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Lewis Carl Dunk is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, which he captains, and the England national team.
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In the 2016-17 season, Dunk achieved promotion to the Premier League with Brighton and was named in the Championship team of the year.
Dunk joined Brighton & Hove Albion when he was playing for the U12 team.
At the start of the 2010-11 season, Dunk suffered a foot injury that kept him out for four weeks.
Dunk made his first appearance of the season, starting the whole game, in a 1-1 draw against Tranmere Rovers on 2 October 2010.
His performance against Woking in the FA Cup on 6 November 2010 received criticism, with Manager Gus Poyet saying: "In the first half he did quite well because of the situation, he was one of the players who started to do things he doesn't do normally, changing the ball, going too long, playing with a little bit more risk." Dunk continued to fight for a starting place in the club's defence throughout the 2010-11 season.
Dunk made eight appearances in the 2010-11 season as Brighton gained promotion to the Championship as League One champions.
Ahead of the 2011-12 season, Dunk stated that he was aiming to fight for his place in the first team at Brighton & Hove Albion.
With fellow defenders Tommy Elphick and Adam El-Abd sidelined by injury, Dunk started the 2011-12 season alongside captain Gordon Greer, playing in Brighton's first ever match at Falmer Stadium versus Doncaster Rovers, winning 2-1.
Dunk started in the next eight matches by the end of the year and along the way, helped Brighton & Hove Albion keep two consecutive clean sheets against Derby County and Nottingham Forest.
Despite being sidelined on three more occasions later in the season, Dunk went on to make 36 appearances in all competitions throughout the season, in Brighton's first season back in the Championship.
Dunk joined Brighton & Hove Albion when he was playing for the U12 team.
At the start of the 2010-11 season, Dunk suffered a foot injury that kept him out for four weeks.
Dunk made his first appearance of the season, starting the whole game, in a 1-1 draw against Tranmere Rovers on 2 October 2010.
His performance against Woking in the FA Cup on 6 November 2010 received criticism, with Manager Gus Poyet saying: "In the first half he did quite well because of the situation, he was one of the players who started to do things he doesn't do normally, changing the ball, going too long, playing with a little bit more risk." Dunk continued to fight for a starting place in the club's defence throughout the 2010-11 season.
Dunk made eight appearances in the 2010-11 season as Brighton gained promotion to the Championship as League One champions.
Ahead of the 2011-12 season, Dunk stated that he was aiming to fight for his place in the first team at Brighton & Hove Albion.
With fellow defenders Tommy Elphick and Adam El-Abd sidelined by injury, Dunk started the 2011-12 season alongside captain Gordon Greer, playing in Brighton's first ever match at Falmer Stadium versus Doncaster Rovers, winning 2-1.
Dunk started in the next eight matches by the end of the year and along the way, helped Brighton & Hove Albion keep two consecutive clean sheets against Derby County and Nottingham Forest.
Despite being sidelined on three more occasions later in the season, Dunk went on to make 36 appearances in all competitions throughout the season, in Brighton's first season back in the Championship.
Following the absent of Greer and El-Abd, Dunk made his first league appearance of the season against Peterborough United on 6 November 2012 and helped them keep a clean sheet, winning 1-0.
Two months later, on 4 January 2014 Dunk made his first appearance for Brighton & Hove Albion of the season, playing 23 minutes in a 1-0 win against Reading in the third round of the FA Cup.
On 25 July 2014, Dunk signed a new four-year contract with Brighton, which kept him at the club until the end of the 2017-18 season.
Dunk then added two more goals throughout October, scoring against Watford and Huddersfield Town.
In another match against Brentford, Dunk was sent off for a second bookable offence, as they lost 1-0.
Dunk made his 100th appearances for the club, in a 2-0 loss against Watford on 25 April 2015.
Throughout the 2014-15 season, Dunk quickly became a first team regular, playing in the centre-back position.
In the 2014-15 season, Dunk made 44 appearances and scored seven goals, making him Brighton's top scorer in all competitions for the season.
Ahead of the 2015-16 season, Dunk continued to be linked a move away from Brighton, but the club stated that they would not be selling him.
In an FA Cup third round match against Hull City on 9 January 2016, Dunk gave away a penalty, as they lost 1-0, and three days later he made a mistake that led to a second goal of the game, in a 2-0 defeat against Rotherham United.
Dunk scored in Brighton's 1-1 play-off semi-final second-leg home draw against Sheffield Wednesday on 16 May 2016, however Brighton's 3-1 aggregate defeat condemned them to another season in the Championship.
At the end of the 2015-16 season, Dunk made forty-one appearances and scoring four times in all competitions.
Ahead of the 2016-17 season, Dunk was again linked with a move away from Brighton, with Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion reportedly interested in signing him.
On 2 January 2017, Dunk scored his second goal of the season, in a 2-1 win against Fulham.
Two weeks later, on 25 February 2017, Dunk made his 150th appearances for the club, in a 3-0 win against Reading.
Dunk played the full 90 minutes, and scored an own goal, in Brighton's first ever Premier League match, a 0-2 home defeat to Manchester City.
On 24 February 2018, Dunk scored his fourth own goal of the season in a 4-1 home win over Swansea City, which brought him level with Martin Škrtel at the top of the list of most own goals in a season in the Premier League.
Two months later, on 4 January 2014 Dunk made his first appearance for Brighton & Hove Albion of the season, playing 23 minutes in a 1-0 win against Reading in the third round of the FA Cup.
On 25 July 2014, Dunk signed a new four-year contract with Brighton, which kept him at the club until the end of the 2017-18 season.
Dunk then added two more goals throughout October, scoring against Watford and Huddersfield Town.
