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Marcus Dackers
Personal information
Full name Marcus Matthias Dackers[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 21)
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Southend United
(on loan from Salford City)
Youth career
2008–2015 Manchester City
2015–2020 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2019 → Loxwood (loan) 7 (0)
2020 → Lancing (loan) 3 (0)
2021– Salford City 12 (0)
2021 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 8 (7)
2022 → Chester (loan) 20 (9)
2022 → Southend United (loan) 6 (3)
2023 → Woking (loan) 19 (3)
2023–2024 → Altrincham (loan) 4 (1)
2024– → Southend United (loan) 10 (1)
International career
2018 Wales U16 2 (0)
2019 Wales U17 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Marcus Matthias Dackers (born 9 January 2003) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Southend United, on loan from EFL League Two club Salford City, as a striker.[3]

Club career[edit]

Dackers played youth football with Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion.[4] Whilst at Brighton he spent time on loan at Lancing.[5] His Lancing debut came in a match on 6 February 2020 against Lingfield.[6]

He signed for Salford City on a two-year contract in July 2021,[4] and moved on loan to Stalybridge Celtic in October 2021.[7] He scored eight goals in 10 games, and received comparisons to former Celtic loanee Dominic Calvert-Lewin.[2] During his time at Celtic, he was managed by fellow Welsh striker Simon Haworth, who helped develop his game.[2] Salford recalled Dackers on 12 November 2021.[8] He made his debut for Salford City on 13 November 2021 in the league.[9]

In January 2022 he joined Chester on an initial one-month loan, with manager Steve Watson describing it as a "natural progression" in his career.[10] Dackers scored his first goal in a 5–0 win against Southport on 5 February,[11] and later that month his loan was extended for a further month,[12] and again in March until the end of the season.[13] By March he had scored seven goals for the club in all competitions and said "I feel like I have come on and been improving in every single game. Now to get my first brace for the club was a great feeling".[14]

Dackers moved on a month-long loan to Southend United in September 2022,[15] and scored on his début against Chesterfield.[16] Dackers said playing against league-leaders Chesterfield and Wrexham in his first two games was important to test himself as a player.[17] Later that month Southend said they wished to extend the loan.[18]

He moved on loan to Woking in January 2023,[19] and to Altrincham in November 2023.[20] In January 2024, he returned to Southend United on loan until the end of the season.[21]

International career[edit]

He is a Wales youth international.[22] He played schoolboy football for Wales before being called up to the Under-17 squad.[23]

Style of play[edit]

His manager at Chester, Steve Watson, described him as "a big lad but he is a good mover. You get people of that size and they can be immobile but he’s not. He is a good athlete".[10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 3 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20[24] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[24] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Loxwood (loan) 2019–20[25] Southern Combination League Premier Division 7 0 — — — 7 0
Lancing (loan) 2019–20[25] Southern Combination League Premier Division 3 0 — — — 3 0
Salford City 2021–22[26] League Two 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2022–23[27] League Two 5 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 7 0
Total 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2021–22[28] Northern Premier League Premier Division 8 7 — — 1[b] 0 9 7
Chester (loan) 2021–22[24] National League North 20 9 — — — 20 9
Southend United (loan) 2022–23[24] National League 6 3 — — 0 0 6 3
Woking (loan) 2022–23[24] National League 19 3 — — 1[c] 0 20 3
Career total 69 22 2 0 0 0 3 0 74 22
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in National League play-offs

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mills, Richard (5 February 2021). "Brighton's confirmed 25-man Premier League squad after Moises Caicedo transfer". Sussex Live. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Bugby, Tony (6 December 2021). "Striker Dackers scores during successful loan spell with Celtic". Tameside Correspondent. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ Marcus Dackers at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Marcus Dackers joins The Ammies". Salford City FC. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ "New Additions To The First Team". lancingfc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Midweek Victory Against Lingfield". Lancing FC. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Player Profile Marcus Dackers". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Preview: Scunthorpe United vs Salford City". Salford City FC. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Games played by Marcus Dackers in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  10. ^ a b Baggaley, Michael (20 January 2022). "Steve Watson's Chester FC verdict after double signing". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  11. ^ Baggaley, Michael (5 February 2022). "'Pivotal moment' - Steve Watson gives verdict as Chester FC hit Southport for five". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  12. ^ "BREAKING Marcus Dackers' loan extended!". Chester FC. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  13. ^ "BREAKING Marcus Dackers' loan extended!". Chester FC. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  14. ^ Baggaley, Michael (23 March 2022). "Marcus Dackers talks Chester FC loan, goals and supporters". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  15. ^ Phillips, Chris (8 September 2022). "Southend United sign striker on loan from Salford City". The Echo. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  16. ^ Phillips, Chris (16 September 2022). "Southend United boss Kevin Maher pleased with impact new striker is making". The Echo. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  17. ^ Phillips, Chris (14 September 2022). "Southend United loanee Marcus Dackers relishing taking on top National League teams". The Echo. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Blues looking to extend striker's loan deal". Echo.
  19. ^ "Ex Blues striker joins Woking on loan". Echo.
  20. ^ FC, Salford City (24 November 2023). "Two young forwards go out on loan". Salford City FC.
  21. ^ "Dackers Is Back Until The End Of The Season". www.southendunited.co.uk. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Profile: Marcus Dackers". Salford City FC. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  23. ^ "Wales' Intermediate Youth Teams news". Dragon Soccer. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  24. ^ a b c d e "M. Dackers: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Marcus Matthias Dackers Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  26. ^ "Games played by Marcus Dackers in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  27. ^ "Games played by Marcus Dackers in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  28. ^ "Stalybridge Celtic – Appearances – Marcus Dackers". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 May 2022.


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