Craig Dawson

€2MMarket Value

Free Agent

•Defender•

England

Craig Dawson

€2MMarket Value

Free Agent

•Defender•

England

7.0

Season Score

May 6, 1990

188 cm

Height

0.11

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

7.0

Season Score

May 6, 1990

188 cm

Height

0.11

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

Season Performance 24/25

All Competitions

Matches: 16
Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 2
Mins/game: 65
Avg Rating: 6.67

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

West Bromwich Albion

2010/2011 - 2018/2019

2241560.0718,7227.01

Rochdale

2008/2009 - 2010/2011

902000.224,155-

West Ham United

2020/2021 - 2022/2023

82820.106,8417.09

Wolverhampton Wanderers

2022/2023 - 2024/2025

75410.055,8407.01

Watford

2019/2020 - 2020/2021

Total

5205390.1039,548

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Wolverhampton Wanderers

24/25

162—1,0430.17206.67

Wolverhampton Wanderers

23/24

301—2,4030.07607.19

Wolverhampton Wanderers

22/23

291—2,3940.04707.01

West Ham United

22/23

10—900.00106.83

West Ham United

21/22

554—4,5250.12617.11

West Ham United

20/21

264—2,2260.16517.05

Watford

20/21

10—900.00007.24

Watford

19/20

312—2,5070.07606.97

Watford

18/19

10—44—00-

West Bromwich Albion

18/19

453—3,8320.121007.10

West Bromwich Albion

17/18

322—2,8710.06706.98

West Bromwich Albion

16/17

424—3,7580.101006.98

West Bromwich Albion

15/16

434—3,7010.12406.99

West Bromwich Albion

14/15

352—2,8910.09806.99

West Bromwich Albion

13/14

150—9490.1920-

West Bromwich Albion

12/13

40—1800.0000-

Bolton Wanderers

12/13

164—1,3490.2720-

West Bromwich Albion

11/12

80—5400.0000-

Rochdale

10/11

4710—4,1550.2240-

Rochdale

09/10

4310———10-

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

West Ham United U21

20/21

10—900.00107.14

England U21

12/13

66—5351.0120-

Great Britain U23

11/12

20—60—00-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2009/2010	League Two (England)	41	—	9	—	—	—
2010/2011	League One (England)	45	3975	10	0	0.23	—
2011/2012	Premier League	6	540	0	0	0	—
2012/2013	Premier League	1	90	0	0	0	—
2012/2013	Championship (England)	16	1349	4	0	0.27	—
2013/2014	Premier League	12	949	0	2	0.19	—
2014/2015	Premier League	29	2591	2	0	0.07	6.99
2015/2016	Premier League	38	3385	4	0	0.11	6.99
2016/2017	Premier League	37	3278	4	0	0.11	6.98
2017/2018	Premier League	28	2511	2	0	0.07	7.05
2018/2019	Championship (England)	43	3716	3	2	0.12	7.1
2019/2020	Premier League	29	2359	2	0	0.08	6.97
2020/2021	Premier League	22	1926	3	0	0.14	6.99
2021/2022	Premier League	34	2754	2	2	0.13	7.07
2022/2023	Premier League	25	2137	1	0	0.04	7.01
2023/2024	Premier League	25	2211	1	1	0.08	7.13
2024/2025	Premier League	15	981	0	0	0	6.63

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

125

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Craig Dawson — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2023/2024 · 7.13Premier League
Lowest-rated season: 2024/2025 · 6.63Premier League
Rating trend: -0.14last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.12 G+A per 9047 goals + 7 assists across 17 league seasons (per-90 from 34752 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 17 (2009–2024)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 7

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 3rdrating 6.63 vs 122 rated peers
Goals rank: #57 of 1220 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 30th0 per 90

Cohort: 122 Premier League defenders, 2024/2025, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-03

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G			Last
Liverpool	20	6	4	10	3	5	0	Sep 2023
Manchester City	20	2	2	16	0	3	0	Oct 2024
Chelsea	19	5	3	11	0	2	1	Jan 2025
Stoke City	14	7	3	4	0	1	0	Feb 2019
AFC Bournemouth	14	5	3	6	1	4	0	Nov 2024
Swansea City	12	5	2	5	0	0	0	Sep 2019
Brentford	12	5	1	6	0	2	0	Oct 2024
Fulham	9	1	6	2	0	0	0	Feb 2023
Sunderland	8	3	4	1	0	3	0	Jan 2017
Wolverhampton Wanderers	8	6	0	2	0	2	0	Oct 2022
Nottingham Forest	6	0	6	0	0	1	0	Aug 2024
Wigan Athletic	5	1	1	3	0	1	0	Dec 2018
Queens Park Rangers	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	Feb 2019
Peterborough United	5	1	2	2	2	1	0	Dec 2020
Birmingham City	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	Mar 2019
Reading	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	Apr 2019
Derby County	4	0	1	3	0	0	0	May 2019
Ipswich Town	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	Dec 2024
Huddersfield Town	4	2	0	2	1	0	0	Feb 2018
Charlton Athletic	3	1	0	2	1	1	0	Mar 2013

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Transfer History

Wolverhampton Wanderers

—

Jul 1, 2025Transfer

West Ham United

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Jan 22, 2023Transfer€4M

Watford

West Ham United

Jul 1, 2021Transfer€2M

West Ham United

Watford

May 31, 2021End of loan

Oct 12, 2020Loan€1M

Jul 1, 2019Transfer€6M

Bolton Wanderers

West Bromwich Albion

Apr 27, 2013End of loan

Jan 25, 2013Loan

May 31, 2011End of loan

Sep 1, 2010Loan

Aug 31, 2010Transfer€300K

Radcliffe Borough

Rochdale

May 31, 2009End of loan

Feb 24, 2009Loan

Feb 23, 2009Transfer€10K

Player Information

Date of Birth

May 6, 1990

Place of Birth

Rochdale, England

Nationality

England

Height

188 cm

Weight

82 kg

Shirt Number

#15

Age

36 years

Position

Defender

Market Value

€2M

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.94

Highest: 7.2 | Lowest: 6.6

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

94%

Matches

Total played16

Started (Lineups)11

From Bench12

Total Minutes1043

Minutes per game65

Attacking

Goals0

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes2

Pass accuracy94%

Total passes615

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses0

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles15

Interceptions11

Clearances-

Blocks15

Clean Sheets4

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels65

Duels Won43

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles1

Cards

Yellow2

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

520

total appearances

About Craig Dawson

Neither a goal nor an assist came from Craig Dawson's 15 Premier League appearances in 2024/2025 (981 minutes). GioScore's computed rating for the season averages 6.63. By match rating he occupies the 3rd percentile of a 122-strong pool of Premier League defenders (2024/2025, min. 450 minutes), with a goals rank of 57th of 122.

No season rated higher than 2023/2024 (7.13, Premier League); none lower than 2024/2025 (6.63).

Those league minutes are spread over 4 domestic leagues: Premier League (301 appearances, 21 goals), Championship (England) (59 appearances, 7 goals) and League One (England) (45 appearances, 10 goals) — the three with most games. 11 of those 17 recorded campaigns ended with 25 league appearances or more. Across 2016/2017–2018/2019, the heaviest three-year block, he totalled 108 league appearances (36 a season).

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Craig Dawson play?

Craig Dawson plays as a Defender.

How old is Craig Dawson?

Craig Dawson is 36 years old, born on May 6, 1990. He is from England.

How tall is Craig Dawson?

Craig Dawson is 188 cm tall. He weighs 82 kg.

What nationality is Craig Dawson?

Craig Dawson is from England and represents them at international level.