In another match against Brentford, Dunk was sent off for a second bookable offence, as they lost 1-0.
Dunk made his 100th appearances for the club, in a 2-0 loss against Watford on 25 April 2015.
Throughout the 2014-15 season, Dunk quickly became a first team regular, playing in the centre-back position.
In the 2014-15 season, Dunk made 44 appearances and scored seven goals, making him Brighton's top scorer in all competitions for the season.
Ahead of the 2015-16 season, Dunk continued to be linked a move away from Brighton, but the club stated that they would not be selling him.
In an FA Cup third round match against Hull City on 9 January 2016, Dunk gave away a penalty, as they lost 1-0, and three days later he made a mistake that led to a second goal of the game, in a 2-0 defeat against Rotherham United.
Dunk scored in Brighton's 1-1 play-off semi-final second-leg home draw against Sheffield Wednesday on 16 May 2016, however Brighton's 3-1 aggregate defeat condemned them to another season in the Championship.
At the end of the 2015-16 season, Dunk made forty-one appearances and scoring four times in all competitions.
Ahead of the 2016-17 season, Dunk was again linked with a move away from Brighton, with Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion reportedly interested in signing him.
On 2 January 2017, Dunk scored his second goal of the season, in a 2-1 win against Fulham.
Two weeks later, on 25 February 2017, Dunk made his 150th appearances for the club, in a 3-0 win against Reading.
Dunk played the full 90 minutes, and scored an own goal, in Brighton's first ever Premier League match, a 0-2 home defeat to Manchester City.
On 24 February 2018, Dunk scored his fourth own goal of the season in a 4-1 home win over Swansea City, which brought him level with Martin Škrtel at the top of the list of most own goals in a season in the Premier League.
Dunk played in every match in Brighton's debut season in the Premier League, as the club finished in 15th place and amassed 40 points.
At the start of the 2018-19 season, Dunk suffered an ankle injury and was substituted in the 20th minute, as Brighton won 3-2 against Manchester United on 19 August 2018, resulting in him being sidelined for one match.
On 17 March 2019, Dunk played the entirety of Brighton's 2-2 draw against Millwall in the FA Cup sixth-round.
Ahead of the 2019-20 season, Dunk was given the Brighton captaincy by new head coach Graham Potter.
In April 2020, he was in talks with the club over a temporary pay cut alongside Seagulls veteran Glenn Murray due to the impact of Covid 19, a move that Murray described as bringing the "Club together even more." Dunk scored his third goal of the season, and was named man of the match, in Brighton's first game back following the Premier League's hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a 2-1 win over Arsenal on 20 June 2020; Dunk equalised for Brighton before Neal Maupay scored the decisive goal.
Throughout the 2019-20 season, Dunk retained his first team place for the side, partnering Adam Webster in the centre-back position, as he helped the club survive relegation once again.
At the start of the 2018-19 season, Dunk suffered an ankle injury and was substituted in the 20th minute, as Brighton won 3-2 against Manchester United on 19 August 2018, resulting in him being sidelined for one match.
On 17 March 2019, Dunk played the entirety of Brighton's 2-2 draw against Millwall in the FA Cup sixth-round.
Ahead of the 2019-20 season, Dunk was given the Brighton captaincy by new head coach Graham Potter.
In April 2020, he was in talks with the club over a temporary pay cut alongside Seagulls veteran Glenn Murray due to the impact of Covid 19, a move that Murray described as bringing the "Club together even more." Dunk scored his third goal of the season, and was named man of the match, in Brighton's first game back following the Premier League's hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a 2-1 win over Arsenal on 20 June 2020; Dunk equalised for Brighton before Neal Maupay scored the decisive goal.
Throughout the 2019-20 season, Dunk retained his first team place for the side, partnering Adam Webster in the centre-back position, as he helped the club survive relegation once again.
Despite missing two matches during the 2019-20 season, Dunk made 36 appearances and scoring three times in all competitions.
Dunk scored his first goal of the 2020-21 season on 27 December, finishing off a short corner putting The Seagulls ahead in an eventual 2-2 away draw at West Ham.
Dunk played in Brighton's 1-0 away victory over defending champions Liverpool on 3 February claiming their first league win at Anfield since 1982.
At Brighton's end of season awards, Dunk received the 2020-21 Players' Player of the Season, stating, "For your teammates to vote for you, I think it's the best award you can win."
On 6 November 2021, in Brighton's eleventh Premier League match of the 2021-22 season, Dunk had to play in goal for the final few minutes of the 1-1 home draw against Newcastle, after keeper Robert Sánchez was shown the red card after Albion had used all their substitutes.
Dunk made his first appearance since his injury in a little over two months, playing the whole match of the 3-1 away loss in the FA Cup fourth round against Tottenham on 5 February 2022.
Dunk scored his first goal of the 2020-21 season on 27 December, finishing off a short corner putting The Seagulls ahead in an eventual 2-2 away draw at West Ham.
Dunk played in Brighton's 1-0 away victory over defending champions Liverpool on 3 February claiming their first league win at Anfield since 1982.
At Brighton's end of season awards, Dunk received the 2020-21 Players' Player of the Season, stating, "For your teammates to vote for you, I think it's the best award you can win."
On 6 November 2021, in Brighton's eleventh Premier League match of the 2021-22 season, Dunk had to play in goal for the final few minutes of the 1-1 home draw against Newcastle, after keeper Robert Sánchez was shown the red card after Albion had used all their substitutes.
Dunk made his first appearance since his injury in a little over two months, playing the whole match of the 3-1 away loss in the FA Cup fourth round against Tottenham on 5 February 2022.
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