| Dylan Stephenson | |
| Fullname: | Dylan Jay Stephenson |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Blyth, England |
| Height: | 178cm |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, right winger |
| Currentclub: | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthyears1: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Newcastle United |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Newcastle United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Hamilton Academical (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → South Shields (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:07, 21 April 2024 (UTC) |
Dylan Jay Stephenson (born 10 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Dagenham & Redbridge.[1]
Born in Blyth, Stephenson joined the Newcastle United academy at fourteen years old. He signed his first professional contract with Newcastle in July 2021.[2] The following summer he agreed a new contract with the club.[3] This came after he 10 goals in 16 appearances in Premier League 2.[4] That summer he had his first taste of first team action playing in a pre-season friendly against Atalanta.[5] He scored in a friendly match for the first team during the club's training camp in Saudi Arabia in December 2022, against Al Hilal SFC.[6]
Stephenson joined Hamilton Academical on a six-month loan deal in January 2023.[7] [8] He scored on his debut for Hamilton, on 28 January 2023, the only goal in a 1–0 away win against Partick Thistle in the Scottish Championship.[9] [10]
On 25 January 2024, it was announced that Stephenson had moved on loan to National League North side South Shields until the end of the season.[11]
Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Newcastle United announced that Stephenson would depart the club upon the expiration of his contract.[12]
On 10 June 2024, Stephenson agreed to join National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a two-year deal.[13]
| Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Newcastle United U21 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| South Shields (loan) | 2023–24 | National League North | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | ||||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2024–25 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 41 | 10 | |||