Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elijah Malik Dixon-Bonner[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2015 | Arsenal | ||
2015–2020 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2022– | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | (0) |
International career | |||
2016–2017 | England U16 | 7 | (0) |
2017–2018 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 (UTC) |
Elijah Malik Dixon-Bonner (born 1 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.
Dixon-Bonner was born in Harlow, Essex and began his career with Arsenal joining the club at Under-9 level before moving to Liverpool in 2015 at the age of 14.[2] He moved through the club's under-16 and under-18 levels, and captained the England under-16 team.[2]
In the 2018–19 season, Dixon-Bonner was part of the victorious FA Youth Cup squad and he scored during the penalty shootout win over Manchester City in the final.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2018[3] and played for the club's under-23 team before signing an extension to his deal in November 2019.[4]
He made his first-team debut on 4 February 2020, as a 90th minute substitute in the FA Cup fourth round replay against Shrewsbury Town.[5]
In the summer of 2021, Dixon-Bonner spent time on trial with Portsmouth, but was not offered a contract. Despite this, he was named in Liverpool's squad for the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, and featured for the first team in a 2-0 win over Preston North End in the Carabao Cup in October 2021.[6][7][8]
In June 2022 it was announced by Liverpool that he would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired.[9]
On 13 October 2022, Dixon-Bonner joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers following a successful trial.[10] He made his debut for the club coming on as a 82nd minute substitute for Jamal Lowe in a 0-1 home defeat to Birmingham City on 18 March 2023.
He has captained England under-16[2] and was a member of the England under-17 squad that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool U21 | 2019–20[12] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
2020–21[13] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
2021–22[14] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
Liverpool | 2019–20[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020–21[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22[16] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 |