Dylan Switters

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Dylan Switters
Personal information
Full name Dylan James Joseph Switters[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Stevenage
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Avro
Youth career
2016–2017 Norwich City
2017–2018 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Stevenage 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Great Yarmouth Town (loan) 5 (3)
2019 → Kings Langley (loan) 7 (1)
2019–2020 Hayes & Yeading United 10 (1)
2020 Götene IF 1 (0)
2020–2022 Leiston 23 (2)
2022 → St Neots Town (loan) 3 (0)
2023– Avro 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:18, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Dylan James Joseph Switters (born 14 February 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for North West Counties Football League Premier Division club Avro.

A product of the Norwich City and Stevenage academies, Switters made his first-team debut for Stevenage in April 2018. He made two appearances during his time at his hometown club and spent time on loan at non-League teams Great Yarmouth Town and Kings Langley respectively. Switters signed for Hayes & Yeading United in August 2019 and played there for four months. A brief spell at Götene IF followed, before he spent two seasons at Southern League Central club Leiston.

Career[edit]

Stevenage[edit]

Switters began his career at Norwich City where he was a regular for the club's under-18 team.[3] He subsequently signed a one-and-a-half year academy scholarship with Stevenage in December 2017 and played regularly in the under-18 team's run to the Fourth Round in the FA Youth Cup that season.[2][3] He made his professional debut for Stevenage in the club's 3–1 League Two victory over Exeter City at Broadhall Way on 28 April 2018, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in the match.[4]

Having made no first-team appearances for Stevenage during the first half of the 2018–19 season,[5] Switters joined Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Great Yarmouth Town in December 2018, on a one-month work-experience loan agreement.[6] He made his debut for Great Yarmouth in the club's 2–1 victory over Haverhill Rovers on 22 December 2018.[7] Switters scored his first goal for the club four days later, on 26 December 2018, in a 2–0 home victory against local rivals Gorleston.[8] He was also awarded Man of the Match for his performance.[9] He scored three times in five appearances during the loan spell.[9][10] Following the conclusion of his loan spell at Great Yarmouth, Switters joined Southern League Premier Division South club Kings Langley in January 2019.[11] He made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 home win against Basingstoke Town on 29 January 2019.[12] Switters made seven appearances during his time at Kings Langley,[11] scoring once during his time there, in a 3–0 victory over Beaconsfield Town.[13]

Hayes & Yeading United[edit]

Switters spent the early part of pre-season ahead of the 2019–20 season on trial at Wealdstone of the National League South, playing in a friendly against Hayes & Yeading United.[14] He subsequently joined Hayes & Yeading on trial before signing for the club on a permanent basis ahead of the start of the Southern League season.[14] He made his Hayes & Yeading debut in a 2–2 draw away at Tiverton Town on 10 August 2019, coming on as a 61st-minute in the match.[15] Switters played 16 times for the club in all competitions, scoring twice.[16] He left Hayes & Yeading in December 2019.[16]

Leiston[edit]

Without a club, Switters enrolled in a player placement programme set up by the League Football Education, which is a three-month placement that enables ex-apprentices to experience European training facilities and techniques with a club in Europe.[17][18] He joined Götene IF of the Swedish Västergötland Norra, although his placement there was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.[17] Ahead of the start of the 2020–21 season, Switters trialled with Hendon, but ultimately no transfer materialised.[19] He signed for Leiston of the Southern League Premier Division Central on 10 September 2020.[20] Switters made his debut in a 5–0 victory over Halstead Town in the FA Cup two days after signing and scored his first goal in the club's 2–2 draw with AFC Rushden & Diamonds on 6 October 2020.[16] He made 14 appearances in the opening two months of the season, scoring once, as Leiston's season was curtailed due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

Switters remained at Leiston for the start of the 2021–22 season, playing 20 times during the first half of the season.[16] He joined Southern League Central club St Neots Town on loan in January 2022,[21] making three appearances before a recurring foot injury ended his season early.[16][22] Switters underwent surgery on his foot in April 2022.[22] He left Leiston at the end of that season.[23] Switters trialled with FC United of Manchester in July 2022, although no transfer materialised.[24]

Avro[edit]

Having been without a club during the first half of the 2022–23 season, Switters joined North West Counties Football League Premier Division club Avro on 7 January 2023.[25] He debuted for the club as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw with Bury A.F.C. on 11 January 2023.[26] Switters made five appearances in all competitions during the remainder of the season as Avro earned promotion to the Northern Premier League.[26][27]

Personal life[edit]

Switters changed his surname by deed poll in July 2018.[1] He was previously known as Dylan O'Donnell.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 8 April 2023
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stevenage 2017–18[28] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2018–19[5] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Great Yarmouth Town (loan) 2018–19[9][10] ECL Premier Division 5 3 — — 0 0 5 3
Kings Langley (loan) 2018–19[11] SFL Premier Division South 7 1 — — 0 0 7 1
Hayes & Yeading United 2019–20[16] SFL Premier Division South 10 1 3 1 0 0 3[a] 0 16 2
Leiston 2020–21[16] SFL Premier Division Central 8 1 5 0 — 1[b] 0 14 1
2021–22[16] SFL Premier Division Central 15 1 1 0 — 4[c] 0 20 1
Total 23 2 6 0 0 0 5 0 34 2
St Neots Town (loan) 2021–22[16] SFL Premier Division Central 3 0 — — 0 0 3 0
Avro 2023–23[26] NWCFL Premier Division 4 0 — — 1[d] 0 5 0
Career total 54 7 9 1 0 0 9 0 72 8
  1. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in NWCFL Challenge Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Changes of Name". The Gazette. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Dylan Switters – Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Dylan O'Donnell – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Stevenage 3–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Games played by Dylan Switters in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Draper & Switters join Great Yarmouth on work experience loans". Stevenage F.C. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Haverhill Rovers 1–2 Great Yarmouth Town". Great Yarmouth Town F.C. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Great Yarmouth Town 2–0 Gorleston". Great Yarmouth Town F.C. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Dylan Switters – 2018–19 – Great Yarmouth Town". Great Yarmouth Town F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Brantham Athletic 5–1 Great Yarmouth Town". Great Yarmouth Town F.C. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "Dylan Switters – Kings Langley". Kings Langley F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Kings Langley 2–0 Basingstoke Town". Kings Langley F.C. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Kings Langley 3–0 Beaconsfield Town". Kings Langley F.C. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Hayes & Yeading United – Squad – Dylan Switters". Hayes & Yeading United F.C. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Tiverton Town 2–2 Hayes & Yeading United". Hayes & Yeading United F.C. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Aylesbury United – Dylan Switters". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Hatton enjoys brief stint in Sweden". League Football Education. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Erasmus+ Player Placements". League Football Education. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Arlesey Town 0–6 Hendon: Lee Allinson's Londoners prove too good for Chico Ramos' Blues". Hitchin News. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Blues sign 19-year-old Dylan Switters". Leiston F.C. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  21. ^ Cooper, Craig (13 January 2022). "Switters moves to St Neots on loan". Leiston F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Dylan Switters – Status". Twitter. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Dylan Switters – Leiston". Twitter. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  24. ^ "FC United of Manchester – Pre-season friendly". Twitter. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  25. ^ "Switters signs for Avro". Avro F.C. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  26. ^ a b c "Avro – Switters". Avro F.C. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  27. ^ "Avro – 2022–23 – Fixtures & Results". Avro F.C. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Games played by Dylan Switters in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

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