Eric Dier

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.

Eric Dier
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Dier lining up for Tottenham Hotspur in 2020
Personal information
Full nameEric Jeremy Edgar Dier[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birthCheltenham, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Playing positionDefensive midfielder, defender
Club information
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur
Number15
Youth career
2003–2012Sporting CP
2011–2012Everton (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014Sporting CP B16(2)
2012–2014Sporting CP27(1)
2014–Tottenham Hotspur270(12)
National team
2011England U181(0)
2012–2013England U198(0)
2013–2014England U206(0)
2013–2015England U219(0)
2015–England49(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)

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
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
  1. Includes FA Cup
  2. Includes Taça da Liga, Football League Cup/EFL Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. 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

England

Eric Dier Media

References

  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
  5. 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.
  6. "Games played by Eric Dier in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. "Games played by Eric Dier in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. "Games played by Eric Dier in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. "Games played by Eric Dier in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  10. "Games played by Eric Dier in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  11. "Games played by Eric Dier in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  12. "Games played by Eric Dier in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  13. "Games played by Eric Dier in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  14. "Games played by Eric Dier in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  15. "Games played by Eric Dier in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  16. 16.0 16.1 Eric Dier at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. "Germany vs. England 2–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  18. "England vs. Russia 1–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  19. "England vs. Slovakia 2–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  20. McNulty, Phil (1 March 2015). Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31572594. Retrieved 15 December 2017. 
  21. McNulty, Phil (25 April 2021). Manchester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56790307. Retrieved 25 April 2021. 
  22. McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443. Retrieved 1 June 2019. 
  23. 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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