Marcus Dackers
Personal information
Full name Marcus Matthias Dackers[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Southend United
(on loan from Salford City)
Youth career
2008–2015 Manchester City
2015–2020 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2019 → Loxwood (loan) 7 (0)
2020 → Lancing (loan) 3 (0)
2021– Salford City 12 (0)
2021 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 8 (7)
2022 → Chester (loan) 20 (9)
2022 → Southend United (loan) 6 (3)
2023 → Woking (loan) 19 (3)
2023–2024 → Altrincham (loan) 4 (1)
2024– → Southend United (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2018 Wales U16 2 (0)
2019 Wales U17 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:23, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Marcus Matthias Dackers (born 9 January 2003) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Southend United, on loan from EFL League Two club Salford City, as a striker.[3]

Club career

Dackers played youth football with Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion.[4] Whilst at Brighton he spent time on loan at Lancing.[5] His Lancing debut came in a match on 6 February 2020 against Lingfield.[6]

He signed for Salford City on a two-year contract in July 2021,[4] and moved on loan to Stalybridge Celtic in October 2021.[7] He scored eight goals in 10 games, and received comparisons to former Celtic loanee Dominic Calvert-Lewin.[2] During his time at Celtic, he was managed by fellow Welsh striker Simon Haworth, who helped develop his game.[2] Salford recalled Dackers on 12 November 2021.[8] He made his debut for Salford City on 13 November 2021 in the league.[9]

In January 2022 he joined Chester on an initial one-month loan, with manager Steve Watson describing it as a "natural progression" in his career.[10] Dackers scored his first goal in a 5–0 win against Southport on 5 February,[11] and later that month his loan was extended for a further month,[12] and again in March until the end of the season.[13] By March he had scored seven goals for the club in all competitions and said "I feel like I have come on and been improving in every single game. Now to get my first brace for the club was a great feeling".[14]

Dackers moved on a month-long loan to Southend United in September 2022,[15] and scored on his début against Chesterfield.[16] Dackers said playing against league-leaders Chesterfield and Wrexham in his first two games was important to test himself as a player.[17] Later that month Southend said they wished to extend the loan.[18]

He moved on loan to Woking in January 2023,[19] and to Altrincham in November 2023.[20] In January 2024, he returned to Southend United on loan until the end of the season.[21]

International career

He is a Wales youth international.[22] He played schoolboy football for Wales before being called up to the Under-17 squad.[23]

Style of play

His manager at Chester, Steve Watson, described him as "a big lad but he is a good mover. You get people of that size and they can be immobile but he’s not. He is a good athlete".[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20[24] Premier League 000000—00
2020–21[24] Premier League 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Loxwood (loan) 2019–20[25] Southern Combination League Premier Division 70———70
Lancing (loan) 2019–20[25] Southern Combination League Premier Division 30———30
Salford City 2021–22[26] League Two 1010000020
2022–23[27] League Two 5010001[lower-alpha 1]070
Total 6020001090
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2021–22[28] Northern Premier League Premier Division 87——1[lower-alpha 2]097
Chester (loan) 2021–22[24] National League North 209———209
Southend United (loan) 2022–23[24] National League 63——0063
Woking (loan) 2022–23[24] National League 193——1[lower-alpha 3]0203
Career total 69222000307422
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in National League play-offs

References

  1. ↑ Mills, Richard (5 February 2021). "Brighton's confirmed 25-man Premier League squad after Moises Caicedo transfer". Sussex Live. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Bugby, Tony (6 December 2021). "Striker Dackers scores during successful loan spell with Celtic". Tameside Correspondent. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Marcus Dackers at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Marcus Dackers joins The Ammies". Salford City FC. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "New Additions To The First Team". lancingfc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Midweek Victory Against Lingfield". Lancing FC. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Player Profile Marcus Dackers". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Preview: Scunthorpe United vs Salford City". Salford City FC. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Dackers in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  10. 1 2 Baggaley, Michael (20 January 2022). "Steve Watson's Chester FC verdict after double signing". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (5 February 2022). "'Pivotal moment' - Steve Watson gives verdict as Chester FC hit Southport for five". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "BREAKING Marcus Dackers' loan extended!". Chester FC. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "BREAKING Marcus Dackers' loan extended!". Chester FC. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  14. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (23 March 2022). "Marcus Dackers talks Chester FC loan, goals and supporters". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  15. ↑ Phillips, Chris (8 September 2022). "Southend United sign striker on loan from Salford City". The Echo. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  16. ↑ Phillips, Chris (16 September 2022). "Southend United boss Kevin Maher pleased with impact new striker is making". The Echo. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  17. ↑ Phillips, Chris (14 September 2022). "Southend United loanee Marcus Dackers relishing taking on top National League teams". The Echo. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  18. ↑ "Blues looking to extend striker's loan deal". Echo.
  19. ↑ "Ex Blues striker joins Woking on loan". Echo.
  20. ↑ FC, Salford City (24 November 2023). "Two young forwards go out on loan". Salford City FC.
  21. ↑ "Dackers Is Back Until The End Of The Season". www.southendunited.co.uk. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  22. ↑ "Profile: Marcus Dackers". Salford City FC. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  23. ↑ "Wales' Intermediate Youth Teams news". Dragon Soccer. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 "M. Dackers: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  25. 1 2 "Marcus Matthias Dackers Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Dackers in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Dackers in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  28. ↑ "Stalybridge Celtic – Appearances – Marcus Dackers". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 May 2022.


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