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Scott Dann (born 14 February 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for club Reading. He began his
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career with Walsall, before moving on to Coventry City and then to Birmingham City in 2009. After Birmingham's relegation from the Premier League, Dann joined Blackburn in August 2011 and was the club's captain. He joined Crystal Palace in January 2014 and left in the summer of 2021.


Early life

Dann was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, and attended Archbishop Beck High School in the Walton district of the city. He is a former Liverpool F.C. season ticket holder.


Career


Walsall

Dann joined Walsall in 2003 as a junior after impressing on trial at the Bescot Stadium, signing a professional contract with the Saddlers the following year. He moved up the ranks at Walsall to become a regular in the reserve team throughout 2004–05 and was allowed to join Danish side
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on loan towards the end of the campaign, where he played twice under Gregor Rioch. Dann then joined Conference North side
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on loan in October 2005 initially until the end of the season, but he was recalled in January 2006. He then Joined Redditch's league rivals Hednesford Town on loan following injuries to their regular
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s Richard Teesdale and Ian Wright. He played in three games for the Pitmen, against
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and Lancaster City, before injury put an end to his loan spell at Keys Park. He returned to Walsall and was put on a short-term contract for the 2006–07 season, where he earned his place in the starting line-up with a number of excellent performances at the back. His season was ended in March 2007 after picking up a metatarsal injury in the game against Milton Keynes Dons. As reward for his outstanding season for the Saddlers, who were promoted as League Two Champions, Dann was given a three-year contract to commit him to the club and to ward off interest from a number of clubs higher up in the league.


Coventry City

His form in League One was equally as impressive as the previous season, so it was little surprise that in January 2008 Dann joined Coventry City for an undisclosed fee, suggested in the media to be "in excess of £1 million". His impressive form for the Saddlers continued in the Championship for the Sky Blues alongside former Walsall teammate Daniel Fox, who had also moved to the Ricoh Arena. He helped the club narrowly avoid relegation. The England set-up had seen enough in Dann and Fox to decide they were ready to make the step up to international level, with both players making their U-21 debuts in March 2008 against Poland at Molineux. Dann was appointed
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of Coventry City for the 2008–09 season.


Birmingham City

Dann signed for Birmingham City on 12 June 2009 for an undisclosed fee, described as a "club record fee for a defender"; local press reports suggested the fee to be in the region of £3.5 million, with a possible increase to £4 million, with performance-based add-ons. Surgery during the summer and then a pulled thigh muscle meant Dann was not fully match fit when an injury to Franck Queudrue gave him the chance to make his Premier League debut on 19 September at Hull City. Birmingham won 1–0, and Dann played well and retained his place in the starting eleven. At Christmas 2009, '' The Times
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described Dann and defensive partner Roger Johnson as "certainties" for his team of the season so far. His first goal for Birmingham came against Derby County in the FA Cup on 13 February 2010, during a run of 15 games unbeaten in all competitions, including a club record 12 unbeaten in the top flight. A calf injury sustained in training caused him to miss the last three games of the season as the club finished in ninth place, their best for more than 50 years. Dann scored the opening goal as Birmingham beat a
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3–2 in an invitation match branded the Xtep Cup, part of the club's 2010 pre-season tour of the Far East, and his first Premier League goal, a header from a
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cross, on the opening weekend of the 2010–11 season as Birmingham drew 2–2 away at
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. Following surgery on a hamstring damaged in the League Cup semi-final in January 2011, Dann was ruled out for the remainder of the season. The club were relegated from the Premier League on the final day of the season.


Blackburn Rovers

On 31 August 2011, the last day of the transfer window, Blackburn Rovers signed Dann on a four-year deal for an officially undisclosed fee, reported by BBC Sport as £6 million. Dann said that manager
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, with whom he had worked at Coventry, was "a big factor" in his decision to join the
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club. He was given squad number 16. On 11 September, he made his debut in a 1–1 draw with
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at Craven Cottage, starting alongside Christopher Samba and completing the full 90 minutes as Rovers earned their first point of the season. During the 2–1 home defeat to West Bromwich Albion in December, Dann scored his first goal for Rovers, but also suffered a ruptured testicle, an injury which was expected to keep him out for six weeks. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Dann made a total of 28 appearances in all competitions and also suffered relegation for the third time in his career as Rovers finished in 19th place in the Premier League. On 12 March 2013, Dann was officially confirmed as captain of the club, succeeding Danny Murphy.


Crystal Palace

On 31 January 2014, Dann signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Premier League club Crystal Palace for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 8 February in a 3–1 home win against West Bromwich Albion. Dann won the club's Player of the Year award for 2014–15, followed by the Player's Player of the Year award for 2015–16. In July 2015 he signed a new five-year contract with the club. Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Dann replaced Mile Jedinak as captain. He was succeeded by Jason Puncheon for 2017–18. Both Dann and Puncheon suffered cruciate ligament injuries in the same match, against
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in December 2017, that kept them out for the rest of the season. Dann returned to action just over a year later, starting in the FA Cup third round match against Grimsby Town. Dann left Crystal Palace after his contract expired at the end of the 2020–21 season.


Reading

Dann signed a one-year contract with Championship club Reading on 30 August 2021. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October in a 3-2 loss to
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. In March 2022, Dann's contract was extended for a further year. Dann made 18 appearances for Reading in the 2021–22 season. His appearances were limited during the second half of the campaign due to injury and he spent the first half of the 2022–23 campaign on the sidelines. On 2 January 2023, Dann made his first start in almost 10 months for Reading against West Bromwich Albion in a 1–0 defeat at The Hawthorns.


Career statistics


Honours

Walsall * Football League Two: 2006–07 Birmingham City *
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Crystal Palace * FA Cup runner-up: 2015–16 Individual * Crystal Palace Player of the Year: 2014–15


References


External links


Profile
at Walsall F.C. website
Profile
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