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Eric Dier

Tottenham Hotspur FC

49 appearances, 3 goals, 1 own goal

P 49 W 25 D 13 L 11 F 74: A 44
*(actual F 49: A 37)
64% successful

2015-23

disciplined: 5
captain:
five
minutes played:
3450

Timeline

  Eric Jeremy Edgar Dier

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored while the player was on the field.)

Birth 15 January 1994 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [registered in Cheltenham, February 1994]. To Jeremy and Louise.

Source

Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2013] &

Playing Career


Club(s)
Despite being born in Gloucestershire, Dier was brought up in Lisbon since the age of seven, and he spent his youth career with SC de Portugal from the age of nine. He signed a professional contract  with SC in April 2010, despite having interest from Arsenal FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC and Manchester United FC. Dier joined Everton FC on loan from January 2011, remaining eighteen months within the club's youth teams. He returned to Sporting and made his debut with their B team in August 2012. He rose to the first team, making 26 Primeira Liga appearances, scoring once, before a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur FC on 26 August 2014 for £4million. The 2016-17 close season ended with him being linked with a move to Manchester United FC. Missed the opening weekend of 2024 as he was finalising a move to FC Bayern München, which was confirmed on 11 January. He made his debut as a half-time substitute on 24 January 2024 against 1.FC Union Berlin, and has made seven+two Bundesliga appearances, up until 16 March 2024.
League honours
256+18 appearances, 12 goals
Tottenham Hotspur FC 2014-23 256+eighteen appearances, twelve goals
debut: 16 August 2014 West Ham United FC 0 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1.

Club honours
Football League Cup runners-up 2014-15, 2020-21;
FA Premier League
third place 2015-16 (37 apps), 2017-18 (34), runners-up 2016-17 (36);
UEFA Champions League
runners-up 2018-19;
FA Cup best semi-finalist 2016-17 (4), 2017-18 (4);
Individual honours FA Premier League Player of the Month nominee August 2021;
Distinctions Grandson of former FA Secretary, Ted Croker.
Height/Weight 6' 2", 9st. 9lb. [2015]

Source

Jack Rollin's Sky Sports Yearbook [2013] & ENFA.

England Career

Player number 1212th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Midfielder, Centre-back
First match No. 949, 13 November 2015, Spain 2 England 0, a friendly match at Estadio José Rico Pérez, Poligon de Sant Blai, Alicante, substitute (62:33), aged 21 years 302 days.
Last match No. 1040, 4 December 2022, England 3 Senegal 0, a World Cup Finals Round of Sixteen match at Āstād āl-Bayt, Al Oqda, Al Khawr, Qatar, substitute (76:10), aged 28 years 323 days
Major tournaments FIFA World Cup Finals 2018, 2022;
UEFA European Championship Finals
2016;
UEFA Nations League Finals 2019;
Team honours FIFA World Cup Finals fourth place 2018;
UEFA Nations League Finals third place 2019;
Distinctions At the time of his first captaincy, Dier became the second youngest to do so at Wembley Stadium, after Bobby Moore in 1964.
Youth Career
Tournaments UEFA European Under-19 Championship Finals 2012;
FIFA Under-20 World Cup Finals 2013;
Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon (Hopefuls) Festival 2014
Honours UEFA European Under-19 Championship Finals semi-finalists 2012;
Individual honours England U21 (nine+three appearances, August 2013-November 2015)
England U20
(three appearances, June 2013)
England U19
(eight appearances, May 2012-February 2013)
England U18
(one appearance, November 2011)


The Numbers

Squads Apps comp. apps starts substitute unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals captain
25 49 32 37 12
2
13 3450 3 1150 min 2 five 5
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
49 25 13 11 74 44 +30 13 21 1.51 0.9 64.3 +14

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 22 15 5 2 42 16 +26 2 11 1.909 0.727 79.5 +13
Away 14 5 4 5 13 15 -2 7 6 0.929 1.071 50.0 =0
Neutral 13 5 4 4 19 13 +6 4 4 1.462 1.00 53.8 +1

