Dean Bowditch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Peter Bowditch | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Bishop's Stortford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2009 | Ipswich Town | 72 | (8) |
| 2005 | → Burnley (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Brentford (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Yeovil Town | 71 | (25) |
| 2011– | Milton Keynes Dons | 181 | (36) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2002 | England U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:43, 22 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Dean Peter Bowditch (born 15 June 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a Midfielder or striker for Milton Keynes Dons. He started his career with Ipswich Town as a trainee before being selected for the first team in 2003.
Career
Ipswich Town
Bowditch made his Ipswich Town first team debut in March 2003, aged 16, when he came off the bench against local rivals Norwich City, a match in which Ipswich won 2–0. The following season, he became the club's youngest player to score a hat-trick, against Watford. He picked up the Dale Roberts award as the best performer from the academy for 2003–04. A series of injuries saw him feature less for the Ipswich first team and he was loaned to Burnley, Wycombe and Brighton. On 22 November 2008 he signed a one-month loan deal at Northampton Town.
On 11 February 2008, Bowditch agreed to re-join Brighton on loan, initially for one-month. On 31 October 2008, he joined Brentford on loan until January 2009, with an option to be recalled after one month.[1]
Ipswich released Bowditch at the end of the 2008–09 season.[2]
Yeovil Town
Bowditch signed a one-year deal with League One club Yeovil on 30 July 2009.[3] He scored on his debut against Tranmere but was later injured. On 14 November, he returned from injury and scored as a second-half substitute in Yeovil's 1–0 win over Southend. He scored his ninth goal of the season against Leeds United on 5 April 2010 in a 2–1 defeat. He reached double figures for the season with the opener against Millwall on Tuesday 13 April 2010. Having finished the 2009–2011 season as Yeovil's top scorer, he signed a new contract with the club on 16 June 2010. At the end of the 2010–11 season, he was informed by the club that he was one of seven Yeovil players who would be awarded new contracts.[4] However, rejected this contract offer and left Yeovil.
Milton Keynes Dons
On 20 June 2011, Dean Bowditch signed a two-year deal with MK Dons,[5] becoming manager Karl Robinson's first signing of the 2011–12 season. Despite playing as a striker for most of his career he has spent the majority of his spell at the Dons playing wide left, providing 13 assists and scoring 15. He has become a fan favourite for the Dons and was their top scorer and topped the assist table for the 2012/13 season, despite being primarily deployed as a Winger or a wide midfielder. On 10 March 2014, Bowditch signed a new one-year deal with the Dons.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 22 November 2016.[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2002–03[8] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2003–04[9] | First Division | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | |
| 2004–05[10] | Championship | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2005–06[11] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07[12] | Championship | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[14] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 9 | ||
| Burnley (loan) | 2004–05[10] | Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2005–06[11] | League Two | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2006–07[12] | League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2007–08[13] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2007–08[13] | League One | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Brentford (loan) | 2008–09[14] | League Two | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Total | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 7 | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2009–10[15] | League One | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010–11[16] | League One | 41 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 15 | |
| Total | 71 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 25 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2011–12[17] | League One | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 15 |
| 2012–13[18] | League One | 39 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 12 | |
| 2013–14[19] | League One | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2014–15[20] | League One | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 7 | |
| 2015–16[21] | Championship | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17[22] | League One | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
| Total | 181 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 214 | 46 | ||
| Career total | 372 | 76 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 420 | 87 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy and Play-off matches.
Honours
Club
- League One
- Runners-up (1): 2014–15
Personal life
He has an older brother, Ben Bowditch, who plays for Potters Bar Town.
References
- ↑ "Dean Completes Loan". Ipswich Town Official Site. 31 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ↑ "Town Release Seven". Club Fanzine. 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ↑ "Striker Dean Signs". Yeovil Town Official Site. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ↑ "Terry Skiverton offers seven new Yeovil Town deals". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ↑ "MK Dons sign Dean Bowditch from Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ "Bowditch pens new deal". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 10 March 2014.
- ↑ "Dean Bowditch". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Dean Bowditch in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
