Dylan Levitt

Dylan Levitt
Levitt with Manchester United U18 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Dylan James Christopher Levitt[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Bodelwyddan, Wales
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Manchester United 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Istra 1961 (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 → Dundee United (loan) 25 (5)
2022–2023 Dundee United 27 (5)
2023– Hibernian 29 (2)
International career‡
2016 Wales U17 3 (0)
2017–2019 Wales U19 9 (0)
2019 Wales U21 1 (0)
2020– Wales 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:11, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Dylan James Christopher Levitt (born 17 November 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian and the Wales national team.

Levitt is a graduate of the Manchester United youth system. He made his senior debut in a UEFA Europa League match in November 2019, which was his only first-team appearance for Manchester United. He spent time on loan at Charlton Athletic, Croatian club Istra 1961 and Scottish club Dundee United. He left Manchester United in July 2022 and joined Dundee United on a permanent deal. Levitt moved to Hibernian a year later.

Levitt represented Wales at several youth levels, before making his senior international debut in a UEFA Nations League game against Finland in September 2020. He was selected for the Wales squads that played in UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Manchester United

Levitt joined the Manchester United youth system at the age of eight and signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2018.[3] In November 2019, he signed a new contract with the club until June 2022.[4] He made his senior debut with United in a UEFA Europa League match against Astana on 28 November 2019.[5]

On 8 September 2020, Levitt was sent on a season-long loan to Charlton Athletic.[6] On 8 January 2021, it was reported that Levitt's loan at Charlton Athletic had been cut short after he made only five first-team appearances at the League One club.[7]

On 15 February 2021, Levitt joined Prva HNL side Istra 1961 on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[8] On 14 April, he was unexpectedly given a chance by coach Danijel Jumić in the Croatian Cup semi-final against Rijeka, being named in the starting lineup. He played until 64th minute when he was replaced by Dino Halilović, as Istra managed to pull off an upset 3–2 win and qualify for the final.[9]

Dundee United

On 20 August 2021, Levitt joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee United on a season-long loan.[10] After scoring six goals in 29 league and cup appearances for the Tangerines, including an extra-time winner against Kilmarnock in the fourth round of the 2021–22 Scottish Cup,[11] and three in the final five league matches to help Dundee United qualify for European football, Levitt was voted the fans' player of the year.[12]

Levitt then joined Dundee United on a two-year deal in July 2022,[13][14][15] and later extended this contract by one year. United were relegated from the Premiership after the 2022–23 season, and in July 2023 the club accepted an offer of around £300,000 for him from Hibernian.[16][17]

Hibernian

Levitt signed a three-year contract with Hibernian on 5 July 2023.[17]

International career

Levitt represented Wales at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[18] In May 2019, he was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time.[19] He made his debut on 3 September 2020, in a 1–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B away win against Finland.[20] In May 2021, he was selected in Wales' 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[21] He made his tournament debut as a late substitute in Wales' 1–0 defeat against Italy in Rome.[22] In November 2022, he was named in the Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 May 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United U21 2019–20 — — — — — 2[c] 0 2 0
Manchester United 2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 — 1 0
2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2020–21 League One 3 0 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 5 0
Istra 1961 (loan) 2020–21 Prva HNL 7 0 2 0 — — — 9 0
Dundee United (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 25 5 3 1 1 0 — — 29 6
Dundee United 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 27 5 2 0 2 0 2[e] 0 — 33 5
Total 52 10 5 1 3 0 2 0 — 62 11
Hibernian 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 28 2 3 0 1 0 4[e] 0 — 36 2
Career total 90 12 11 1 5 0 7 0 2 0 115 13
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Croatian Cup and Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 25 September 2022[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 2020 5 0
2021 5 0
2022 3 0
Total 13 0

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Dylan Levitt Profile, News & Stats". Premier League. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. ^ Sands, Katie (3 September 2020). "Dylan Levitt, the outstanding Man Utd teenager just handed his Wales debut by Ryan Giggs". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Dylan Levitt signs new contract with Manchester United". Manchester Evening News. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ Thompson, Gemma (28 November 2019). "FC Astana 2 Manchester United 1". Manchester United. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Dylan Levitt: Charlton Athletic sign Manchester United midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Dylan Levitt: Wales midfielder recalled from Charlton by Manchester United". BBC Sport. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Dylan Levitt: Manchester United loan Wales midfielder to Croatian club Istra". BBC Sport. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  9. ^ Matteoni, Robert (14 April 2021). "Video: Istra srušila Riječane i ušla u povijesno finale Kupa, branitelj naslova eliminiran nakon drame". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  10. ^ Railston, Steven (20 August 2021). "Manchester United's Dylan Levitt completes loan transfer to Dundee United". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. ^ Southwick, Andrew (22 January 2022). "Kilmarnock 1-2 Dundee United (AET): Dylan Levitt extra-time winner for visitors". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Dundee United Player of the Year Awards 2021/22". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United FC. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Dylan Levitt Joins Dundee United". DundeeUnitedFC.co.uk. Dundee United. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Levitt completes permanent move". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Dundee Utd: Steven Fletcher & Dylan Levitt pen two-year deals at Premiership club". BBC Sport. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  16. ^ McPartlin, Patrick (5 July 2023). "Hibs complete signing of Dylan Levitt - fee paid, contract length, Lee Johnson comments". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Dylan Levitt: Hibernian sign Wales international from Dundee United". BBC Sport. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  18. ^ a b Dylan Levitt at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  19. ^ "The story of Wales' seven new faces as Ryan Giggs reveals squad for Portugal training camp". WalesOnline. Media Wales. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  20. ^ Bostock, Adam (3 September 2020). "Dylan Levitt makes senior international debut for Wales alongside Dan James". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Rubin Colwill: Wales include uncapped Cardiff City midfielder in Euro 2020 squad". Sky Sports. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  22. ^ Challies, Josh (22 June 2021). "Manchester United's Dylan Levitt reacts to 'amazing' Euro 2020 debut with Wales". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Cymru squad announced for 2022 FIFA World Cup". Football Association of Wales. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  24. ^ "Dylan Levitt". EU-football.info. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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