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Dael Fry

{{short description|English footballer (born 1997)}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dael Fry

| image = Dael Fry 12042025 (4).jpg

| caption = Fry pictured after the Middlesbrough match in 2025.

| full_name = Dael Jonathan Fry

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|8|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Middlesbrough, England

| height = {{convert|1.90|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/13570/Dael-Fry/overview |title=Dael Fry: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=9 March 2024}}

| position = Centre-back{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dael-fry/ |title=Dael Fry: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=19 September 2021}}

| currentclub = Middlesbrough

| clubnumber = 6

| youthyears1 = Cleveland Juniors ?-2014

{{0|0000}}–2014

| youthclubs1 =

Middlesbrough

| years1 = 2014–

| clubs1 = Middlesbrough

| caps1 = 213

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = → Rotherham United (loan)

| caps2 = 10

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014

| nationalteam1 = England U17

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam2 = England U18

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam3 = England U19

| nationalcaps3 = 10

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam4 = England U20

| nationalcaps4 = 10

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2017–2019

| nationalteam5 = England U21

| nationalcaps5 = 11

| nationalgoals5 = 2

| club-update = 20:24, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

}}

Dael Jonathan Fry (born 30 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{English football updater|Middboro}} club Middlesbrough.

Fry has represented England at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He has won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2018 Toulon Tournament with his country.

Early life and career

Dael Jonathan Fry{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/408901 |title=2016/17 Premier League clubs publish retained lists |publisher=Premier League |date=9 June 2017 |access-date=9 March 2024}} was born on 30 August 1997 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/dael-fry-249822/ |title=Dael Fry |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=9 March 2024}} He was scouted by Middlesbrough F.C. after being spotted playing for his local team Cleveland Juniors at the age of seven.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/team/academy/player-profiles.aspx |title=Academy player profiles |accessdate=10 August 2015 |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616194520/http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/academy-decisions-revealed-1585236.aspx | archive-date=16 June 2017}} Throughout the ranks of the Middlesbrough youth team, Fry made an impression with his progress at the academy.{{cite news |title=How Dael Fry impressed his Middlesbrough FC Academy coaches from a very early age |url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-dael-fry-impressed-middlesbrough-10977464 |website=Gazette Live |date=4 March 2016 |accessdate=16 June 2017}} In October 2014, Fry signed his first professional contract with the club.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2014/141014-duo-join-academy-graduates-in-signing-pro-contracts-2015987.aspx |title=Duo Join Academy Graduates In Signing Pro Contracts |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=14 October 2014 |accessdate=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616200543/http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2014/141014-duo-join-academy-graduates-in-signing-pro-contracts-2015987.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2017|url-status=live}}

Club career

File:Dael Fry 2022.jpg in 2022.]]

Fry made his first-team debut for Middlesbrough on 9 August 2015 at the age of 17, on the opening day of the 2015–16 Championship season – playing from the start and was named man of the match in a 0–0 draw against Preston North End.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33750467 |title=Preston 0–0 Middlesbrough |website=BBC Sport |access-date=10 August 2015}} On 14 September, he signed a new five-year contract with Middlesbrough.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2014/boro-dael-fry-2688783.aspx |title=Defender Dael Fry Signs New Five-Year Contract At Boro |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=14 September 2015 |accessdate=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616201921/http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2014/boro-dael-fry-2688783.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2017|url-status=live}} Following an injury to Daniel Ayala, manager Aitor Karanka gave Fry a chance to cover in Ayala's absence{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-aitor-karanka-2945764.aspx |title=Aitor Karanka Confident In Defensive Options After Ayala Injury Blow |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=8 February 2015 |accessdate=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616202609/http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-aitor-karanka-2945764.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2017|url-status=live}} and played his first Middlesbrough match in months on 15 February 2016 in a 0–0 draw against Leeds United.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3895889&tcmuri=2912586 |title=Match Report: Leeds United 0 Middlesbrough 0 |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=15 February 2016 |accessdate=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616202630/http://www.mfc.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3895889&tcmuri=2912586|archive-date=16 June 2017|url-status=live}} After the match, Karanka praised Fry's performance.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-dael-fry-2960360.aspx |title=Aitor Karanka: Dael Fry Has Everything But We Must Be Patient |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=18 February 2016 |accessdate=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616202622/http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-dael-fry-2960360.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2017|url-status=live}} Fry made a handful of appearances between 15 February and 13 March 2016.{{cite web |title=Boro Under-21 boss takes great pride in Dael Fry's first team emergence this season |url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/boro-under-21-boss-takes-10911062 |website=Gazette Live |date=18 February 2016 |accessdate=16 June 2017}} Although he returned to the bench later in the 2015–16 season, Fry went on to make eight appearances in all competitions.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

