Dylan Hill
Dylan Hill (born 22 April 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Northampton Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Northampton Town | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brixworth Junior | |||
| 2015–2022 | Northampton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Boston United | 34 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 9 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Hill began at apprenticeship at Northampton Town at the start of the 2021–22 season following a year as an extended schoolboy, and in April was recognised by the League Football Education (LFE) in "The 11" after he overcame learning difficulties and dyscalculia to achieve well above his predicted grade on the BTEC Diploma at Moulton School.[2] He made his first-team debut for the club on 20 September 2022, after coming on as a half-time substitute for Ben Fox in a 2–0 defeat to Cambridge United in an EFL Trophy match at Sixfields Stadium.[3] Hill said that "I am speechless, and the experience I have got there is unreal".[4]
Style of play edit
Hill is a midfielder with good ball-control skills.[5]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 9 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Northampton Town | 2022–23[6] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Boston United | 2023–24 | National League North | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Career total | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ 1 appearance in the FA Trophy
References edit
- ^ "Dylan Hill - Midfielder - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Willsher, Gareth (20 April 2022). "UNDER 18S SKIPPER DYLAN HILL RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Stonhill, Elliot (20 September 2022). "NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 2". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Casey, Jeremy (22 September 2022). "Dylan delights in 'unreal' experience as teenager makes Cobblers debut". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Heneghan, James (1 June 2021). "Meet the new scholars hoping to make it big at the Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Dylan Hill in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.