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Dylan Lawlor

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Dylan Lawlor
Personal information
Full name Dylan Rhys Lawlor[1]
Date of birth (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Caerphilly, Wales
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Cardiff City
Number 48
Youth career
2013-2025 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Cardiff City 1 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Wales U17 9 (1)
2023– Wales U19 3 (0)
2025– Wales U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14704, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:57, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Dylan Rhys Lawlor (born 1 January 2006) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Cardiff City. He is a Wales Under-21 International.[2]

Club career

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A central defender, he was born in Caerphilly, Wales. He joined Cardiff City at the age of 7 years-old.[3][4] He was one of a number of young Welsh players at Cardiff City name-checked by Cardiff U21 boss Darren Purse as having high potential, in May 2024.[5] That season, he had captained the Cardiff City U21 team.[6]

He made his senior debut for Cardiff City under manager Omer Riza, starting their 2-0 FA Cup defeat on 28 February 2025 against Aston Villa, as a 19 year-old.[7][8]

International career

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Lawlor captained Wales at under-16 and under-19 level.[6] In March 2023, he scored a late header to ensure Wales Under-17s qualified for the European U17 Championships for the first time, in a 2-2 draw with Montenegro U17.[9] On 6 June 2025 Lawlor made his Wales under-21 debut in a friendly match against Norway.[10] He was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time for the World Cup qualifying match against Belgium on 9 June 2025.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 3 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cardiff City 2024–25 Championship 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References

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  1. ^ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Dylan Lawlor". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  3. ^ "LAWLOR'S PRIDE AT MAKING HIS CITY BOW". The League Paper. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  4. ^ Francis, Bryana (23 April 2024). "Cardiff City's exciting crop of young talent ready to bang the door down next season". Walesonline. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Cariff future in a good place - Purse". BBC Sport. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b Francis, Bryana; Williams, Glen (25 April 2024). "Tonight's Cardiff City news as another player out for the season and Liverpool star reveals 'excitement' over youngster". Walesonline. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  7. ^ Williams, Glen (28 February 2025). "Cardiff City player ratings as star plays out of his skin and teenage debutant impresses at Aston Villa". Wales online. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  8. ^ "New crop of youngsters, "good for Cardiff and good for Wales" - Riza". BBC Sport. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Cymru U17 Come From Behind to Seal Place in #U17EURO Finals". Faw.cymru. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  10. ^ Wales under-21 debut
  11. ^ Lawlor Wales call up