Paul Dummett (born 26 September 1991) is a Welsh professional

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who plays as a defender for

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. Dummett began his career with his local side Newcastle United. After progressing through the youth ranks at the club, he had loan spells at

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and Scottish side St Mirren. He made his Premier League debut in the 2013–14 season and scored his first Premier League goal against

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on 19 October 2013.

Club career

Newcastle United

Dummett started his career in the

youth system, captaining the club's reserve team on several occasions.

Loan to Gateshead

Dummett joined

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side

in March 2012, initially for a month-long loan, which was then extended until the end of the season, helping the team keep six clean sheets from ten matches.

Loans to St Mirren

The following season he was loaned to

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club St Mirren. Dummett made his debut in a 2–0 win over Hearts on 15 September 2012, and scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw against

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. After returning from his loan spell at St Mirren, Dummett made his debut senior appearance for Newcastle in an

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tie away defeat to

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on 5 January 2013. After the match, Dummett spoke out on his debut, that his Newcastle United debut was a dream come true. He then rejoined St Mirren on 31 January 2013 on loan for the rest of the season. Dummett played the full game for St Mirren in their

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Final 3–2 win over Hearts, the club's first major cup for 26 years. Dummett also set up the second St Mirren goal in the 46th minute, for Steven Thompson, which put the Saints 2–1 up.

Return to Newcastle United

Dummett returned to Newcastle, and signed a one-year contract extension. He made his debut for the club as a substitute during a 4–0 defeat to

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on the opening fixture of the 2013–14 season, coming on after a sending off of fellow defender Steven Taylor and playing the full second half of the game. He scored his first goal for Newcastle in a 2–2 draw at home to

in October 2013. Just weeks after scoring his goal for the club, Dummett put pen-to-paper on a new contract at Newcastle, signing a deal that could extend until 2019. On the final day of the season, Dummett made a challenge on Liverpool forward

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. Due to knee surgery which jeopardised Suárez's chances of playing at the

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, fans in his native Uruguay sent online death threats to Dummett. Dummett started the 2014–15 season as Newcastle's first-choice left back, with

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injured and

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on the bench. Dummett grabbed his second Magpies goal on 25 September 2014, scoring a late winner in extra-time against

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in the

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. Playing alongside captain

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in the centre of defence, Dummett helped Newcastle keep clean sheets in victories over

and

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.On 12 January 2016, Dummett scored a 90th-minute equaliser against

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in a match that ended in a 3–3 draw at

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. Since 2017, Dummett has often been deployed as a

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, as well as

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. On 8 May 2021, He scored his first goal in five years in a 4–2 away win against

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. On 5 May 2022, Dummett signed a new one-year contract extension with the club.

International career

Dummett qualifies to play for

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through his Welsh grandfather. He was capped at under-21 level for Wales. He made his senior debut for Wales in the match against the

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on 4 June 2014, coming in as a substitute in the 83rd minute. Dummett played his second international match on 13 November 2015, again against the Netherlands, coming on for Neil Taylor in 65th minute. In May 2016, Dummett was listed for the 29-man squad for a pre-

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training camp. However, Dummett was among six players to be cut for the Euro 2016 squad. In May 2017, Wales manager Chris Coleman said that Dummett would no longer make himself available for international selection. He was recalled to the national team in August 2018, before making himself unavailable again in August 2019, seemingly ending his international career.

Career statistics

Club

International

Source:

Honours

St Mirren *

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Newcastle United *

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: 2016–17

References

External links

NUFC profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dummett, Paul 1991 births Living people Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne English footballers Welsh footballers Wales under-21 international footballers Wales international footballers Association football defenders Newcastle United F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players National League (English football) players Scottish Premier League players Premier League players English Football League players English people of Welsh descent