Dion

Sanderson

CB Derby County #28

Centre-Back · Defender

Dion Sanderson

Derby County Championship

#1682 centre-back aged 26–29

Score

43/100

#5,397 in the world

Market value

€2.1M

above 57% of Championship

Top speed

35.1km/h

faster than 92% of defenders

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Date of birth / Age: 15 Dec 1999 (26)
Passport: England
Height: 1.88 m
Weight: 78 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Centre-Back
Contract until: 2028

Benchmarks

centre-backs with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#5397

centre-back in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#1682

among centre-backs aged 26–29

In his league

15%

of Championship centre-backs rank below him

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 40
StartsStarting eleven: 38
GoalsGoals: 1
AssistsAssists: 0
YellowYellow cards: 8
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 3,317

Starting eleven95%

38 of 40 appearances

Minutes played3,317

83 per appearance

Goal involvement1

1 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

159 matches · since 2019/20

AMRBCB

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Back	146	4	1
Right-Back	12	0	2
Attacking Midfield	1	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	ChampionshipChampionship	Derby County	6	6	0	0	2	0	0	539
2025/2625/26	ChampionshipChampionship	Derby County	38	36	1	0	8	0	0	3,164
2025/2625/26	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Derby County	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	153
2024/2524/25	ChampionshipChampionship	Blackburn Rovers	12	4	0	0	1	0	0	565
2024/2524/25	League OneLeague One	Birmingham City	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	93
2024/2524/25	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Birmingham City	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	251
2024/2524/25	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Birmingham City	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	78
2023/2423/24	ChampionshipChampionship	Birmingham City	37	37	1	0	2	0	1	3,301
2023/2423/24	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Birmingham City	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2023/2423/24	FA CupFA Cup	Birmingham City	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2022/2322/23	ChampionshipChampionship	Birmingham City	31	31	2	1	9	0	0	2,693
2022/2322/23	Professional Development LeagueProfessional Development League	Birmingham City U21	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	63
2022/2322/23	FA CupFA Cup	Birmingham City	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	300
2021/2221/22	ChampionshipChampionship	Birmingham City	15	14	0	–	2	–	0	1,260
2021/2221/22	ChampionshipChampionship	Queens Park Rangers	11	10	0	–	0	–	1	831
2021/2221/22	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Birmingham City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	73
2021/2221/22	FA CupFA Cup	Queens Park Rangers	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2020/2120/21	League OneLeague One	Sunderland	26	19	1	–	4	–	0	1,836
2020/2120/21	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	120
2019/2019/20	Premier League 2Premier League 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23	13	13	1	–	2	–	0	1,170
2019/2019/20	ChampionshipChampionship	Cardiff City	10	9	0	2	2	0	0	752
2019/2019/20	EFL Vertu TrophyEFL Vertu Trophy	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	300
2019/2019/20	Premier League International CupPremier League International Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	257
2019/2019/20	Carabao CupCarabao Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2017/1817/18	U18 Premier LeagueU18 Premier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers U18	7	7	0	–	3	–	1	630
2016/1716/17	U18 Premier LeagueU18 Premier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers U18	29	28	0	–	2	–	0	2,531

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			260	238	6	3^*	41	0^*	3	21,410

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Championship	160	4	3
U18 Premier League	36	0	–
League One	28	1	–
Premier League 2	13	1	–
Carabao Cup	7	0	–
EFL Vertu Trophy	7	0	–
FA Cup	5	0	–
Premier League International Cup	3	0	–
Professional Development League	1	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Jan 2026 Jan 2026 · Transfer Birmingham City Derby County Transfer
Dec 2025 Dec 2025 · Back from Loan Derby County Birmingham City Back from Loan
Aug 2025 Aug 2025 · Loan Birmingham City Derby County Loan Loan
May 2025 May 2025 · Back from Loan Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City Back from Loan
Jan 2025 Jan 2025 · Loan Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Loan Loan
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Und Birmingham City Transfer
May 2023 May 2023 · Back from Loan Birmingham City Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Und Back from Loan
Jul 2022 Jul 2022 · Loan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Und Birmingham City Loan Loan
May 2022 May 2022 · Back from Loan Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton Wanderers Back from Loan
Jan 2022 Jan 2022 · Loan Wolverhampton Wanderers Queens Park Rangers Loan Loan
Jan 2022 Jan 2022 · Back from Loan Birmingham City Wolverhampton Wanderers Back from Loan
Jul 2021 Jul 2021 · Loan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Und Birmingham City Loan Loan

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Derby County 2025–2027 46 1
Birmingham City 2021–2025 96 3
Blackburn Rovers 2024 12 0
Birmingham City U21 2022 1 0
Queens Park Rangers 2021 12 0
Sunderland 2020 26 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 2019–2021 4 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 2019 16 1

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