Cheyenne Armani Keanu Roma "Chey" Dunkley (born 13 February 1992) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

Club career

Early career

Born in

Wolverhampton Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians ...

, Dunkley joined

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

's youth setup in 2006, aged 14. He made his senior debut while on a work experience loan at

Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of the Red & Whites and Hill Top.

in 2010. In the 2010 summer, Dunkley was released by Crewe, and joined Hednesford permanently. After two years acting as a starter, he moved to

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side Kidderminster Harriers in June 2012, with the latter having to pay a £5,000 plus add-ons fee after a dispute in the tribunal was held.

Oxford United

On 20 November 2014 Dunkley joined

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...

on loan until the end of the season, with Sam Long moving in the opposite direction, and joined The Us permanently in January for an undisclosed fee. He made his professional debut on 20 December 2014, coming on as a 31st-minute substitute in a 1–1 away draw against

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

. He scored his first goal in a 4–1 away victory in League Two over

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

on 23 February 2016. In April 2016 the "unfortunate" Dunkley scored an own goal in the final of the Football League Trophy against Barnsley at

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, a match which Barnsley won 3–2. On 7 May 2016, Dunkley scored the first goal in the final game of the 2015–16 season against

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their ho ...

, a game which United won 3–0 to secure promotion to

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Wigan Athletic

On 5 June 2017 it was announced that Dunkley would join

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

at the end of his Oxford United contract.

Sheffield Wednesday

On 13 August 2020 it was announced that Dunkley would join

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot ...

as their second signing of the summer on a two-year deal. He would eventually make his debut almost 4 months after joining the club in a 2-1 defeat against Barnsley on 12 December 2020. He was awarded the clubs player for the month for December, the first month after breaking into the team. His first goal for the club was an equaliser against

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...

on 30 October 2021. The following month would see a great turn of form, scoring again, against

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete his ...

and being a constant threat in both boxes, as well as winning the clubs player of the month for November. On 21 May 2022, it was announced he would be released following the end of the season.

Shrewsbury Town

On 28 June 2022, Dunkley agreed to join

on a two-year deal.

International career

In June 2021, Dunkley received an invite to play for the

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

national side for the

CONCACAF Gold Cup The CONCACAF Gold Cup ( es, Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, french: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North Ameri ...

in July 2021.

Career statistics

Honours

Wigan Athletic * EFL League One: 2017–18

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunkley, Chey 1992 births Living people Footballers from Wolverhampton English footballers English people of Jamaican descent Association football defenders Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players England semi-pro international footballers