Dion Sanderson #28
Defender
Centre-back
England
Championship 2026/27 · 11 apps
Avg 6.66 · top 86% of Championship defenders
Club
- Age
- 26 years
- born 15 December 1999
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 78 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2028
- At the club since
- Jan 2026
- from Birmingham City
- Matches this season
- 12
- 970 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 0.56 | |
| Carabao Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 0.56 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.65 across 12 rated matches · all competitions
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AUGOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating24 Oct · vs Sheffield United (A) 1–1 · 5.84
24 OctChampionship
Sheffield United away
D 1–1
66′
5.84
17 OctChampionship
Stoke City home
L 0–1
90′
7.25
14 OctChampionship
Queens Park Rangers away
L 1–4
90′
6.14
10 OctChampionship
Wrexham home
D 1–1
90′
6.74
19 SepChampionship
Burnley away
D 1–1
90′
7.12
All 66 matches
9 SepChampionship
West Bromwich Albion home
L 0–1
46′
6.54
5 SepChampionship
West Ham United away
L 0–3
90′
6.60
1 SepChampionship
Portsmouth away
W 2–0
90′
7.42
29 AugChampionship
Swansea City home
L 0–3
90′
6.46
22 AugChampionship
Cardiff City home
D 2–2
90′
6.53
15 AugChampionship
Charlton Athletic away
L 1–2
94′
6.57
8 AugCarabao Cup
Lincoln City home
L 1–2
44′
6.62
2025/26
25 AprChampionship
Queens Park Rangers away
W 3–2
61′
6.51
18 AprChampionship
Oxford United home
W 1–0
71′
6.90
11 AprChampionship
Southampton away
L 1–2
90′
6.13
6 AprChampionship
Stoke City home
W 2–0
90′
6.78
3 AprChampionship
Coventry City away
L 2–3
90′
6.22
21 MarChampionship
Birmingham City home
W 1–0
90′
6.67
16 MarChampionship
Portsmouth away
W 1–0
90′
7.30
10 MarChampionship
Millwall away
L 0–1
90′
6.76
7 MarChampionship
Sheffield Wednesday home
W 2–1
90′
6.34
28 FebChampionship
Blackburn Rovers home
W 3–1
90′
6.64
21 FebChampionship
Watford away
L 0–2
90′
6.44
14 FebChampionship
Swansea City home
W 2–0
90′
7.14
30 JanChampionship
Bristol City away
W 5–0
90′
6.65
23 JanChampionship
West Bromwich Albion home
D 1–1
5′
6.34
4 JanChampionship
Wrexham home
L 1–2
81′
6.40
1 JanChampionship
Middlesbrough home
W 1–0
90′
6.90
29 DecChampionship
Leicester City away
L 1–2
90′
6.77
20 DecChampionship
Portsmouth home
D 1–1
90′
6.87
15 DecChampionship
Sheffield Wednesday away
W 3–0
90′
6.89
10 DecChampionship
Millwall home
D 1–1
90′
7.07
6 DecChampionship
Leicester City home
L 1–3
66′
6.32
29 NovChampionship
Middlesbrough away
L 1–2
90′
6.67
22 NovChampionship
Watford home
L 2–3
90′
1G
7.28
8 NovChampionship
Blackburn Rovers away
W 2–1
90′
6.61
4 NovChampionship
Hull City home
W 2–1
90′
6.57
1 NovChampionship
Sheffield United away
W 3–1
90′
6.28
25 OctChampionship
Queens Park Rangers home
W 1–0
90′
7.07
21 OctChampionship
Norwich City home
W 1–0
90′
7.18
18 OctChampionship
Oxford United away
L 0–1
90′
6.71
4 OctChampionship
Southampton home
D 1–1
90′
6.76
30 SepChampionship
Charlton Athletic home
D 1–1
90′
6.71
27 SepChampionship
Wrexham away
D 1–1
90′
6.97
20 SepChampionship
Preston North End home
L 0–1
90′
6.39
13 SepChampionship
West Bromwich Albion away
W 1–0
90′
6.98
30 AugChampionship
Ipswich Town away
D 2–2
90′
6.32
26 AugCarabao Cup
Burnley away
L 1–2
90′
6.90
22 AugChampionship
Bristol City home
D 1–1
90′
6.85
16 AugChampionship
Coventry City home
L 3–5
90′
5.59
12 AugCarabao Cup
West Bromwich Albion away
W 1–1
63′
6.87
9 AugChampionship
Stoke City away
L 1–3
1′
6.41
2024/25
26 AprChampionship
Watford home
W 2–1
12′
6.82
21 AprChampionship
Sunderland away
W 1–0
15′
6.86
12 AprChampionship
Luton Town away
W 1–0
29′
6.75
12 MarChampionship
Stoke City away
L 0–1
78′
6.92
8 MarChampionship
Derby County away
L 1–2
74′
7.35
22 FebChampionship
Swansea City away
L 0–3
90′
6.51
15 FebChampionship
Plymouth Argyle home
W 2–0
90′
7.35
12 FebChampionship
West Bromwich Albion away
W 2–0
48′
6.93
31 JanChampionship
Preston North End home
W 2–1
9′
6.49
25 JanChampionship
Bristol City away
L 1–2
90′
5.98
21 JanChampionship
Coventry City home
L 0–2
31′
6.68
15 JanChampionship
Portsmouth home
W 3–0
10′
6.81
1 DecFA Cup
Blackpool away
W 2–1
7.07
13 AugCarabao Cup
Charlton Athletic away
W 1–0
78′
6.60
Transfers
- 31 May 2026end of loan Derby County Birmingham City —
- 1 Jan 2026transfer Birmingham City Derby County €400k
- 31 Dec 2025end of loan Derby County Birmingham City —
- 5 Aug 2025loan Birmingham City Derby County —
- 31 May 2025end of loan Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City —
- 10 Jan 2025loan Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers —
- 15 Jul 2023transfer Wolves U21 Birmingham City €2.3m
- 31 May 2023end of loan Birmingham City Wolves U21 —
- 5 Jul 2022loan Wolves U21 Birmingham City —
- 31 May 2022end of loan Queens Park Rangers Wolves U21 —
- 25 Jan 2022loan Wolves U21 Queens Park Rangers —
- 4 Jan 2022end of loan Birmingham City Wolves U21 —
- 19 Jul 2021loan Wolves U21 Birmingham City —
- 31 May 2021end of loan Sunderland Wolves U21 —
- 16 Oct 2020loan Wolves U21 Sunderland —
- 31 Jul 2020end of loan Cardiff City Wolves U21 —
- 31 Jan 2020loan Wolves U21 Cardiff City —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Derby County Championship · Carabao Cup | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Derby County Championship · Carabao Cup | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Birmingham City FA Cup · Carabao Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Birmingham City Championship · Carabao Cup · FA Cup | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| Birmingham City Championship · FA Cup | 34 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | |||
| Birmingham City Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Queens Park Rangers Championship · FA Cup | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League · FA Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 |
