Lewis Carl Dunk is a professional footballer who plays for Football League Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

 team Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....

. Dunk plays as a central defender

Defender (association football)

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Club career

On 30 April 2010, Dunk signed a two-year professional contract with Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....

 following impressive performances captaining the club's youth-team. The following day, Dunk made his first professional appearance starting in the 0–0 draw at Milton Keynes Dons

Milton Keynes Dons F.C.

.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...

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Dunk made eight appearances in the 2010–11

2010–11 Football League One

The 2010–11 Football League One is the seventh season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format...

 season as Brighton gained promotion to the Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

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With fellow defenders Tommy Elphick

Tommy Elphick

Tommy Elphick is a professional football player who currently plays for Brighton & Hove Albion.Elphick progressed through the youth ranks at the club and was awarded a contract in the summer of 2006....

 and Adam El-Abd sidelined by injury, Dunk started the 2011–12 season alongside captain Gordon Greer

Gordon Greer

Gordon Greer is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Brighton & Hove Albion.-Career:Greer began his professional career with Clyde where he played only 33 games before securing a £250,000 move to English Premiership club Blackburn Rovers...

, playing in Brighton's first ever match at Falmer Stadium

Falmer Stadium

Falmer Stadium, known for sponsorship purposes as the American Express Community Stadium, or The Amex, is a football stadium near the village of Falmer in Brighton and Hove and is the home of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. The stadium was handed over from the developers to the club on 31 May 2011...

 versus Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

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International career

Dunk received his first call-up to the England under-21 squad in November 2011, ahead of their European Championship qualifiers against Iceland and Belgium.

External links

• Lewis Dunk player profile on the Brighton & Hove Albion website