Dylan Lawlor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan Rhys Lawlor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Caerphilly, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013-2025 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Cardiff City | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Wales U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Wales | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:24, 4 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Dylan Rhys Lawlor (born 1 January 2006) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Cardiff City and the Wales national team.
Club career
[edit]A central defender, he was born in Caerphilly, Wales. He joined Cardiff City at the age of 7 years-old.[2][3] He was one of a number of young Welsh players at Cardiff City name-checked by Cardiff U21 boss Darren Purse as having high potential, in May 2024.[4] That season, he had captained the Cardiff City U21 team.[5]
He made his senior debut for Cardiff City under manager Omer Riza, starting their 2-0 FA Cup defeat on 28 February 2025 against Aston Villa, as a 19 year-old.[6][7]
Having established himself as a starting centre-back under new manager Brian Barry-Murphy in the early weeks of the 2025–26 season, he was named EFL Young Player of the Month for August 2025.[8]
International career
[edit]Born in Wales, Lawlor is of Irish descent.[9] He captained Wales at under-16 and under-19 level.[5] In March 2023, he scored a late header to ensure Wales Under-17s qualified for the European U17 Championships for the first time, in a 2–2 draw with Montenegro U17.[10] On 6 June 2025 Lawlor made his Wales under-21 debut in a friendly match against Norway.[11]
Lawlor was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time for the World Cup qualifying match against Belgium on 9 June 2025.[12] On 4 September 2025 he made his international debut for Wales in the starting line-up for the World Cup qualifying match 1-0 win against Kazakhstan.[13] Lawlor was awarded the Man-of-the-Match award for his performance.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 30 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2024–25 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Cardiff City | 2025–26 | League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 4 September 2025[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Individual
- EFL Young Player of the Month: August 2025[8]
External links
[edit]- Dylan Lawlor at Soccerbase
- Dylan Lawlor at Soccerway
References
[edit]- ^ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "LAWLOR'S PRIDE AT MAKING HIS CITY BOW". The League Paper. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Francis, Bryana (23 April 2024). "Cardiff City's exciting crop of young talent ready to bang the door down next season". Walesonline. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Cariff future in a good place - Purse". BBC Sport. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ a b Francis, Bryana; Williams, Glen (25 April 2024). "Tonight's Cardiff City news as another player out for the season and Liverpool star reveals 'excitement' over youngster". Walesonline. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Williams, Glen (28 February 2025). "Cardiff City player ratings as star plays out of his skin and teenage debutant impresses at Aston Villa". Wales online. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "New crop of youngsters, "good for Cardiff and good for Wales" - Riza". BBC Sport. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Dylan Lawlor named EA Sports FC Young Player of the Month". www.efl.com. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ Williams, Glen (23 May 2025). "Cardiff face battle to keep hold of rising talent as top clubs show interest". Wales Online.
- ^ "Cymru U17 Come From Behind to Seal Place in #U17EURO Finals". Faw.cymru. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Wales Football - dragonsoccer - Welsh International Football". dragonsoccer.co.uk.
- ^ "Neco Williams out of Belgium World Cup qualifier as Wales call up Dylan Lawlor". BBC Sport. 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Kazakhstan 0-1 Wales: Kieffer Moore goal gives visitors World cup qualifying win". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Dylan Lawlor". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 16 September 2025.