Dickson Job
Tanzanian footballer
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Dickson Nickson Job (born 29 December 2000) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans and the Tanzania national team.
Full name
Dickson Nickson Job
Date of birth
29 December 2000
Height
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dickson Nickson Job | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Morogoro, Tanzania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Young Africans | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Mtibwa Sugar | ||
| 2021– | Young Africans | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Tanzania | 23 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:28, 24 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:25, 26 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Job began his senior career in the Tanzanian Premier League with Mtibwa Sugar. He joined Young Africans on 11 January 2021.[2]
International career
Job made his senior debut with the Tanzania national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Kenya on 15 March 2021.[3]
International goals
- Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 July 2022 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Somalia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 African Nations Championship qualification |
