Defender

Craig Dawson

No team
England
36 yrs
188 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 16
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Average rating: 6.69

Age36

Date of birth6 May 1990

Height188 cm

Weight85 kg

Preferred footRight

Season performance · 2024

Premier League

Wolverhampton

Appearances / Starts15 / 10

Minutes987

Rating6.66

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)5 (1)

Passes · accuracy558 · 87%

Key passes2

Tackles / Interceptions15 / 9

Duels won42 / 64

Successful dribbles1

Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.49 / 0.09

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls44

Accurate crosses0

Touches679

Possession lost79

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won21

Ground duels won21

Clearances51

Ball recoveries35

Fouls won5

Fouls committed6

Offsides2

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

EFL Cup

Wolverhampton

Appearances / Starts1 / 1

Minutes62

Rating7.10

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)1 (0)

Passes · accuracy62 · 94%

Key passes0

Tackles / Interceptions0 / 1

Duels won1 / 1

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls4

Accurate crosses0

Touches67

Possession lost5

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won1

Ground duels won0

Clearances1

Ball recoveries4

Fouls won0

Fouls committed0

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
1 Feb 2025	Wolves – Aston Villa	2–0	–	–
25 Jan 2025	Wolves – Arsenal	0–1	–	–
20 Jan 2025	Chelsea – Wolves	3–1	–	–
15 Jan 2025	Newcastle United – Wolves	3–0	–	–
29 Dec 2024	Tottenham Hotspur – Wolves	2–2	78'	6.6
26 Dec 2024	Wolves – Manchester United	2–0	8'	6.5
22 Dec 2024	Leicester City – Wolves	0–3	12'	6.6
14 Dec 2024	Wolves – Ipswich Town	1–2	–	–
9 Dec 2024	West Ham United – Wolves	2–1	–	–
4 Dec 2024	Everton – Wolves	4–0	90'	5.8
30 Nov 2024	Wolves – Bournemouth	2–4	45'	6.3
9 Nov 2024	Wolves – Southampton	2–0	90'	7.3
2 Nov 2024	Wolves – Crystal Palace	2–2	90'	7.0
26 Oct 2024	Brighton & Hove Albion – Wolves	2–2	90'	7.4
20 Oct 2024	Wolves – Man City	1–2	90'	6.7

Career and transfers

7 clubs · 16 moves · total fees 12.4M €

Jul 2025

Wolves To: Without club

Transfer
Jan 2023

West Ham To: Wolves

Transfer 3.8M €
Jul 2021

Watford To: West Ham

Transfer 2.3M €
May 2021

West Ham To: Watford

Loan return
Oct 2020

Watford To: West Ham

Loan
Jul 2019

West Brom To: Watford

Transfer 6M €
Apr 2013

Bolton To: West Brom

Loan return
Jan 2013

West Brom To: Bolton

Loan
May 2011

Rochdale To: West Brom

Loan return
Sep 2010

West Brom To: Rochdale

Loan
Aug 2010

Rochdale To: West Brom

Transfer 300k €
May 2009

Radcliffe To: Rochdale

Loan return
Feb 2009

Rochdale To: Radcliffe

Loan
Feb 2009

Radcliffe To: Rochdale

Transfer 10k €
May 2008

FC Clipstone To: Radcliffe

Loan return
Dec 2007

Radcliffe To: FC Clipstone

Loan

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2024	Premier League	Wolves	15 (10)	987	0	0	6.66
2024	EFL Cup	Wolves	1 (1)	62	0	0	7.10

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Premier League 2024 · percentile among defenders (155 players)

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15 matches · 987 min

Craig Dawson: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	1.37	31
Interceptions / 90 min	0.82	38
Clearances / 90 min	4.65	73
Aerials won / 90 min	1.91	65
Duels won	65.6%	89
Pass accuracy	86.7%	50
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	45
Rating	6.66	15

How do we calculate this?