Eric Dier
English association football player
Eric Jeremy Edgar Dier (/ˈdaɪər/;[4] born 15 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team. A versatile defensive player, Dier has been deployed as a defensive midfielder, a centre back and a right back.
 Dier lining up for Tottenham Hotspur in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eric Jeremy Edgar Dier[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cheltenham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2012 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Everton (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Sporting CP B | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Sporting CP | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Tottenham Hotspur | 270 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | England U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | England U19 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | England U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | England U21 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015– | England | 49 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:49, 6 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:07, 4 December 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
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change- As of match played 11 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2012–13[5] | Segunda Liga | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14[5] | Segunda Liga | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 2012–13[5] | Primeira Liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2013–14[5] | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2014–15[6] | Premier League | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 2015–16[7] | Premier League | 37 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 51 | 4 | |
| 2016–17[8] | Premier League | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
| 2017–18[9] | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[10] | Premier League | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2019–20[11] | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[12] | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[13] | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[14] | Premier League | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[15] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 272 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 363 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 315 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 410 | 16 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Taça da Liga, Football League Cup/EFL Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
change- As of match played 4 December 2022[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 3 | |
- As of match played 4 December 2022
- England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Dier goal[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2016 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | 3 |  Germany |
3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | [17] |
| 2 | 11 June 2016 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | 8 |  Russia |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 | [18] |
| 3 | 4 September 2017 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 20 |  Slovakia |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [19] |
Honours
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- Football League Cup/EFL Cup runner-up: 2014–15,[20] 2020–21[21]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2018–19[22]
England
- UEFA Nations League third place: 2018–19[23]
References
change- ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ "Eric Dier". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ "Eric Dier: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ↑ Tottenham Hotspur (9 February 2016), Dizzy Baseball Challenge FT Eric Dier + Daniel Murphy, retrieved 18 November 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "E. Dier: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Eric Dier in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Eric Dier in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Eric Dier in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Eric Dier in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Eric Dier in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Eric Dier in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "Games played by Eric Dier in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Eric Dier in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Eric Dier in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Eric Dier in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Eric Dier at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Germany vs. England 2–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "England vs. Russia 1–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "England vs. Slovakia 2–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 March 2015). "Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (25 April 2021). "Manchester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (9 June 2019). "Switzerland 0–0 England". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eric Dier.
- Profile at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
- Profile at the Football Association website
- Eric Dier at Soccerbase
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