for Dutch challenge". www.schoolsearch.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "StackPath". www.brentwoodschool.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Hammers complete Dobson signing". WHUFC.com.
  6. ↑ "George Dobson: West Ham send teenage midfielder to Walsall on season-long loan". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ "Walsall 0-2 Yeovil Town (AET)". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ "Games played by George Dobson — Soccerbase". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "George Dobson leaves club for Sparta Rotterdam". WHUFC.com.
  10. ↑ "George Dobson: Walsall re-sign ex-West Ham midfielder from Sparta Rotterdam". BBC Sport. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Sunderland sign midfielder Dobson". BBC Sport.
  12. ↑ "Burnley 1-3 Sunderland". BBC. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  13. ↑ Hunter, James (13 January 2021). "Unhappy George Dobson has turned down chances to leave Sunderland this month, reveals Lee Johnson". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "George Dobson: Sunderland loan midfielder to AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Wimbledon 1-1 Wigan". BBC Sport. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "DONE DEAL: Combative midfielder George Dobson signs for the Addicks". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "GEORGE DOBSON TO TAKE OVER CAPTAINCY". www.charltonafc.com. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Games played by George Dobson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by George Dobson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "Games played by George Dobson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  21. 1 2 George Dobson at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by George Dobson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  23. ↑ "Games played by George Dobson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "Games played by George Dobson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by George Dobson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Games played by George Dobson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  27. ↑ "Games played by George Dobson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  28. ↑ "Games played by George Dobson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  29. ↑ "George Dobson named 2022 Player of the Year". Charlton Athleitc Official Website. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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