Eric Dier

Eric Dier
	; Dier lining up for Tottenham Hotspur in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Eric Jeremy Edgar Dier
Date of birth	15 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Cheltenham, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder, defender
Club information
Current team	Tottenham Hotspur
Number	15
Youth career
2003–2012	Sporting CP
2011–2012	→ Everton (loan)
Senior career*
National team‡
	* 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)

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Europe		Total
Club	Season	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

As of match played 4 December 2022^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
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]

List of international goals scored by Eric Dier
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

Tottenham Hotspur

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]

Eric Dier Media

Dier playing for Tottenham Hotspur in the 2015 League Cup Final
Dier holds off NŠ Mura's Mitja Lotrič in the maiden edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, 2021
Dier playing for England U19s in 2012
Dier playing for England at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

References

↑ "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. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31572594. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
↑ McNulty, Phil (25 April 2021). Manchester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56790307. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
↑ McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
↑ McNulty, Phil (9 June 2019). Switzerland 0–0 England. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48191915. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

Other websites

Profile at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
Profile at the Football Association website
Eric Dier career stats at Soccerbase

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[5] Includes FA Cup

[6] Includes Taça da Liga, Football League Cup/EFL Cup

[UEL-9] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[12] Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League

[UCL-14] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[UECL-19] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[1] "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.

[2] "Eric Dier". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[3] "Eric Dier: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

[4] Tottenham Hotspur (9 February 2016), Dizzy Baseball Challenge FT Eric Dier + Daniel Murphy, retrieved 18 November 2017

[Soccerway-7] 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.

[sb1415-8] "Games played by Eric Dier in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[sb1516-10] "Games played by Eric Dier in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[sb1617-11] "Games played by Eric Dier in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[sb1718-13] "Games played by Eric Dier in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

[sb1819-15] "Games played by Eric Dier in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

[sb1920-16] "Games played by Eric Dier in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[sb2021-17] "Games played by Eric Dier in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

[sb2122-18] "Games played by Eric Dier in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

[sb2223-20] "Games played by Eric Dier in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[sb2324-21] "Games played by Eric Dier in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[NFT-22] 16.0 ^16.1 Eric Dier at National-Football-Teams.com

[23] "Germany vs. England 2–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[24] "England vs. Russia 1–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[25] "England vs. Slovakia 2–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[2015LC-26] McNulty, Phil (1 March 2015). Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31572594. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[27] McNulty, Phil (25 April 2021). Manchester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56790307. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

[clfinal-28] McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[29] McNulty, Phil (9 June 2019). Switzerland 0–0 England. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48191915. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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Personal information
Dier lining up for Tottenham Hotspur in 2020
Full name	Eric Jeremy Edgar Dier^[1]
Date of birth	(1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30)^[2]
Place of birth	Cheltenham, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)^[3]
Playing position	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)
* 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)