On 31 August 2016, Fry joined Rotherham United on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.{{Cite news |title=Millers sign Boro youngster Fry |url=http://www.themillers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/rotherham-united-claude-dielna-sheffield-wednesday-3284317.aspx |publisher=Rotherham United F.C. |date=31 August 2016 |accessdate=1 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915232129/http://www.themillers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/rotherham-united-claude-dielna-sheffield-wednesday-3284317.aspx |archive-date=15 September 2016}} Fry made his debut on 10 September, playing the whole game in a 2–2 draw against Bristol City.{{cite news |title=Rotherham United 2–2 Bristol City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37263311 |website=BBC Sport |date=10 September 2016 |accessdate=16 June 2017}} Fry made 10 starts for the club before the loan was terminated early on 1 January 2017, having not featured for the club since November.{{cite news |title=Fry returns to Middlesbrough |url=http://www.themillers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/rotherham-united-dael-fry-middlesbrough-3501195.aspx |publisher=Rotherham United F.C. |date=4 January 2017 |accessdate=4 January 2017}} After his loan spell at Rotherham came to an end, Fry only made two appearances for Middlesbrough in the 2016–17 season, which both came in the FA Cup against Accrington Stanley{{cite news |title=Middlesbrough 1–0 Accrington Stanley |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38701563 |website=BBC Sport |date=28 January 2017 |accessdate=16 June 2017}} and Manchester City.{{cite news |title=Middlesbrough 0–2 Manchester City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39162616 |website=BBC Sport |date=11 March 2017 |accessdate=16 June 2017}} Earlier in the 2016–17 season, Fry signed a long-term contract with the club, contracting him until June 2021.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/boro-rotherham-united-dael-fry-3284871.aspx |title=Deadline Day: Dael Fry Signs New Long Term Contract And Joins Rotherham On Loan |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=31 August 2016 |accessdate=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616205924/http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/boro-rotherham-united-dael-fry-3284871.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2017|url-status=live}}

Fry scored his first goal for Middlesbrough on 23 February 2021 in a 3–1 loss to Bristol City.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56079463 |title=Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City |date=23 February 2021 |website=BBC Sport|access-date=24 February 2021}}

International career

Fry made his debut for the England national under-17 team on 28 January 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 2–1 win over Belgium.{{cite web |title=SOLANKE'S LATE STRIKE SECURES DESERVED WIN FOR YOUNG LIONS |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2014/jan/28/england-u17s-v-belgium-match-report-280114 |publisher=The Football Association |date=28 January 2014 |accessdate=16 June 2017}} He was a member of the England under-17 squad that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, beating the Netherlands 4–1 in a penalty-shoot-out in the final.{{cite web | url=http://www.thefa.com/england/all-teams/players/f/dael-fry | title=Dael Fry profile | publisher=The Football Association| accessdate=10 August 2015 }}{{cite news |title=England win European Under-17 Championship on penalties |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27512259 |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2014 |accessdate=16 June 2017}}

Fry was called up to the under-18 team and made his debut on 3 September 2014 in a 4–1 win over the Netherlands.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2014/040914-boro-duo-in-england-success-1897216.aspx |title=Boro Duo Play Part In England Success |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=4 September 2014 |accessdate=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616200135/http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2014/040914-boro-duo-in-england-success-1897216.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2017|url-status=live}}

