Draft:Josh Dede
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Middlesbrough | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Celtic | ||
| 2025- | Middlesbrough | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022-2023 | Scotland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2023-2024 | Scotland U19 | 8 | (0) |
Josh Dede (born 4 January 2006) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough. He is a Scotland youth international.[1]
Club career
[edit]Celtic
[edit]A product of the Celtic academy, he played for the club's B team and trained with the first-team without making his senior debut.[2]
Middlesborough
[edit]He joined EFL Championship club Middlesbrough on 31 January 2025.[3] He was named as a substitute for the Middlesbrough first team for five Championship games after joining but after struggling with a toe injury suffered in March for the Under-21s against Liverpool U21, he had surgery at the end of the 2024-25 season.[4]
International career
[edit]He is a Scotland youth international featuring at U17 and U19 level.[5]
Style of play
[edit]He is a right-back but also considered comfortable playing further forward on the wing.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Josh Dede". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Middlesbrough set to sign Celtic youngster Josh Dede". The Northern Echo. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Middlesbrough sign teenage defender Dede from Celtic". bbc sport. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Middlesbrough's former-Celtic defender Josh Dede has toe surgery". Northern Echo. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Bazeley, Edward. "Middlesbrough closing in on Celtic FC transfer agreement". Football League World. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Middlesbrough sign Celtic teenage defender Josh Dede". Northern Echo. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.