Dawson Devoy
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001
Place of birth Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Swindon Town
(on loan from Milton Keynes Dons)
Youth career
Home Farm
St Kevin's Boys
2018–2019 Bohemians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Bohemians 71 (10)
2022– Milton Keynes Dons 43 (0)
2024– → Swindon Town (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:35, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Dawson Devoy (born 20 November 2001) is an Irish professional association football player who plays as a midfielder for Swindon Town on loan from EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons. He represented the Republic of Ireland U21 national team 7 times between 2021 and 2022.

Club career

Bohemians

Devoy played for Home Farm and St Kevin's Boys at youth level.[1] He joined the U17 side of League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians in March 2018,[1] before signing professional terms in 2019.[2] Devoy made his first team debut on 27 May 2019 as a 68th-minute substitute in a 2–0 League of Ireland Cup quarter-final win over Cork City.[3] He made his league debut on 15 July 2019 as a 79th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat away to UCD.[4]

Following limited opportunities the previous season, in 2021 Devoy featured regularly in both the league and UEFA Europa Conference League.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 May 2021 in a 2–1 defeat away to St Patrick's Athletic.[6] After an impressive season which included an international call-up to the Republic of Ireland U21s, Devoy was named the PFAI Young Player of the Year[7] and featured in the PFAI Team of the Year for 2021.[8]

After re-signing with Bohemians in December 2021,[9] he continued to perform into the 2022 season, scoring 8 goals and providing 2 assists in 22 league games amid increased interest from other clubs.[5]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 13 July 2022, Devoy joined EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[1] On 5 November 2022, Devoy scored his first goal for the club, in a 6–0 win over Taunton Town in the FA Cup.[10] He scored 1 goal in 44 appearances in all competitions over the season as his side were relegated to EFL League Two.[11]

On 5 January 2024, Devoy joined fellow League Two club Swindon Town on loan until the end of the season.[12]

International career

Devoy made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 team during the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 qualifiers against Luxembourg.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played on 16 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Division Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians LOI Premier 2019[5] 601010—1[lower-alpha 1]090
LOI Premier 2020[5] 10020—1[lower-alpha 2]0—130
LOI Premier 2021[5] 33251—6[lower-alpha 3]0—443
LOI Premier 2022[5] 228–———228
Total 7110811070108811
Milton Keynes Dons League One 2022–23[14] 3402140—4[lower-alpha 4]0441
League Two 2023–24[15] 901000—3[lower-alpha 4]1131
Total 4303140—70572
Career Total 1141011250708014513

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MK Dons complete move for Dawson Devoy". Milton Keynes Dons. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "The Boy Devoy - The Rise And Rise Of Dawson Devoy". balls.ie.
  3. ↑ "Cork pay the penalty against Bohs, Derry see off Harps in extra time in EA Sports Cup quarters". the42.ie. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ↑ @bfcdublin (17 July 2019). "Congratulations to Dawson Devoy, who made his league debut for #Bohs first team against UCD on Monday night. Dawson is a regular fixture in our U19 side, having come through Bohs-SKB underage teams" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "D. Devoy". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Report: Saints 2-1 Bohs (21/05/21)". stpatsfc.com. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Bohs' Georgie Kelly and Dawson Devoy take home PFAI Player and Young Player of the Year awards". Irish Independent. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Four Bohs players and three from Shamrock Rovers in the PFAI Team of the Year". the42.ie. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Dawson Devoy among 11 players to re-sign with Bohemians for 2022". the42.ie. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "MK Dons 6-0 Taunton Town" – via www.bbc.com.
  11. ↑ Fennessy, Paul (7 May 2023). "Heartbreak for Ireland stars as Derby just miss out on play-offs". The 42.
  12. ↑ "Town sign Dawson Devoy". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Bittersweet Ireland U21s debut for Bohs youngster". the42.ie. 8 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Dawson Devoy in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Dawson Devoy in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Bohs' teen sensation Dawson Devoy recognised after a string of outstanding performances". 10 August 2021.
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