Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Dewsbury-Hall with Leicester City in 2022
Personal information
Full name Kiernan Frank Dewsbury-Hall[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 22
Youth career
2006–2017 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 Leicester City 103 (15)
2020 → Blackpool (loan) 10 (4)
2020–2021 → Luton Town (loan) 39 (3)
2024– Chelsea 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Kiernan Frank Dewsbury-Hall (born 6 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea.

Career

Leicester City

Early career

Dewsbury-Hall was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, and grew up in Shepshed, Leicestershire.[4][5] He joined the Leicester City Academy in 2006 aged eight from Shepshed Dynamo Warriors of the Leicester Mutual League,[6][7] who he played for at under-8 and under-9 levels.[8][9] He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2017 and in 2019 was named as the development squad player of the year.[5]

Loans and first-team breakthrough

Dewsbury-Hall made his first-team debut in a 1–0 FA Cup victory over Brentford on 25 January 2020, coming on as a substitute for Kelechi Iheanacho.[10] Two days later, he joined Blackpool on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[11] He scored a consolation goal on his debut the following day in a 2–1 away defeat to Wycombe Wanderers, after replacing Grant Ward at half time.[12]

Dewsbury-Hall signed a new four-year contract with Leicester on 16 October 2020 and joined Luton Town on a season-long loan.[13] At the end of the season, he won four awards at Luton's end of season awards ceremony, including Players' Player of the Season.[14]

He made his Premier League debut on 28 August 2021, coming on as a substitute for James Maddison in a 2–1 away win at Norwich City.[15] On 10 December, he scored his first goal for Leicester City, in a 3–2 defeat at Napoli in a Europa League group stage match. He scored his first Premier League goal on 10 April 2022, in a 2–1 home win against Crystal Palace.[16] On 24 June 2022, Dewsbury-Hall signed a new long term contract with Leicester City lasting until 2027.[17]

On the opening game of the 2023–24 season, he scored twice against Coventry City, winning the match for Leicester in the 87th minute.[18] Being a mainstay in Enzo Maresca's side, Dewsbury-Hall guided his team back to the Premier League as champions. He won Leicester's Players' Player of the Season and men's Player of the Season awards.[19] He was also included in the EFL Championship Team of the Season, after scoring 12 goals and providing a further 14 assists.[20]

Chelsea

On 2 July 2024, Dewsbury-Hall joined club Chelsea for a reported fee of £30 million.[21][22] The move reunited Dewsbury-Hall with former Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca, who made the switch to Chelsea earlier in the summer.[23] On 18 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 2–0 loss against Manchester City in the league.[24]

Style of play

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is known for his box-to-box style of play, covering large areas of the pitch.[25] He has strong passing skills, good ball control, and contributes both defensively with effective tackling and offensively by creating opportunities.[26] His high stamina allows him to press opponents and recover the ball consistently.[27]

Personal life

Born in England, Dewsbury-Hall is of Irish descent.[28][29]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City U21 2017–18[30] — — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2018–19[31] — — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2019–20[32] — — — — 5[a] 2 5 2
Total — — — — 11 2 11 2
Leicester City 2019–20[32] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2020–21[33] Premier League 0 0 — 1 0 — — 1 0
2021–22[34] Premier League 28 1 1 0 3 0 11[b] 2 1[c] 0 44 3
2022–23[35] Premier League 31 2 2 0 1 0 — — 34 2
2023–24[36] Championship 44 12 2 0 3 0 — — 49 12
Total 103 15 6 0 8 0 11 2 1 0 129 17
Blackpool (loan) 2019–20[32] League One 10 4 — — — — 10 4
Luton Town (loan) 2020–21[33] Championship 39 3 1 0 — — — 40 3
Chelsea 2024–25 Premier League 4 0 0 0 2 0 5[d] 1 0 0 11 1
Career total 156 22 7 0 10 0 16 3 12 2 201 27
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Leicester City

Individual

References

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  2. ^ "Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ "'I Want To Build The Story I Have With Leicester City' – Dewsbury-Hall's Foxes Emergence". Leicester City F.C. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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  8. ^ Ward, John (27 March 2006). "League Summary: U8's". BBC Leicester. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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  14. ^ "Luton Town Supporters' Trust 2020–21 season presentation evening". Luton Town FC. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  15. ^ Oscroft, Tim (28 August 2021). "Norwich City 1–2 Leicester City: Albrighton gives Foxes win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Dewsbury-Hall gets 1st EPL goal, Leicester beats Palace 2–1". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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  18. ^ "Live Commentary – Leicester vs Coventry | 06.08.2023". Sky Sports.
  19. ^ a b c "Award Braces For Dewsbury-Hall & Rantala". Leicester City FC. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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  24. ^ "Match report: Chelsea 0–2 Man City". 18 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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  29. ^ "Malaysia Bakal Miliki Pemain Pertama Beraksi di EPL?". 28 April 2024.
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  33. ^ a b "Games played by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  34. ^ "Games played by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  35. ^ "Games played by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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  37. ^ "Championship: 2023/24: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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  38. ^ Hafez, Shamoon (7 August 2021). "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  39. ^ "2021/22 Europa Conference League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  40. ^ "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  41. ^ "PFA Championship Team of the Year". PFA. 20 August 2024.
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