Captain Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 4 1 3 0 2 1 +1 2 3 0.50 0.25 62.5 +1
Neutral 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.0 -1
5 1 3 1 2 2 =0 3 3 0.4 0.4 50 =0

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 37 20 7 10 58 33 +25 9 16 1.568 0.892 63.5 +10
Red 10 5 5 0 16 10 +6 2 4 1.60 1.00 75.0 +5
Blue 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0.00 0.50 25.0 -1

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

7 5 2 0 11 3 +8 1 5 1.571 0.429 85.7 +5
WCF 8 4 1 3 15 9 +6 2 2 1.875 1.125 56.3 +1
World Cup 15 9 3 3 26 12 +14 3 7 1.733 0.80 70.0 +6

ECP

1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 0 1 5.00 0.00 100.0 +1
ECF 4 1 2 1 4 4 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
European Championship 5 2 2 1 9 4 +5 1 2 1.80 0.80 60.0 +1

NLP

11 5 3 3 16 12 +4 4 4 1.455 1.091 59.1 +2
NLF 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
Nations League 12 5 4 3 16 12 +4 5 5 1.333 1.00 58.3 +2
Friendly 17 9 4 4 23 16 +7 4 7 1.353 0.941 64.7 +5

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2016-18 7 5 2 0 11 3 +8 1 5 1.571 0.429 85.7 +5
WCP All 7 5 2 0 11 3 +8 1 5 1.571 0.429 85.7 +5
World Cup Finals Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 2018 6 2 1 3 6 7 -1 2 1 1.00 1.167 41.7 -1
WCF 2022 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 0 1 4.50 1.00 100.0 +2
WCF All 6 2 1 3 6 7 -1 2 1 1.00 1.167 41.7 -1
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2016-18 13 7 3 3 17 10 +7 3 6 1.308 0.769 65.4 +4
WC 2021-22 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 0 1 4.50 1.00 100.0 +2
WC All 15 9 3 3 26 12 +14 3 7 1.733 0.80 70.0 +6

European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2019 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 0 1 5.00 0.00 100.0 +1
ECP 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ECP All 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 0 1 5.00 0.00 100.0 +1
European Championship Finals Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2016 4 1 2 1 4 4 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
ECF All 4 1 2 1 4 4 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 2014-16 4 1 2 1 4 4 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
EC 2019-20 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 0 1 5.00 0.00 100.0 +1
EC 2023-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EC All 5 2 2 1 9 4 +5 1 2 1.80 0.80 60.0 +1

Nations League Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NLP 2018 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 1 1 1.50 1.24 62.5 +1
NLP 2020 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4 2 3 1.40 0.60 70.0 +2
NLP 2022 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1 0 1.50 2.00 25.0 -1
NLP All 11 5 3 3 16 12 +4 4 4 1.455 1.091 59.1 +2
Nations League Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NLF 2019 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
NLF All 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
Nations League
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NL 2018-19 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 2 2 1.20 1.00 60.0 +1
NL 2020-21 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4 2 3 1.40 0.60 70.0 +2
NL 2022-23 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1 0 1.50 2.00 25.0 -1
NL All 12 5 4 3 16 12 +4 5 5 1.333 1.00 58.3 +2

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 15 9 3 3 26 12 +14 3 7 1.733 0.80 70.0 +6
EC 5 2 2 1 9 4 +5 1 2 1.80 0.80 60.0 +1
NL 12 5 4 3 16 12 +4 5 5 1.333 1.00 58.3 +2
32 16 9 7 51 28 +23 9 14 1.594 0.875 64.1 +9

England Match History of Eric Dier


Age 17 under 18  
one appearance - Slovakia November 2011.

Age 18 under 19  
seven appearances - Slovenia, Montenegro & Switzerland May 2012; Croatia, France & Greece July 2012;
Germany September 2012;

Age 19    
one appearance - Denmark February 2013.
under 20  
three appearances - Iraq, Chile & Egypt June 2013.
under 21  
four appearances - Scotland▲August 2013; Finland▲September 2013; San Marino October 2013;
San Marino▲November 2013;
 
Age 20    
five appearances - Qatar▲, Korea Republic & Colombia May 2014; Croatia (twice, first as▲) October 2014;
  
Age 21    
three appearances - USA & Norway September 2015; Kazakhstan October 2015.
 

 Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - 49 full appearances (3450 min) 5ᶜ 3ᵍ

manager: Roy Hodgson - eleven full appearances (724 min) 2ᵍx


apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 21
1 949 13 November 2015 - Spain 2 England 0
Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante
Fr AL (0-0) 63 15
RM

the 1212th player to appear for England. 
75th player from Tottenham Hotspur FC to represent England

2 950 17 November 2015 - England 2 France 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
  HW   4
CM

Age 22
3 951 26 March 2016 - Germany 2 England 3
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Fr AW 80 91 4
RM
4 952 29 March 2016 - England 1 Netherlands 2
The National Stadium, Wembley
HL (1-2) 85 18
5 953 22 May 2016 - England 2 Turkey 1
Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Fr
HW   4
CM
6 954 29 May 2016 - England 2 Australia 1
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
HW (2-0) 73
75
15

the 29th England player to score an own goal
the first England substitute to score an own goal

7 955 2 June 2016 - England 1 Portugal 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
  HW   17
DM
 
ECF
central mid 17x
8 956 11 June 2016 - Russia 1 England 1
Le stade Vélodrome, Marseille
ND 73

England's 29th successful direct free-kick

9 957 16 June 2016 - England 2 Wales 1
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
  NW  
10 958 20 June 2016 - England 0 Slovakia 0
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
ND  
11 959 27 June 2016 - England 1 Iceland 2
Allianz Riviera, Nice
NL (1-2) ht

 

manager: Sam Allardyce - one full appearance (90 min)x


12 960 4 September 2016 - Slovakia 0 England 1
Štadión Antona Malatinskeho, Trnava
WCP AW   4
LM

  manager: Gareth Southgate - 37 full appearances (2636 min) 5ᶜ 1ᵍx

961 8 October 2016 - England 2 Malta 0, The National Stadium, Wembley
WCP
HW unused sub 15
13 962 11 October 2016 - Slovenia 0 England 0
Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana
AD 20 8
LDM
14 963 11 November 2016 - England 3 Scotland 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
WCP HW   4
RDM
15 964 15 November 2016 - England 2 Spain 2
The National Stadium, Wembley
Fr HD   4
RDM

Age 23
16 965 22 March 2017 - Germany 1 England 0
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Fr AW   8
CM
17 966 26 March 2017 - England 2 Lithuania 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
WCP HW   4
DM
18 967 10 June 2017 - Scotland 2 England 2
The National Stadium, Glasgow
WCP AD 60 4
RDM
19 968 13 June 2017 - France 3 England 2
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Fr AL   8
CM
969 1 September 2017 - Malta 0 England 4, Stadium Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali
WCP
AW suspended
20 970 4 September 2017 - England 2 Slovakia 1
The National Stadium, Wembley
HW 37 73 8
LCM

the 177th England player to make twenty full appearances

21 971 5 October 2017 - England 1 Slovenia 0
The National Stadium, Wembley

WCP
HW   4
LDM
972 8 October 2017 - Lithuania 0 England 1, LFF stadionas, Vilnius AW unused sub 16
22 973 10 November 2017 - England 0 Germany 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
Fr HD   8ᶜ
CM

the 120th player to captain England
the second youngest captain at Wembley (since Bobby Moore in 1964).

23 974 14 November 2017 - England 0 Brazil 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
  HD   8ᶜ
CM

Age 24
24 975 23 March 2018 - Netherlands 0 England 1
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

Fr
AW (0-1) 89 12
25 976 27 March 2018 - England 1 Italy 1
The National Stadium, Wembley
HD   8ᶜ
CM
26 977 2 June 2018 - England 2 Nigeria 1
The National Stadium, Wembley

Fr
HW 73 8
CM
978 7 June 2018 - England 2 Costa Rica 0, Elland Road, Leeds HW unused sub 4
 
