Lewis Dunk

Lewis Carl Dunk (born 21 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, whom he captains, and the England national team.

Aside from a brief loan spell at Bristol City in 2013, Dunk has spent the entirety of his career at Brighton, with whom he turned professional in 2010.

In the 2016–17 season, Dunk achieved promotion to the Premier League with Brighton and was named in the Championship team of the year. He became the club’s captain from the 2019–20 season. Since his Premier League debut in 2017, Dunk has scored 11 goals making him the top scoring centre-back of the current time.

Despite never being capped at youth level, although he was called up to the England U21 side in 2011, Dunk made his senior England debut on 15 November 2018 against the United States.

Club Career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Early career

Dunk started his football career at Wimbledon until he was released following their liquidation and relocation to Milton Keynes, which they are known as Milton Keynes Dons. After leaving Wimbledon, Dunk joined Brighton & Hove Albion when he was playing for the U12 team. While progressing, Dunk went on trial at Crystal Palace and impressed the side that they offered him a contract but he rejected the move, citing "school commitment and couldn’t travel three times a week up to London" and stayed at Brighton & Hove Albion at a good centre of excellence. He then signed a scholarship with the club. He was promoted to the club’s U18 squad in November 2007.

On 30 April 2010, Dunk signed a two-year professional contract with Brighton & Hove Albion after impressive performances captaining the club's youth team. The following day, Dunk made his first professional appearance starting in the 0–0 draw at Milton Keynes Dons. After the match, he said: "It’s fantastic, the best week of my life. We knew we were being told about

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