After a year with the under-19 team,{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2014/boro-tomas-kalas-czech-republic-2650489.aspx |title=Tomas Kalas Gets Full International Call For Czech Republic |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=27 August 2015 |accessdate=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616201401/http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2014/boro-tomas-kalas-czech-republic-2650489.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2017|url-status=live}} Fry was called up by the under-20 team in August 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-fc-dael-fry-england-3271790.aspx |title=Dael Fry Set For International Action With England Next Month |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=25 August 2016 |accessdate=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616210140/http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-fc-dael-fry-england-3271790.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2017|url-status=live}} He made his under-20 debut on 1 September in a 1–1 draw against Brazil.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-fc-international-duty-ramirez-fischer-stuani-3287800.aspx |title=International Duty: A Roundup Of Boro's Men In Action Around The World |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=1 September 2016 |accessdate=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616210022/http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-fc-international-duty-ramirez-fischer-stuani-3287800.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2017|url-status=live}} Fry was also a member of the England under-20 squad that won the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-fc-dael-fry-harry-chapman-3730130.aspx |title=Dael Fry And Harry Chapman World Cup Winners – How It Happened |publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. |date=12 June 2017 |accessdate=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616210554/http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-fc-dael-fry-harry-chapman-3730130.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2017|url-status=live}}

Fry was part of the under-21 team that won the 2018 Toulon Tournament.{{Cite web |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/middlesbroughs-dael-fry-completes-amazing-14764824 |title=Dael Fry tells Teesside Live about his Toulon triumph |website=Gazette Live |date=10 June 2018}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 10 February 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="10"|Middlesbrough

|2015–16{{soccerbase season|86870|2015|access-date=19 September 2021}}

|Championship

|7

00010colspan="2"|—80
2016–17{{soccerbase season|86870|2016|access-date=19 September 2021}}

|Premier League

|0

02000colspan="2"|—20
2017–18{{soccerbase season|86870|2017|access-date=19 September 2021}}

|Championship

|13

010301{{efn|Appearance in Championship play-offs}}0180
2018–19{{soccerbase season|86870|2018|access-date=19 September 2021}}

|Championship

|34

02030colspan="2"|—390
2019–20{{soccerbase season|86870|2019|access-date=19 September 2021}}

|Championship

|36

02000colspan="2"|—380
2020–21{{soccerbase season|86870|2020|access-date=19 September 2021}}

|Championship

|32

10020colspan="2"|—341
2021–22{{soccerbase season|86870|2021|access-date=7 May 2022}}

|Championship

|33

13000colspan="2"|—361
2022–23{{soccerbase season|86870|2022|access-date=5 August 2023}}

|Championship

|30

0101000320
2023–24{{soccerbase season|86870|2023|access-date=9 March 2024}}

|Championship

|28

01060colspan="2"|—350
colspan="2"|Total

!213

2120160102422
Rotherham United (loan)

|2016–17

|Championship

|10

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—100
colspan="3"|Career total

!223

2120160102522

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Honours

England U17

England U20

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2017{{Cite web|date=11 June 2017|title=Under-20 World Cup: England beat Venezuela in final|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40237981|access-date=4 February 2022|website=BBC Sport}}

England U21

  • Toulon Tournament: 2018{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/jun/09/engvmextoulon090618 |title=Final fightback takes England U21S to Toulon hat-trick with win over Mexico |publisher=The Football Association |date=9 June 2018 |accessdate=10 June 2019}}

Individual

  • Toulon Tournament Best XI: 2018{{cite web|date=11 June 2018|title=L'équipe type du Festival International Espoirs 2018|url=https://festival-foot-espoirs.com/festival/detail_actualite.php?id=3391|access-date=4 February 2022 |publisher=Toulon Tournament|language=fr}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{commons category}}

  • [https://www.mfc.co.uk/players/daelfry Profile] at the Middlesbrough F.C. website

{{Middlesbrough F.C. squad}}

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Category:1997 births

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Category:Footballers from Middlesbrough

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

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Category:Rotherham United F.C. players

Category:English Football League players

Category:England men's youth international footballers

Category:England men's under-21 international footballers

Category:21st-century English sportsmen