Stuart Dallas
Northern Irish footballer (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stuart Dallas (born 19 April 1991) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer. Whilst many of his early career appearances were as a winger, in later seasons Dallas gained prominence as a utility player, appearing more often in midfield and at full-back. He was a key part of the Leeds United team under Marcelo Bielsa that won the 2019–20 EFL Championship and promotion to the Premier League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stuart Dallas[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Cookstown, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, midfielder, defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Cookstown Youth | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Coagh United | ||
2010–2012 | Crusaders | 67 | (24) |
2012–2015 | Brentford | 63 | (8) |
2013 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2015–2024 | Leeds United | 248 | (25) |
Total | 390 | (60) | |
International career | |||
2010 | Northern Ireland Junior | 3 | (1) |
2010 | Northern Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Northern Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
2011–2022 | Northern Ireland | 62 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
From 2015 to 2022 Dallas was a regular for the Northern Ireland national team, having earned over fifty caps and played at UEFA Euro 2016.
Dallas retired from football on 10 April 2024 after a two-year battle with injury. Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill considered that Dallas had "maximised everything from his career".[3]