Biography

Lewis Dunk Biography

Lewis Dunk
Quick Facts
Full Name: Lewis Dunk
Age: 32
Birthday: 21 November 1991
Birthplace: Brighton, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Horoscope: Scorpio
Wife: Abi Yaxley
Net Worth: £19.5 Million
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Profession: English footballer
Sibling: N\A

Lewis Dunk is an English professional footballer who plays as a center-back and leads the Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion this article will reveal the player’s Net Worth, Salary, Sponsors, Wife, Tattoos, Cars, and so on.

What is Lewis Dunk’s Net Worth?

Lewis Dunk has been one of the richest and most influential players in the club. The player has an estimated net worth of £19.5 Million in 2024.

What is the Age of Lewis Dunk?

Lewis was born on 21 November 1991 in Brighton, England. His father Mark Dunk was a former Sussex non-league player. He went to Varndean School in Brighton for his primary education.

Lewis Dunk
Caption: Lewis Dunk, English footballer (Photo: Instagram)

His mother, whose name remains unknown, went through a lot of struggles before Lewis turned professional and now she is a happy mother.

Who is Lewis Dunk’s Wife?

Lewis got engaged to his long-time girlfriend Abi Yaxley in 2019. They got married later and they both share a happy life. The couple is blessed with two kids – a boy, and a girl with whom he loves spending time.

Lewis Dunk Professional Line

  • Lewis started to play football at the Wimbledon Youth Academy.
  • He joined Brighton and Hove Albion’s U12 academy in 2003 after getting released by Wimbledon due to liquidation and relocation to Milton Keynes.
  • He progressed so well as a player, and in his early times he went to attend the trial at Crystal Palace being impressed by the player’s performance, the club offered a contract but Lewis rejected it saying it was tough traveling 3 times to London.
  • Lewis Dunk got promoted to the U18 team of Brighton in November 2007.
  • By seeing the captain of the youth’s team Lewis perform with the youth, the club offered him a two-year contract in 2010 which he couldn’t reject.
  • The following day after signing the contract with the club, he made his professional debut by starting in a 0–0 draw against Milton Keynes Dons. That became the only match he played in that season.
Lewis Dunk
Caption: Lewis Dunk, English footballer (Photo: Instagram)
  • In July 2014, Lewis signed a four-year contract extension with the club that would allow the club to keep him until 2018.
  • Lewis Dunk scored his first goal for the club in the EFL Cup match against Cheltenham Town which resulted in 2-0 in 2014.
  • Dunk played the entire 90 minutes in Brighton’s first-ever Premier League match against Manchester City in 2017 and unfortunately scored an own goal.
  • He captained the side in the absence of Bruno in the 2017/18 season. Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Dunk was given the captain armband to lead the entire season.

International Career

Lewis Dunk did not play for England’s youth team but received the call-up for the U21 side for their European Championship qualifiers against Iceland and Belgium in November 2011 but failed to make an appearance.

He made his first appearance and played the entire 90 mins for the Nation in a friendly match against the United States at Wembley Stadium which resulted in a 3-0 home win.

Lewis Dunk has made more than 300 appearances for the club and, surprisingly, he doesn’t have a primary boot sponsor. It certainly didn’t affect the player’s performance and he remains to be a top professional in football.

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