{{short description|English association football player (born 2004)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Will Dickson | image = | fullname = William Dickson | birth_place = | height = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|11|25|df=y}} | position = Forward | currentclub = Chesterfield | clubnumber = 25 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2025 | youthclubs1 = Manchester City | years1 = 2025–2026 | clubs1 = Manchester City | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2025 | clubs2 = → Motherwell (loan) | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2025–2026 | clubs3 = → Chesterfield (loan) | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2026– | clubs4 = Chesterfield | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 2 | club-update = 16:07, 26 May 2026 (UTC) }} '''William Dickson''' (born 25 November 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|Chesterf}} club Chesterfield.<ref>{{cite web|title=Will Dickson|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/players/will-dickson/706474/ |website=Soccerway|accessdate=23 January 2025}}</ref>
==Career== ===Manchester City=== A product of the Manchester City academy, he signed scholarship terms with the club in 2021. He scored 19 goals for the City U18 side which won the league in 2021-22. After stepping up to the Elite Development Squad the following season he scored 18 times in 38 appearances.<ref name="well">{{cite web|url= https://www.extratime.com/articles/35386/motherwell-secure-man-city-and-crystal-palace-strikers-on-loan/#google_vignette|website=Extra Time|accessdate=2 February 2025|title= Motherwell secure Man City and Crystal Palace strikers on loan|date=Feb 1, 2025}}</ref> He signed a professional contract with the club in July 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-contracts-dickson-news-27246537.amp|website=Manchester Evening News|accessdate=2 February 2025|title= Five Man City youngsters confirm new professional contracts|first=Joe|last=Bray|date=3 July 2023}}</ref> However, his time in the Manchester City academy was also hampered by spells on the sidelines with injury.<ref name="well"/><ref>{{cite web|title= Meet Man City forward who is learning from Erling Haaland and copying Cristiano Ronaldo|url= https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-haaland-ronaldo-dickson-26155400.amp |website=Manchester Evening News|accessdate=7 February 2023|first=Joe|last=Bray}}</ref> He was included with the first-team for their UEFA Champions League match against Slovan Bratislava in September 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://cityxtra.co.uk/18679/manchester-city-confirm-19-man-travelling-squad-to-face-sk-slovan-bratislava-in-uefa-champions-league/|title= Manchester City confirm 19-man travelling squad to face SK Slovan Bratislava in UEFA Champions League|date=30 September 2024|first=Freddie|last=Pye|website=cityxtra|accessdate=2 February 2025}}</ref>
He joined Scottish Premiership side Motherwell on a six-month loan deal on 1 February 2025.<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Thomson|date=1 February 2025|title= Manchester City and Crystal Palace strikers join Motherwell on loan ahead of Celtic clash|website=Daily Record|url= https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/manchester-city-crystal-palace-strikers-34597436.amp|accessdate=2 February 2025}}</ref> He was immediately included in the Motherwell first-team squad for their league match against Celtic on 2 February 2025 and made his debut as a second-half substitute.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2025/02/02/scotland/premier-league/motherwell-fc/celtic-fc/4382455/|website=Soccerway|date=2 February 2025|accessdate=2 February 2025|title=Motherwell vs. Celtic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=The Scotsman|url= https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/latest-celtic-news/what-channel-is-motherwell-v-celtic-tv-and-live-stream-details-team-news-referee-var-4970925|title= What channel is Motherwell v Celtic? TV and live stream details, team news, referee, VAR|date=2 February 2025|first=Matthew |last=Elder}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11781/13299703/motherwell-1-3-celtic-emotional-jota-scores-on-hoops-return-to-maintain-10-point-lead-in-scottish-premiership|website=Sky Sports|accessdate=2 February 2025|date=2 February 2025|title= Motherwell 1-3 Celtic: Emotional Jota scores on Hoops return to maintain 10-point lead in Scottish Premiership}}</ref>
===Chesterfield=== On 1 September 2025, Dickson joined League Two club Chesterfield on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/young-forward-signs-on-loan-from-manchester-city|title=Young forward signs on loan from Manchester City|website=chesterfield-fc.co.uk|date=1 September 2025|accessdate=2 September 2025}}</ref> On 16 January 2026, Dickson signed for Chesterfield permanently, for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2026 |title=Will Dickson: Chesterfield sign Manchester City forward on permanent deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwyrp5w4vlwo |access-date=16 January 2026 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played 1 January 2026}} {| 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" |National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup and Scottish Cup}} ! colspan="2" |League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="4" |Manchester City U21 |2022–23<ref>{{Soccerbase season|166483|2022|access-date=29 October 2025}}</ref> | colspan="3" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3{{efn|name="EFT"|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}||2||3||2 |- |2023–24<ref>{{Soccerbase season|166483|2023|access-date=29 October 2025}}</ref> | colspan="3" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3{{efn|name="EFT"}}||2||3||2 |- |2024–25<ref name="S24">{{Soccerbase season|166483|2024|access-date=29 October 2025}}</ref> | colspan="3" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3{{efn|name="EFT"}}||0||3||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total ! colspan="2" |—!! colspan="2" |—!! colspan="2" |—!! colspan="2" |—!!9!!4!!9!!4 |- | rowspan="3" |Manchester City |2024–25<ref name="S24" /> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2025–26<ref name="S25">{{Soccerbase season|166483|2025|access-date=29 October 2025}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 |- |Motherwell (loan) |2024–25<ref name="S24" /> |Scottish Premiership |7||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||7||0 |- |Chesterfield (loan) |2025–26<ref name="S25" /> |League Two |15||1||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||3{{efn|name="EFT"}}||0||18||1 |- |Chesterfield |2025–26<ref name="S25" /> |League Two |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !22!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!12!!4!!34!!5 |} {{notelist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dickson, Will}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Manchester City F.C. players Category:Motherwell F.C. players Category:Chesterfield F.C. players Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:English Football League players Category:21st-century English sportsmen