Andre Dozzell


Andre Leon Dozzell is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ipswich Town.

Club career

Ipswich Town

Dozzell is a product of the Ipswich Town youth academy. In April 2016, he was rewarded for his fine form with the club's Academy Player of the Year award. On 16 April 2016, Dozzell made his professional debut for Ipswich Town aged 16 in a Championship match against Sheffield Wednesday, coming on as a substitute at half time. He scored the equalizing goal for Ipswich, his first senior goal. He matched his father's achievement of scoring on his senior debut, also for Ipswich at age 16 in 1984.
On 5 August 2017, Dozzell tore his cruciate ligament during the opening game of the season against Birmingham City at Portman Road, and was ruled out for the rest of the 2017–18 season.
After recovering from the cruciate ligament injury he suffered at the start of the 2017–18 season, Dozzell saw his first team involvement increase during the 2018–19 season, making 21 appearances in all competitions, including scoring in a 3–2 victory over Leeds United at Portman Road in the final game of the season.
He scored his first goal of the 2019–20 season on 9 November, scoring the equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw with Lincoln City in an FA Cup first round tie at Portman Road. On 5 May 2020, Ipswich took up the option to extend Dozzell's contract by a further year, keeping him at the club until 2021.

International career

In August 2014, Dozzell was called up to the England U16 squad, having previously been involved in a training camp with the England under-15 set up in January 2014. He made his debut for the under-16's on 20 August 2014, captaining England in a 4–3 friendly defeat to Belgium at St George's Park. He scored his first international goal on 7 November 2014, netting the winner in a 1–0 win over Northern Ireland, with a free kick from 25 yards out. He won 9 caps for England's under-16's between 2014 and 2015, scoring once, whilst also being a part of the squad that won the 2015 Montaigu Tournament.
Dozzell made his England U17 debut on 26 August 2015, in a 3–1 win over Italy at the New Bucks Head stadium, creating the opening goal for Liverpool's Adam Lewis. Dozzell captained England at U17 level during the 2015–16 season. He was a member of the squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, starting the Quarter-final defeat against Spain. He won 16 caps at under-17 level, between 2015 and 2016, scoring 3 goals.
He made his debut for the England U18 team in a 2–1 win over Italy on 1 September 2016, coming on as a 60th minute substitute for Manchester City's Sadou Diallo. Dozzell won 9 caps for England's under-18 side between 2016 and 2017.
In July 2017 Dozzell played up an age group to win the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He made 4 appearances during the tournament, including starting in the 2–1 victory over Portugal in the final of the tournament.
He made his England U20 debut on 15 October 2018, in a 1–1 draw with the Czech Republic. He won his second cap for the under-20 side on 19 November, starting in a 2–0 win over Germany. His third cap came in a 3–1 loss to Poland on 22 March 2019 in the 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League.
In August 2019, Dozzell was once again called up to the England U20 squad for friendlies against Netherlands and Switzerland. He won his fourth cap for the U20s on 5 September, starting in a 0–0 draw with the Netherlands at the New Meadow stadium. He won his fifth cap on 9 September, featuring as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 victory over Switzerland in Basel.

Personal life

Andre is the son of former professional footballer Jason Dozzell.

Career statistics

Honours

International

England U16
England U19