Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
 Dewsbury-Hall playing for Leicester City in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kiernan Ernest Lawrence Dewsbury-Hall | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Leicester City | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2017 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Leicester City | 87 | (13) |
| 2020 | → Blackpool (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Luton Town (loan) | 39 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:01, 30 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Kiernan Frank Dewsbury-Hall (born 6 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Leicester City.
Career
Leicester City
Early career
Dewsbury-Hall was born in Leicester and grew up in Shepshed, Leicestershire. He joined the Leicester City Academy in 2006 aged eight from Shepshed Dynamo Warriors of the Leicester Mutual League, who he played for at under-8 and under-9 levels. Keirnan attended The Hinckley School for his secondary education and is worshipped as a hero by the pupils. He described struggling in the Leicester academy and at school, stating he went through a hard time as a youngster and owes a lot to Mr Heybrock, his old PE teacher, for getting him to where he is now. He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2017 and in 2019 was named as the development squad player of the year.
Loans and first-team breakthrough
Dewsbury-Hall made his first-team debut in a 1–0 FA Cup victory over Brentford on 25 January 2020, coming on as a substitute for Kelechi Iheanacho. Two days later, he joined Blackpool on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season. He scored a consolation goal on his debut the following day in a 2–1 away defeat to Wycombe Wanderers, after replacing Grant Ward at half time.
Dewsbury-Hall signed a new four-year contract with Leicester on 16 October 2020 and joined Luton Town on a season-long loan. At the end of the season, he won four awards at Luton's end of season awards ceremony, including Players' Player of the Season.
He made his Premier League debut on 28 August 2021, coming on as a substitute for James Maddison in a 2–1 away win at Norwich City. On 10 December, he scored his first goal for Leicester City, in a 3–2 defeat at Napoli in a Europa League group stage match. He scored his first Premier League goal on 10 April 2022, in a 2–1 home win against Crystal Palace.
On 24 June 2022, Dewsbury-Hall signed a new long term contract with Leicester City lasting until 2027.
On the opening game of the 2023–24 season, he scored twice against Coventry City, winning the match for Leicester in the 87th minute.
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City U21 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| Leicester City | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 10 | |||
| Total | 87 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 15 | ||
| Blackpool (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||||
| Luton Town (loan) | 2020–21 | Championship | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 136 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 173 | 24 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in FA Community Shield
Honours
Leicester City
Individual
- UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season: 2021–22