| Elijah Dixon-Bonner | |
| Full Name: | Elijah Malik Dixon-Bonner[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Harlow, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Liverpool |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Liverpool |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10 June 2024 (UTC) |
Elijah Malik Dixon-Bonner (born 1 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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.
In November 2023, Dixon-Bonner made his full league debut, playing the duration of a 1–1 draw with fellow strugglers Rotherham United.[11] The match was new manager Martí Cifuentes' first since his appointment, praising the midfielder's performance and hinting at his importance over the remainder of the season.[12] [13]
On 10 June 2024, Dixon-Bonner signed a new contract to extend his spell at the club.[14]
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.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Liverpool U21 | 2019–20[16] | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Liverpool | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 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 | |||
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