Dylan Hill

Dylan Hill
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Northampton, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Boston United.
Number 24
Youth career
Brixworth Junior
2015–2022 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Northampton Town 0 (0)
2023– Boston United 34 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Dylan Hill (born 22 April 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Boston United

Career

Hill began at apprenticeship at Northampton Town at the start of the 2021–22 season following a year as an extended schoolboy, and in April was recognised by the League Football Education (LFE) in "The 11" after he overcame learning difficulties and dyscalculia to achieve well above his predicted grade on the BTEC Diploma at Moulton School.[2] He made his first-team debut for the club on 20 September 2022, after coming on as a half-time substitute for Ben Fox in a 2–0 defeat to Cambridge United in an EFL Trophy match at Sixfields Stadium.[3] Hill said that "I am speechless, and the experience I have got there is unreal".[4]

Style of play

Hill is a midfielder with good ball-control skills.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Northampton Town 2022–23[6] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
Boston United 2023–24 National League North 34 1 3 0 — 4[b] 0 41 1
Career total 34 1 3 0 0 0 6 0 43 1
  1. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ 1 appearance in the FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Dylan Hill - Midfielder - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ Willsher, Gareth (20 April 2022). "UNDER 18S SKIPPER DYLAN HILL RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ Stonhill, Elliot (20 September 2022). "NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 2". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. ^ Casey, Jeremy (22 September 2022). "Dylan delights in 'unreal' experience as teenager makes Cobblers debut". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ^ Heneghan, James (1 June 2021). "Meet the new scholars hoping to make it big at the Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Games played by Dylan Hill in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.