Harrison Dunk

Harrison Dunk
Personal information
Full name Harrison Charles Dunk[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back, left midfielder[4]
Youth career
AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Bromley 68 (7)
2011–2024 Cambridge United 396 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:55, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Harrison Charles Dunk (born 25 October 1990) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a left back or left midfielder. He last played for EFL League One club Cambridge United.

Career

Dunk was born in Hammersmith, Greater London.[5] He joined Bromley on 7 August 2009, after being spotted in an under-18 tournament in Germany,[6] following time with AFC Wimbledon.[7] He featured regularly for the club in his debut campaign, and was also selected the club's Player of the Season.[8]

On 7 June 2011, after picking up another Player of the Season award with Bromley,[9] Dunk joined Cambridge United.[10] He renewed his link with the U's on 23 March 2014.[11]

On 9 August 2014, Dunk played his first match in the Football League, starting in a 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle.[12] On 8 January 2018, Dunk became Cambridge United's longest serving player after defender Josh Coulson left the club for Leyton Orient.[13] Dunk made his 300th appearance for Cambridge on 13 August 2019 in a League Cup first round tie against Brentford in which Cambridge won on penalties. He made his 300th league appearance against Scunthorpe on 17 October 2020 with United winning 5–0.

On 1 May 2024, the club announced Dunk would be released in the summer at the end of his contract.[14]

Dunk has now retired from professional football. In September 2024, he took up a role with the Professional Footballers' Association's legal team.[15] He ended his career as Cambridge United's fifth all-time appearance maker.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bromley 2009–10[17] Conference South 34 2 — 34 2
2010–11[17] Conference South 34 5 2 0 — 4[a] 1 40 6
Total 68 7 2 0 — 4 1 74 8
Cambridge United 2011–12[18] Conference Premier 23 6 3 1 — 4[b] 0 30 7
2012–13[18] Conference Premier 32 2 0 0 — 2[b] 0 34 2
2013–14[18] Conference Premier 30 3 4 0 — 4[c] 0 38 3
2014–15[19] League Two 32 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 36 2
2015–16[20] League Two 45 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 48 4
2016–17[21] League Two 38 2 4 0 0 0 1[d] 0 43 2
2017–18[22] League Two 37 2 2 0 1 0 2[d] 0 42 2
2018–19[23] League Two 26 0 0 0 0 0 2[d] 0 28 0
2019–20[24] League Two 29 0 2 0 2 0 3[d] 0 36 0
2020–21[25] League Two 41 0 1 0 2 0 5[d] 0 47 0
2021–22[26] League One 34 1 4 0 1 0 6 0 44 1
2022–23[27] League One 25 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 3
2023–24[28] League One 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
Total 396 25 27 1 9 0 30 0 462 26
Career total 464 32 29 1 9 0 34 1 536 34
  1. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Kent Senior Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, three in Conference Premier play-offs
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Cambridge United

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Harrison Dunk". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Harrison Dunk: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Harrison Dunk". Cambridge United F.C. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Harrison Dunk". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Harrison Dunk". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Harrison signs / Squad update". Bromley F.C. 7 August 2009. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  7. ^ "AFC Wimbledon Former Youth Squad". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  8. ^ a b Hutton, Tim (22 May 2010). "Harrison Dunk thanks supporters". Bromley F.C. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  9. ^ a b Hutton, Tim (30 April 2011). "Triple Dunk at end of season awards". Bromley F.C. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Dunk joins Cambridge United". Bromley F.C. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Harrison Dunk signs new deal with Cambridge United". Cambridge News. 23 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  12. ^ Osborne, Chris (8 August 2014). "Cambridge United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Josh Coulson departs Cambridge United after a decade of service". Cambridge United F.C. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Cambridge United: Ryan Bennett, Lyle Taylor among seven to leave". BBC Sport. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Cambridge United legend Harrison Dunk begins new legal career with the PFA". 13 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Harrison Dunk to leave United | Cambridge United F.C." www.cambridgeunited.com. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Harrison Dunk". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United FC and Luke Buckingham Brown. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  18. ^ a b c d "H. Dunk". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Harrison Dunk in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Harrison Dunk in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Harrison Dunk in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Harrison Dunk in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by Harrison Dunk in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Harrison Dunk in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Harrison Dunk in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by Harrison Dunk in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Harrison Dunk in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Games played by Harrison Dunk in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  29. ^ Osborne, Chris (18 May 2014). "Cambridge United 2–1 Gateshead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2023.