Andrew Dales (born 13 November 1994) is an English professional

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who plays for

Mickleover Mickleover is a village in the unitary authority of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It is west of Derby, northeast of Burton upon Trent, southeast of Ashbourne and northeast of Uttoxeter. History The earliest recorded mention of Mickleov ...

as a winger.

Club career

Born in

Derby Derby ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original co ...

, Dales spent 10 years with the youth team of

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

after joining at the age of 9. He was offered a professional contract by Derby in 2013. He then played

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with Mickleover Sports, and trained with the

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, before signing for

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...

in June 2018. He scored on his professional debut on 4 August 2018. Dales was loaned to

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club

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in January 2019. He moved on loan to

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...

in January 2020. In November 2020 he moved on loan to

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester, southwest of Sale, Greater Manchester, Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2021 United Kingdom ce ...

. He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season. He returned to

ahead of the 2021–22 season.

International career

Dales was an England C international.

Career statistics

References

1994 births Living people English men's footballers Derby County F.C. players Mickleover F.C. players V9 Academy players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football wingers Footballers from Derby 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub