Dan Jefferies
Personal information
Full name Daniel Rhys Jefferies[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999[2]
Place of birth Bridgend, Wales
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Penybont
Youth career
0000–2017 Swansea City
2017–2018 Colchester United
2018 Dundee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Swansea City 0 (0)
2017–2018 Colchester United 0 (0)
2018–2019 Dundee 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Partick Thistle (loan) 4 (0)
2019– Penybont 108 (4)
International career
2014 Wales U15 3 (0)
2014 Wales U16 3 (1)
2015–2016 Wales U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023

Daniel Rhys Jefferies (born 30 January 1999) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cymru Premier side Penybont

Jefferies is a product of the Swansea City Academy. He left the club in 2017 to join Colchester United. He joined Dundee in January 2018 and during his time there had a loan spell with Partick Thistle.

He has represented Wales at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level.

Club career

Born in Bridgend, Wales,[2] Jefferies attended Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen in Tondu,[3] and later Cwmtawe Community School in Pontardawe while playing for the Swansea City Academy.[4]

Jefferies made 14 appearances for the Swansea under-18 team during the 2016–17 season.[5] He appeared on trial for Colchester United's under-18 and under-23s in early 2017.[6] Colchester confirmed the signing of Jefferies from Swansea on 28 July 2017.[7]

On 31 January 2018, he left Colchester and signed for Scottish Premiership side Dundee after appearing for the club on trial.[8] He made his senior debut on 5 May 2018, against Hamilton Academical.[9]

On 31 August 2018, Jefferies joined Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on loan.[10]

At the end of the 2018–19 season, Jefferies was released by Dundee.[11]

International career

Jefferies has played for Wales at under-15,[3][12] under-16,[4][13][14] and under-17 level.[5][15]

He was a member of the Victory Shield-winning under-16 side in 2014.[6]

Career statistics

As of 20 June 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee 2017–18[9] Scottish Premiership 2000000020
2018–19[16] Scottish Premiership 0000002[lower-alpha 1]121
Total 2000002141
Partick Thistle (loan) 2018–19[16] Scottish Championship 4000000040
Penybont 2019–20 Cymru Premier 23 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 27 1
Career total 290002021352
  1. ↑ Appearances for Dundee under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs

Honours

Wales U16

References

  1. ↑ "Results for Britain records". Find My Past. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Wales under 15's narrowly defeated". FAW. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Wales under 16's defeat France". FAW. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 "D. Jefferies". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Waldron, Jonathan (27 February 2017). "Sammie Szmodics expected to return from injury for Colchester United under-23s in Premier League Cup at Derby County at St George's Park". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Hudson, Matt (28 July 2017). "Jefferies Joins The U's". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Hudson, Matt (31 January 2018). "U's Flash: Jefferies Joins Dundee". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Daniel Jefferies in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Loan news: Daniel Jefferies joins Thistle on loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Player Departures". Dundee F.C. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Boys U15 beat Switzerland in mini-tournament". FAW. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Wales v France under 16's – a second win for Wales". FAW. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "A win for Wales in the Victory Shield". FAW. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Wales U17 suffer narrow defeat against Greece". FAW. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Daniel Jefferies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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