1. Andre Leon Dozzell was born on 2 May 1999 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.
22 Facts About Andre Dozzell
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Andre Dozzell has won caps for England at youth levels from U16 up to U20, helping England U19 to win the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
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Andre Dozzell remained at Ipswich for five years, making over 90 appearances, before joining Queens Park Rangers in 2021.
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Andre Dozzell was released from QPR at the end of the season and signed for Portsmouth in August 2024.
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Andre Dozzell is a product of the Ipswich Town youth academy.
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Andre Dozzell worked his way through the youth system at Ipswich, signing his first scholarship with the club in 2013.
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On 16 April 2016, Andre Dozzell made his professional debut for Ipswich Town aged 16 in a Championship match against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, coming on as a substitute at half-time.
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Andre Dozzell scored the equalizing goal for Ipswich on his first-team debut, his first senior goal, matching his father Jason's achievement of scoring on his senior debut, for Ipswich at the age of 16 in 1984.
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Andre Dozzell made nine appearances in total during the following season, including six league starts.
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Andre Dozzell signed a new three-year contract on his 18th birthday, on 2 May 2017, keeping him at the club until 2020, with the option of an additional year's extension.
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Andre Dozzell made his return to the Ipswich first-team on 2 October 2018, featuring as a second-half substitute in a match against Middlesbrough, his first appearance in over a year.
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On 4 December 2020, it was announced that Andre Dozzell had signed a new three-year contract with Ipswich.
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Andre Dozzell finished the season having made 46 appearances, more than any other Ipswich player during the season, whilst making more starts than any other player.
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On 15 June 2021, Andre Dozzell joined Championship club Queens Park Rangers on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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However, after Mowbray took medical leave and the team slipped down the table, Birmingham Live Alex Dicken thought Andre Dozzell was "found wanting in the grind of a relegation battle", and BBC Sport's Nick Mashiter thought he "made little impact" as Birmingham failed to avoid the drop to League One.
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Andre Dozzell signed a 12-month deal with a club option for a second year.
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Andre Dozzell won 9 caps for England's under-16's between 2014 and 2015, scoring once, whilst being a part of the squad that won the 2015 Montaigu Tournament.
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Andre Dozzell was a member of the squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, starting the Quarter-final defeat against Spain.
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Andre Dozzell won 16 caps at under-17 level between 2015 and 2016, scoring 3 goals.
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Andre Dozzell won 9 caps for England's under-18 side between 2016 and 2017.
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In July 2017 Andre Dozzell played up an age group to win the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
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Andre Dozzell is of American descent through his paternal grandfather.