Andrew Robert Dallas (born 22 July 1999) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

He came through the youth academy at

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side

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but failed to make a first team appearance, spending time on loan with

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

and

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...

. In 2019 he signed for

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on N ...

. He got his break when manager Brian Stock took him on loan for

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side Weymouth, where he scored 12 goals in 25 appearances. In 2021 he joined

Solihull Moors Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the National Leag ...

where he was part of the team that lost the

2022 National League play-off final The 2022 National League play-off Final, known as the Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match played on 5 June 2022 at the London Stadium between Solihull Moors and Grimsby Town. It dete ...

. He later had a loan spell with

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where he went on to play in a second consecutive play-off final as his side were beaten once again in the 2023 National League play-off final.

Career

Rangers

Dallas signed a professional contract with

in June 2016, but had been within the club's

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for several years. Dallas joined

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club

on loan from Rangers in March 2018 and made his professional debut on 7 April, scoring twice in a 1–4 win over Edinburgh City. Dallas went on to help Stenhousemuir gain promotion to League 1. Having returned to Rangers and appeared on the bench in some matchday squads without making a debut for the

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club, on 21 January 2019 Dallas joined

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side

on a loan deal until the end of the season.

Cambridge United

On 29 July 2019, Dallas signed for

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club

on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 23 January 2021, Dallas joined

side Weymouth on an initial one-month loan. On 17 February 2021, the loan was extended to the end of April 2021. After scoring 12 goals in the

with Weymouth on loan in the second half of the previous season, Dallas signed a new one-year deal with

on 17 July 2021.

Solihull Moors

On 13 August 2021, Dallas signed for

side

for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a two-year contract. On 22 January 2022, Dallas scored all five goals as Solihull defeated bottom side

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...

5–0. Dallas was awarded the National League Player of the Month award for January 2022 after ten goals in just four matches in all competitions. Dallas played in the

as Solihull were defeated 2–1 by

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at the

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missing the opportunity to earn promotion to the

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. On 30th January 2023, transfer deadline day a permanent move to Grimsby Town or

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

failed to materialise. On 7 March 2023, Solihull allowed Dallas to join National League rivals

on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. For the second season in succession, Dallas was on the losing team in the National League play-off final as his Chesterfield side were defeated on penalties by

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following a 2-2 draw at

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. Dallas had opened the scoring in the 5th minute from the penalty spot. Following the conclusion of his loan with Chesterfield, Solihull announced they were offering Dallas a new contract, with manager

Neal Ardley Neal Christopher Ardley (born 1 September 1972) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a right midfielder. He is currently the manager of Solihull Moors. Ardley was capped at Under-21 level by England. Ar ...

stating "Dallo has been brilliant for us in the last two seasons in which he's been top goalscorer in both. He's always shown a fantastic attitude and we'll just have to see what he wants to do next season now.

Barnsley

On 24 July 2023, Dallas signed a three-year contract for

side

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dallas, Andrew 1999 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Rangers F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football forwards Cambridge United F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Solihull Moors F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players