Curt-Jordan Perez Dizon (born 4 February 1994) is a professional

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who recently played as a winger or a

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for Philippines Football League club

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. Born in England, he plays for the Philippines national team.

Early life

Curt Dizon is the son of two Filipino parents, Cris Dizon and Joy Perez. He was born and raised in London.

Club career

Before heading to the Philippines, his football career started off in a local team where he was spotted by Brunswick, which soon became his next club. After a long run at Brunswick, Dizon was scouted and signed for Crystal Palace F.C. and played for the Under-16s team. He then continued with his passion for football alongside his education and attended Queen's Academy in Watford. The school is known for its highly immersive sports facility which conjoint with education. He left with three A-Levels and more knowledge of football. Dizon then played for

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in Spain when he was 19. After being called up to the national team in early 2014, Dizon signed for

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of the United Football League. The following year, Global and Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C. came to an agreement to transfer Dizon in exchange of Loyola's midfielder

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. Loyola changed its name to F.C. Meralco Manila when it joined the Philippines Football League in 2017. On 6 May 2017, Dizon became the first-ever scorer of the newly inaugurated Philippines Football League (PFL), converting Alvin Sarmiento's pass in the 9th minute against Stallion Laguna. He was left without a club after Meralco Manila was disbanded in January 2018. In January 2018, Dizon's former club, Global, now known as

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, signed him after Meralco Manila's disbandment. The signing was announced through the club's official social media pages. He was released by Global and signed by Ceres–Negros F.C. in July 2018. The team went on to win the Philippines Football League that year. In July 2019, Dizon joined Chonburi in the

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. In February 2020, Philippines national team manager

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announced that Dizon would join the

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(ADT), a new team that was set to participate in the 2020 season of the Philippines Football League. However, when the season began in October, he was not in the squad. In December 2020, Dizon and

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were signed by Ratchaburi Mitr Phol in the Thai League 1. In 22 December 2022, Dizon was announced that he will signed for

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. On 10 May 2023, Dizon was announced he has reached an agreement with the club to terminate his current contract and leave

International career

Dizon scored in his debut with the Philippines on 11 April 2014 in a 3-0 home win against Nepal. On 20 March 2015, it was announced that Dizon was called up to the Philippines U-23 team for the

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phase in Thailand.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

Honours

;Global * United Football League Division I (1):

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dizon, Curt 1994 births Living people Footballers from London English people of Filipino descent British people of Filipino descent British Asian footballers Filipino men's footballers Philippines men's international footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Global F.C. players Tercera División players Curt Dizon Curt Dizon Loyola F.C. players Penang F.C. players United City F.C. players Curt Dizon Filipino expatriate men's footballers Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Spain Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Azkals Development Team players Philippines Football League players