Davis Keillor-Dunn

Davis James Marshall Keillor-Dunn (born 2 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Barnsley.

Davis Keillor-Dunn

Personal information
Full name	Davis James Marshall Keillor-Dunn[1]
Date of birth	(1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Barnsley
Number	40
Youth career
	Newcastle United
	Gateshead
	Middlesbrough
2015–2016	Sunderland
2016–2017	Chesterfield
2017	Ross County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Ross County	40	(6)
2019	→ Falkirk (loan)	11	(3)
2020	Wrexham	6	(1)
2020–2022	Oldham Athletic	87	(25)
2022–2023	Burton Albion	19	(5)
2023–2024	Mansfield Town	68	(28)
2024–	Barnsley	23	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Career

Ross County

Keillor-Dunn spent his youth career at Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Chesterfield^[3] before moving to Ross County on 22 July 2016. Whilst playing for the youth team in the 2016–17 season, he was one of the stand-out performers as they won their first Development League title. He was awarded a first team contract in summer 2017.^[3]

On 9 August 2017, he made his senior debut coming on as a substitute against Motherwell in the League Cup.^[4] On 9 September 2017, he made his first competitive start in the League against Partick Thistle, impressing in a 1–1 draw.^[5] On 14 October 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in the League against Hearts.^[6] He signed a new contract on 31 October 2017 after his initial break-through into the first team.^[7]

Keillor-Dunn moved on loan to Falkirk in January 2019.^[8] His first goal for Falkirk was against Queen of the South, where he was also sent off in the match.^[9] He left County by mutual consent in September 2019, after requesting more game time.^[10]

Wrexham

On 16 January 2020, Keillor-Dunn signed for Wrexham until the end of the 2019–20 season.^[11]

Oldham Athletic

On 7 October 2020, Keillor-Dunn signed for EFL League Two side Oldham Athletic on a one-year deal.^[12] He scored his first goal for Oldham on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Bradford City.^[13]

After scoring five goals in four consecutive matches as Oldham fought against relegation, Keillor-Dunn was awarded the EFL League Two Player of the Month award for February 2022.^[14] Following Oldham's relegation to the National League, Keillor-Dunn was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.^[15]

Burton Albion

On 28 June 2022, League One club Burton Albion announced the agreement of a two-year deal with Keillor-Dunn.^[16] He scored six times in 26 appearances for Burton,^[17] including a first career hat-trick in a 4–4 draw at Accrington Stanley on 13 August 2022.^[18]

Mansfield Town

Keillor-Dunn moved to League Two side Mansfield Town on 31 January 2023.^[17] In the 2023–24 season, he scored 22 goals as Mansfield earned promotion to League One.^[19][20] His performances earned him a place in the EFL League Two Team of the Season.^[21]

Barnsley

On 30 August 2024, Keillor-Dunn signed a three-year deal at League One club Barnsley for an undisclosed fee.^[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2024^[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ross County Under 20s	2016-17[24]	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	1	0
	2019–20[25]		0	0	0	0	0	0	2[c]	2	2	2
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	2
Ross County	2017–18[26]	Scottish Premiership	29	3	0	0	1	0	–		30	3
	2018–19[27]	Scottish Championship	11	1	0	0	2	0	3[c]	2	16	3
	Total		40	4	0	0	3	0	3	2	46	6
Falkirk (loan)	2018–19[27]	Scottish Championship	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3
Wrexham	2019–20[25]	National League	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Oldham Athletic	2020–21[28]	EFL League Two	41	10	2	0	2	0	4[d]	1	49	11
	2021–22[29]	EFL League Two	46	15	2	1	3	0	5[d]	1	56	17
	Total		87	25	4	1	5	0	9	2	105	28
Burton Albion	2022–23[30]	EFL League One	19	5	3	0	1	0	3[d]	1	26	6
Mansfield Town	2022–23[30]	EFL League Two	19	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	6
	2023–24[20]	EFL League Two	46	22	1	0	4	0	0	0	51	22
	2024–25[31]	EFL League One	3	0	0	0	1	1	1[d]	0	5	1
	Total		68	28	1	0	5	1	1	0	75	29
Barnsley	2024–25[31]	EFL League One	22	7	2	1	0	0	0[d]	0	26	9
Career total			253	73	10	2	14	1	20	7	298	84

1. Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Mansfield Town

• EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2023–24^[19]

Individual

• EFL League Two Player of the Month: February 2022^[14]
• EFL League Two Team of the Season: 2023–24^[21]
• PFA Team of the Year: 2023–24 League Two^[32]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Oldham Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 50. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
2. "Davis Keillor-Dunn". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
3. "Davis Keillor-Dunn". Ross County FC. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
4. "Ross County 2-3 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
5. "Ross County 1-1 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
6. "Ross County 1-2 Heart of Midlothian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
7. "Davis Keillor-Dunn agrees new Ross County deal". BBC Sport. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
8. "JANUARY SIGNINGS". SPFL. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
9. Dewar, Heather (2 February 2019). "Falkirk 3-0 Queen of the South: 10-man bottom-side ease to victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
10. "Winger Keillor-Dunn leaves Staggies". Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals Limited. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
11. "Signed Midfielder Davis Keillor-Dunn Is 'First In' During the Window". Wrexham AFC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
12. "Oldham Athletic: Davis Keillor-Dunn joins League Two club on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
13. "Bradford City 1-3 Latics". oldhamathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
14. "Keillor-Dunn Wins Player of the Month Award". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 11 March 2022.
15. "2022 Retained & Released List". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 23 May 2022.
16. "Keillor-Dunn Is the Brewers First Signing of the Summer". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 28 June 2022.
17. "Davis Keillor-Dunn: Mansfield Town sign Burton Albion forward". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
18. "Accrington Stanley 4–4 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
19. "Boss: Character was central to promotion". Mansfield Town FC. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
20. "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
21. "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
22. "Barnsley sign forwards Humphrys and Keillor-Dunn". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
23. Davis Keillor-Dunn at Soccerway
24. "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
25. "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
26. "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
27. "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
28. "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
29. "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
30. "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
31. "Games played by Davis Keillor-Dunn in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
32. "PFA League Two Team of the Year". PFA. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.