| Lewis Dobbin | |
| Full Name: | Lewis Norman Dobbin[1] |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 2003[2] |
| Birth Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet) |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | West Bromwich Albion (on loan from Aston Villa) |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014−2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Everton |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Everton |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Derby County (loan) |
| Caps2: | 43 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Aston Villa |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:06, 29 November 2024 (UTC) |
Lewis Norman Dobbin (born 3 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left winger for club West Bromwich Albion, on loan from club Aston Villa. Dobbin is a product of the Everton academy and has represented England internationally at a number of youth levels up to under-19.
Dobbin was born in Stoke-on-Trent and joined Everton at the age of 11.[3] On 25 September 2021, Dobbin made his professional debut for Everton as a substitute for Alex Iwobi in a 2–0 home league win over Norwich City.[4] [5]
On 3 August 2022, Dobbin joined League One side Derby County on a season-long loan.[6] On 9 November 2022, he missed the crucial fifth penalty in a shootout against Premier League club Liverpool in the third round of the EFL Cup, when his shot was saved by Caoimhín Kelleher. Derby went on to lose the shootout 3–2. Dobbin made 54 appearances during the season for Derby, with 43 coming in the league. He scored five goals in total with three coming in the league. At the end of the season, the loan expired and Dobbin returned to Everton.
On 26 August 2023, Dobbin made his first league start for Everton in a 1–0 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers. He scored his first goal for Everton on 10 December in a 2–0 home win against Chelsea.[7]
On 23 June 2024, Dobbin signed for fellow Premier League club Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee,[8] reported to be £9m[9] or £10m.[10]
On 6 August 2024, Dobbin signed for Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan.[11]
In October 2019 Dobbin scored for the England under-17 team in a draw against Germany and the following month he scored again in a defeat at home to Denmark.[12] [13] In February 2020 Dobbin scored against Russia and then twice against Ukraine.[14] [15]
On 6 October 2021, Dobbin made his England U19s debut during a 3–1 defeat to France in Marbella.[16]
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Dobbin is of Nigerian descent through his father and also has Jamaican descent through his mother.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Everton | 2021–22 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Derby County (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 43 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 54 | 5 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 2024–25 | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 72 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 6 | |||