Kieran Dover
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dandenong Thunder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| Berwick City | |||
| 2014–2016 | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Dandenong Thunder | 29 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Melbourne Victory | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Melbourne Victory NPL | 33 | (9) |
| 2016–2017 | Bentleigh Greens | 36 | (4) |
| 2018 | Green Gully | 25 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | Dandenong Thunder | 24 | (5) |
| 2021 | Bentleigh Greens | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | Langwarrin SC | 21 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2022 | |||
Kieran Dover (born 25 November 1996) is an English-born Australian semi-professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Dandenong Thunder in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]From Stockton-on-Tees, Dover started his career at the youth team of Sunderland before moving to Australia at the age of twelve, where he joined the youth ranks at Berwick City.[1] He then eventually went on to join Dandenong Thunder of the NPL Victoria where he was named Winning Edge Presentations Rising Star of the Month in August.[2] He also played for the Melbourne Victory youth sides in the A-League National Youth League.
Melbourne Victory
[edit]On 15 November 2014, following injuries and international call-ups for many players in the senior squad, Dover made his professional debut for Melbourne Victory against Sydney FC, coming on as a substitute.[3]
Bentleigh Greens
[edit]On 19 May 2016, it was announced that Dover had signed with Bentleigh Greens SC of the National Premier Leagues Victoria.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Dover moved to Australia in 2010 aged twelve after his father Sean accepted a job with construction company Grocon, where he was involved in the construction of Victory's stadium, AAMI Park.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 15 November 2014[5]
| Club | Season | League | League cup | National cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2014–15 | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kieran slides into squad". Pakenham News. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Rising Star: Kieran Dover". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Sydney vs. Melbourne Victory". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Bentleigh make move for Victory youngster Dover". MFootball. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ Kieran Dover at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stockton-on-Tees
- English men's footballers
- English emigrants to Australia
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- A-League Men players
- Melbourne Victory FC players
- Bentleigh Greens SC players
- National Premier Leagues players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen