Harrison Dunk
English footballer
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Harrison Charles Dunk (born 25 October 1990) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a left back or left midfielder. He last played for EFL League Two club Cambridge United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harrison Charles Dunk[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1990[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| AFC Wimbledon | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Bromley | 68 | (7) |
| 2011–2024 | Cambridge United | 396 | (25) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:55, 1 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Dunk was born in Hammersmith, Greater London.[5] He joined Bromley on 7 August 2009, after being spotted in an under-18 tournament in Germany,[6] following time with AFC Wimbledon.[7] He featured regularly for the club in his debut campaign, and was also selected the club's Player of the Season.[8]
On 7 June 2011, after picking up another Player of the Season award with Bromley,[9] Dunk joined Cambridge United.[10] He renewed his link with the U's on 23 March 2014.[11]
On 9 August 2014, Dunk played his first match in the Football League, starting in a 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle.[12] On 8 January 2018, Dunk became Cambridge United's longest serving player after defender Josh Coulson left the club for Leyton Orient.[13] Dunk made his 300th appearance for Cambridge on 13 August 2019 in a League Cup first round tie against Brentford in which Cambridge won on penalties. He made his 300th league appearance against Scunthorpe on 17 October 2020 with United winning 5–0.
On 1 May 2024, the club announced Dunk would be released in the summer at the end of his contract.[14]
Dunk has now retired from professional football. In September 2024, he took up a role with the Professional Footballers' Association's legal team.[15] He ended his career as Cambridge United's fifth all-time appearance maker.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bromley | 2009–10[17] | Conference South | 34 | 2 | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
| 2010–11[17] | Conference South | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 40 | 6 | ||
| Total | 68 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 74 | 8 | |||
| Cambridge United | 2011–12[18] | Conference Premier | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
| 2012–13[18] | Conference Premier | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14[18] | Conference Premier | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15[19] | League Two | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2015–16[20] | League Two | 45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | |
| 2016–17[21] | League Two | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| 2017–18[22] | League Two | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| 2018–19[23] | League Two | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[24] | League Two | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[25] | League Two | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[26] | League One | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[27] | League One | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2023–24[28] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 396 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 462 | 26 | ||
| Career total | 464 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 536 | 34 | ||
- One appearance in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Kent Senior Cup
- Appearances in FA Trophy
- One appearance in FA Trophy, three in Conference Premier play-offs
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours
Cambridge United
- EFL League Two second-place promotion: 2020–21[18]
- Conference Premier play-offs: 2014[29]
- FA Trophy: 2013–14[citation needed]
Individual
