Davis Keillor-Dunn

Davis Keillor-Dunn
Personal information
Full name Davis James Marshall Keillor-Dunn[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barnsley
Number 40
Youth career
Newcastle United
Gateshead
Middlesbrough
2015–2016 Sunderland
2016–2017 Chesterfield
2017 Ross County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Ross County 40 (6)
2019 → Falkirk (loan) 11 (3)
2020 Wrexham 6 (1)
2020–2022 Oldham Athletic 87 (25)
2022–2023 Burton Albion 19 (5)
2023–2024 Mansfield Town 68 (28)
2024– Barnsley 22 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Davis James Marshall Keillor-Dunn (born 2 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Barnsley.

Career

Ross County

Keillor-Dunn spent his youth career at Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Chesterfield[3] before moving to Ross County on 22 July 2016. Whilst playing for the youth team in the 2016–17 season, he was one of the stand-out performers as they won their first Development League title. He was awarded a first team contract in summer 2017.[3]

On 9 August 2017, he made his senior debut coming on as a substitute against Motherwell in the League Cup.[4] On 9 September 2017, he made his first competitive start in the League against Partick Thistle, impressing in a 1–1 draw.[5] On 14 October 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in the League against Hearts.[6] He signed a new contract on 31 October 2017 after his initial break-through into the first team.[7]

Keillor-Dunn moved on loan to Falkirk in January 2019.[8] His first goal for Falkirk was against Queen of the South, where he was also sent off in the match.[9] He left County by mutual consent in September 2019, after requesting more game time.[10]

Wrexham

On 16 January 2020, Keillor-Dunn signed for Wrexham until the end of the 2019–20 season.[11]

Oldham Athletic

On 7 October 2020, Keillor-Dunn signed for EFL League Two side Oldham Athletic on a one-year deal.[12] He scored his first goal for Oldham on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Bradford City.[13]

After scoring five goals in four consecutive matches as Oldham fought against relegation, Keillor-Dunn was awarded the EFL League Two Player of the Month award for February 2022.[14] Following Oldham's relegation to the National League, Keillor-Dunn was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[15]

Burton Albion

On 28 June 2022, League One club Burton Albion announced the agreement of a two-year deal with Keillor-Dunn.[16] He scored six times in 26 appearances for Burton,[17] including a first career hat-trick in a 4–4 draw at Accrington Stanley on 13 August 2022.[18]

Mansfield Town

Keillor-Dunn moved to League Two side Mansfield Town on 31 January 2023.[17] In the 2023–24 season, he scored 22 goals as Mansfield earned promotion to League One.[19][20] His performances earned him a place in the EFL League Two Team of the Season.[21]

Barnsley

On 30 August 2024, Keillor-Dunn signed a three-year deal at League One club Barnsley for an undisclosed fee.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ross County Under 20s 2016-17[24] — 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 1 0
2019–20[25] 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[c] 2 2 2
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 2
Ross County 2017–18[26] Scottish Premiership 29 3 0 0 1 0 – 30 3
2018–19[27] Scottish Championship 11 1 0 0 2 0 3[c] 2 16 3
Total 40 4 0 0 3 0 3 2 46 6
Falkirk (loan) 2018–19[27] Scottish Championship 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3
Wrexham 2019–20[25] National League 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Oldham Athletic 2020–21[28] EFL League Two 41 10 2 0 2 0 4[d] 1 49 11
2021–22[29] EFL League Two 46 15 2 1 3 0 5[d] 1 56 17
Total 87 25 4 1 5 0 9 2 105 28
Burton Albion 2022–23[30] EFL League One 19 5 3 0 1 0 3[d] 1 26 6
Mansfield Town 2022–23[30] EFL League Two 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 6
2023–24[20] EFL League Two 46 22 1 0 4 0 0 0 51 22
2024–25[31] EFL League One 3 0 0 0 1 1 1[d] 0 5 1
Total 68 28 1 0 5 1 1 0 75 29
Barnsley 2024–25[31] EFL League One 22 7 2 1 0 0 0[d] 0 26 9
Career total 253 73 10 2 14 1 20 7 298 84
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Mansfield Town

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Oldham Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 50. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Davis Keillor-Dunn". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Davis Keillor-Dunn". Ross County FC. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Ross County 2-3 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Ross County 1-1 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Ross County 1-2 Heart of Midlothian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Davis Keillor-Dunn agrees new Ross County deal". BBC Sport. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ^ "JANUARY SIGNINGS". SPFL. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  9. ^ Dewar, Heather (2 February 2019). "Falkirk 3-0 Queen of the South: 10-man bottom-side ease to victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Winger Keillor-Dunn leaves Staggies". Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals Limited. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Signed Midfielder Davis Keillor-Dunn Is 'First In' During the Window". Wrexham AFC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Oldham Athletic: Davis Keillor-Dunn joins League Two club on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Bradford City 1-3 Latics". oldhamathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Keillor-Dunn Wins Player of the Month Award". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 11 March 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 Retained & Released List". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 23 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Keillor-Dunn Is the Brewers First Signing of the Summer". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 28 June 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Davis Keillor-Dunn: Mansfield Town sign Burton Albion forward". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Accrington Stanley 4–4 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Boss: Character was central to promotion". Mansfield Town FC. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  21. ^ a b "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Barnsley sign forwards Humphrys and Keillor-Dunn". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  23. ^ Davis Keillor-Dunn at Soccerway
  24. ^ "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  26. ^ "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  28. ^ "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  29. ^ "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  32. ^ "PFA League Two Team of the Year". PFA. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.