WCF
central mid 4x
27 979 18 June 2018 - Tunisia 1 England 2
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
NW (1-2) 90+3
980 24 June 2018 - England 6 Panama 1, Stadion Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod NW unused sub
28 981 28 June 2018 - England 0 Belgium 1
Stadion Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad
NL  

the youngest England World Cup Finals captain

29 982 3 July 2018 - England 1 Colombia 1ᴭᵀ
Otkritie Arena, Moskva
  ND (1-0) 81
30 983 7 July 2018 - Sweden 0 England 2
Cosmos Arena, Samara
NW (0-2) 85

the 118th England player to make thirty full appearances

31 984 11 July 2018 - Croatia 2 England 1ᴭᵀ
Luzhniki Stadium, Moskva
  NL (1-1) 97
32 985 14 July 2018 - Belgium 2 England 0
Krestovsky Stadium, St Petersburg
NL  
33 986 8 September 2018 - England 1 Spain 2
The National Stadium, Wembley
NLP HL (1-2) 64 17
RM
34 987 11 September 2018 - England 1 Switzerland 0
King Power Stadium, Leicester
Fr HW   8ᶜ
DM
35 988 12 October 2018 - Croatia 0 England 0
Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka

NLP
AD   4
CM
36 989 15 October 2018 - Spain 2 England 3
Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla
AW 12 4
DM
37 990 15 November 2018 - England 3 United States 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
Fr HW (2-0) 58 22
LM
38 991 18 November 2018 - England 2 Croatia 1
The National Stadium, Wembley
NLP HW   4
DM

Age 25
39 992 22 March 2019 - England 5 Czech Republic 0
The National Stadium, Wembley

ECP
HW (0-0) 17 4
CM
993 25 March 2019 - Montenegro 1 England 5, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica AW withdrawn
 squad member
 
NLF
defensive mid 4x
994 6 June 2019 - Netherlands 3 England 1ᴭᵀ, Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques, Guimarães NL unused sub
40 995 9 June 2019 - Switzerland 0 England 0ᴭᵀ
Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
ND ᶜ106
  

the 65th England player to make forty full appearances

Age 26
41 1002 5 September 2020 - Iceland 0 England 1
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

NLP
AW ᶜ78 6
RCD
42 1003 8 September 2020 - Denmark 0 England 0
Parken Stadion, København
AD   6
LD
1004 8 October 2020 - England 3 Wales 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW squad member
43 1005 11 October 2020 - England 2 Belgium 1
The National Stadium, Wembley

NLP
HW   5
CD
1006 14 October 2020 - England 0 Denmark 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HL withdrawn
 squad member
1007 12 November 2020 - England 3 Republic of Ireland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 20
44 1008 15 November 2020 - Belgium 2 England 0
Den Dreef, Leuven

NLP
AL   4
CD
45 1009 18 November 2020 - England 4 Iceland 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
HW ᶜ76 4
CD

Age 27
1010 25 March 2021 - England 5 San Marino 0, The National Stadium, Wembley
WCP
HW unused sub 14
1011 28 March 2021 - Albania 0 England 2, Air Albania Stadium, Tiranë AW squad member
1012 31 March 2021 - England 2 Poland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HW unused sub 17
  

Age 28
46 1035 23 September 2022 - Italy 1 England 0
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano

NLP
AL   5
CD
47 1036 26 September 2022 - England 3 Germany 3
The National Stadium, Wembley
HD   5
CD


WCF
centre back 15x
48 1037 21 November 2022 - England 6 Iran 2
Istād Khalīfah, Al Rayyan
NW (4-1) 70
1038 25 November 2022 - England 0 United States 0, Āstād āl-Bayt, Al Khawr ND
unused sub
1039 29 November 2022 - Wales 0 England 3, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan NW
49 1040 4 December 2022 - England 3 Senegal 0
Āstād āl-Bayt, Al Khawr
NW (3-0) 77
1041 10 December 2022 - France 2 England 1, Āstād āl-Bayt, Al Khawr NL unused sub

Age 29
1042 23 March 2023 - Italy 1 England 2, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli
ECP
AW
unused sub

15
1043 26 March 2023 - England 2 Ukraine 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW

    

 
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