Dilan Markanday

Dilan Kumar Markanday (born 20 August 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for EFL League Two club Chesterfield.

Dilan Markanday

Markanday in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Dilan Kumar Markanday[1]
Date of birth	(2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Barnet, England
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Chesterfield
Number	24
Youth career
	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2022–2025	Blackburn Rovers	24	(1)
2023	→ Aberdeen (loan)	3	(0)
2024–2025	→ Chesterfield (loan)	22	(6)
2025	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	16	(3)
2025–	Chesterfield	1	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:35, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Markanday is a youth academy graduate of Tottenham Hotspur. On 19 January 2021, he extended his contract with the club until June 2022.^[2] He made his professional debut on 21 October 2021, in a 1–0 UEFA Europa Conference League away defeat against Vitesse.^[3] In doing so, he became the first British Asian, as well as the first player of Indian descent, to appear for Tottenham's men's first team in a competitive match.^[4]

Blackburn Rovers

On 18 January 2022, EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers announced the signing of Markanday on a three-and-a-half-year deal, with an option to extend for twelve months.^[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 August 2022 in a 4–0 EFL Cup win over Hartlepool United.^[6]

On 31 January 2023, Markanday joined Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on a loan deal until the end of the season.^[7]

Markanday scored his first goal in English League football and also Blackburn's first goal of the season in the 20th minute of their 2–1 win over West Bromwich Albion on 5 August 2023.^[8]

On 15 August 2024, Markanday joined League Two club Chesterfield on a season-long loan deal.^[9] On 16 January 2025, he was recalled and loaned out to League One side Leyton Orient until the end of the season.^[10]

On 19 May 2025, it was announced Markanday will be leaving the club upon the expiration of his current contract.^[11]

Chesterfield

On 17 June 2025, Chesterfield announced he had signed a 3 year deal with them.^[12]

Personal life

Markanday was born in Barnet, Greater London to Deepa and Arun Markanday. He is of Indian descent. At the age of 15 in 2017, Markanday joined the youth system of the London-based club, Tottenham Hotspur. He idolises former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs.^[13] He attended the Haberdashers' Boys' School in Elstree.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 August 2025^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	2021–22	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	—		1	0
Blackburn Rovers	2021–22	EFL Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2022–23	EFL Championship	1	0	1	0	4	2	—		—		6	2
	2023–24	EFL Championship	21	1	2	0	4	2	—		—		27	3
	2024–25	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		24	1	3	0	8	4	0	0	0	0	35	5
Aberdeen (loan)	2022–23	Scottish Premiership	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Chesterfield (loan)	2024–25	EFL League Two	22	6	0	0	—		—		2[b]	1	24	7
Leyton Orient (loan)	2024–25	EFL League One	16	3	0	0	—		—		1[c]	0	17	3
Chesterfield	2025–26	EFL League Two	2	1	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	3	1
Career total			67	11	3	0	9	4	1	0	3	1	83	16

1. Appearance in UEFA Conference League
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
3. Appearance in play-offs