Dexter Peter (born 9 January 1996) is an English

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who plays as a

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for Phoenix Sports. A product of the Millwall Academy, Peter was released in February 2015, going on to play for Merstham and then Chelmsford City. He joined Colchester United's Academy in June 2016, and made his first-team debut in August 2016. He was released by Colchester in May 2017 and then joined

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. In September 2017, he signed for Maldon & Tiptree and in February 2018 signed for Thurrock.

Career

Born in

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, Peter progressed through the Academy at Millwall. He was released in February 2015 and went on to represent

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Premier Division side Merstham in the first half of the 2015–16 season, making eight league appearances. He joined

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side Chelmsford City in December 2015, where he made four league appearances and one cup appearance during his stint with the Essex club. Following a trial in the latter stages of the 2015–16 season, Peter signed a one-year contract with Colchester United on 29 June 2016 after impressing for the under-21s. He was named on the bench for Colchester's

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tie against Crawley Town on 30 August 2016. He came on to make his first-team debut, replacing Sammie Szmodics after 64-minutes of the 1–0 defeat. He was released by Colchester in May 2017 after the club decided against offering him a new deal. After his Colchester United release, Peter joined National League South side

. He made his debut on 5 August in their 2–1 defeat at Wealdstone. Peter made six league appearances for Concord in August. He then left the club to sign for Isthmian League North Division side Maldon & Tiptree, making his debut on 2 September in a 3–3 draw with

Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...

in the FA Cup. He started playing for

Premier Division side Thurrock in February 2018. In August 2018, Peter joined newly promoted Isthmian League Division One North club Coggeshall Town. In June 2022, Peter joined Bowers & Pitsea.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peter, Dexter 1996 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Redbridge Black British sportsmen English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Millwall F.C. players Merstham F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Concord Rangers F.C. players Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players Coggeshall Town F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Hullbridge Sports F.C. players Wingate & Finchley F.C. players Bowers & Pitsea F.C. players Isthmian League players National League (English football) players