Connor Dimaio

Connor Dimaio

Dimaio playing for Sheffield United under-21's
Personal information
Full name	Connor James Dimaio[1]
Date of birth	28 January 1996[2]
Place of birth	Chesterfield, England[2]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Chesterfield
Number	17
Youth career
	Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Sheffield United	3	(0)
2016–	Chesterfield	15	(1)
National team^‡
2012	Republic of Ireland U16	1	(1)
2013	Republic of Ireland U17	2	(0)
2013–2016	Republic of Ireland U19	8	(0)
2016–	Republic of Ireland U21	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:13, 1 October 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:18, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

Connor James Dimaio (born 28 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chesterfield, and represents the Republic of Ireland at youth level.

Club career

Sheffield United

A product of United's Academy, Dimaio made his first team début in March 2014 in an away game at Crawley Town.^[3] Dimaio made two further appearances for the Blades before the end of the season, which was enough to see him awarded the club's annual 'Young Player of the Year' award.^[4]

Chesterfield

Dimaio signed for League One side Chesterfield on 1 February 2016, on a contract until the end of the season, having been released by Sheffield United on the same day as he signed for Chesterfield. He scored his first goal for Chesterfield in a 3-1 win against Crewe Alexandra on 20 February 2016.^[5]

International career

Having represented Republic of Ireland at under-16 and under-17 level, Dimaio was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-19 side in August 2013.^[6] He made his debut in a friendly fixture against Norway later that month.^[7] In mid May 2014, Dimaio started in two friendly defeats for Ireland Under-19s, both against Mexico Under-20s.^[8][9]

Dimaio was called up for the under-21 team in March 2016 and made his debut in a European qualifier against Slovenia.

Career statistics

As of match played 27 September 2016

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Checkatrade Trophy		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheffield United	2013–14[10]	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2014–15		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Chesterfield	2015–16	League One	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
	2016–17		4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	Total		15	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	1
Career total			18	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	1

References

1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
2. "Connor Dimaio FDB Profile". Football Databse. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
3. "Clough's Crawley assessment". Sheffield United F.C. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
4. "Clean sweep for Harry". Sheffield United F.C. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
5. "Chesterfield 3-1 Crewe". BBC. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
6. "U19 squad changes for Norway friendlies". Football Association of Ireland. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
7. "Ireland U19s suffer close defeat by Norway in friendly". Football Association of Ireland. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
8. "Ireland U19s lose to Mexico U20s in Tallaght". Football Association of Ireland. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
9. "Ireland U19s suffer Mexican defeat". Football Association of Ireland. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
10. "Games played by Connor Dimaio in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

External links

• Connor Dimaio career statistics at Soccerbase