# Itimi Dickson
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{{short description|Singaporean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2009}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Itimi Dickson
| image =
| fullname = Itimi Dickson Edherefe
| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Lagos](/source/Lagos), Nigeria
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder), [striker](/source/Striker_(association_football))
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 2001
| years2 = 2002–2003
| years3 = 2004–2005
| years4 = 2006
| years5 = 2007–2009
| years6 = 2009
| years7 = 2010
| years8 = 2011– 2012
| clubs1 = [Jurong](/source/Jurong_FC)
| clubs2 = [Woodlands Wellington](/source/Woodlands_Wellington)
| clubs3 = [Young Lions](/source/Young_Lions_(Singapore_football_team))
| clubs4 = [Woodlands Wellington](/source/Woodlands_Wellington)
| clubs5 = [Persitara North Jakarta](/source/Persitara_North_Jakarta)
| clubs6 = [Home United](/source/Home_United)
| clubs7 = [Geylang United](/source/Geylang_United)
| clubs8 = [Persidafon Dafonsoro](/source/Persidafon_Dafonsoro)
| caps1 = 26
| caps2 = 49
| caps3 = 51
| caps4 = 26
| caps5 = 17
| caps6 = 24
| caps7 = 30
| caps8 = 10
| goals1 = 9
| goals2 = 23
| goals3 = 15
| goals4 = 3
| goals5 = 2
| goals6 = 1
| goals7 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2009
| nationalteam1 = [Singapore](/source/Singapore_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 33
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| pcupdate = 8 May 2012
| ntupdate = 25 December 2010
}}
'''Itimi Dickson Edherefe''' is a former [football](/source/association_football) player. Born in Nigeria, he represented the [Singapore national team](/source/Singapore_national_football_team).
==Club career==
Previously, Dickson played for [Jurong FC](/source/Jurong_FC), [Woodlands Wellington FC](/source/Woodlands_Wellington_FC), [Young Lions](/source/Young_Lions_(Singapore_football_team)) and [Persitara Jakarta Utara](/source/Persitara_Jakarta_Utara).
In 2001, Dickson was suspended for three months and fined S$1,000 for punching [Home United](/source/Home_United)'s Harun Juma'at. He fell out with head coach [V. Sundramoorthy](/source/V._Sundramoorthy) after serving out his ban and was transferred to [Woodlands Wellington](/source/Woodlands_Wellington) in 2002.[{{cite web| url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/iti-lands-home| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324231421/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/iti-lands-home| url-status=dead| archive-date=24 March 2014| title=Iti lands home| publisher=FAS| accessdate=25 March 2014}}]
Dickson returned to [S-league](/source/S-league) to play for [Home United](/source/Home_United) after an unsuccessful season with [Persitara Jakarta Utara](/source/Persitara_Jakarta_Utara). The final club he played was for [Persidafon Dafonsoro](/source/Persidafon_Dafonsoro).
After his retirement in 2012, Dickson joined the coaching staff at the private league ESPZEN.[{{cite web | url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/five-singapore-imports-who-didnt-just-come-and-go | title=Five Singapore imports who didn't just come and go | date=7 December 2017 | website=FourFourTwo | access-date=17 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117190905/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/five-singapore-imports-who-didnt-just-come-and-go | archive-date=17 January 2018 | url-status=dead }}]
==International career==
Fast and aggressive in attack, Dickson provides width and decent flair to a [Singapore](/source/Singapore) national side [midfield](/source/midfield) that lacks technical capability.{{fact|date=November 2025}}
Although he was born in [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria), Dickson received Singapore citizenship under the [Foreign Sports Talent Scheme](/source/Foreign_Sports_Talent_Scheme) in 2004.