Curt Dizon

Curt-Jordan Perez Dizon (born 4 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger and centre forward for Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi Mitr Phol and the Philippines national team.[2]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Perez and the surname or paternal family name is Dizon.

Curt Dizon
Personal information
Full name Curt-Jordan Perez Dizon[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Left winger / Center forward
Club information
Current team
 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
Number 16
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Gimnástica Segoviana 1 (0)
2014–2015 Global
2015–2017 Meralco Manila
2018 Global Cebu
2018–2019 Ceres–Negros (5)
2019 Chonburi 2 (0)
2020 Azkals Development Team
2020– Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 0 (0)
National team‡
2015–2018 Philippines U-23 4 (0)
2014– Philippines 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:04, 27 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Early life

Curt Dizon is the son of two Filipino parents, Cris Dizon and Joy He was born and raised in London.[3]

Club career

Before heading for the Philippines, his football career started off in his first football team Magix FC a local football team where he was spotted by Brunswick, which soon became his next club. After a long run at Brunswick, Dizon was scouted and signed for Crystal Palace F.C. and played for the Under 16s academy however, was released. He then continued with his passion for football alongside his education and attended Queen's Academy in Watford. The school is known for their highly immersive sports facility which conjoint with education. He left with three A Levels in his hands and more knowledge on football. Dizon, then played for Gimnástica Segoviana CF in Spain when he was 19. After being called up by the national team in early 2014, Dizon signed for Global F.C. of the United Football League.[4] The following year, Global and Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C. have come to an agreement to transfer Dizon in exchange of Loyola's midfielder Matthew Hartmann.[5] Loyola changed their name to F.C. Meralco Manila when it joined the Philippines Football League in 2017.

On 6 May 2017, Dizon scored a historic goal coming from Alvin Sarmiento pass to open the scoring in the 9th minute for the F.C. Meralco Manila against Stallion Laguna F.C. at Biñan Stadium in Biñan, Laguna, making him the first-ever scorer of the newly inaugurated Philippines Football League.[6] He was left without a club after Meralco Manila was disbanded in January 2018.[7]

In January 2018, Dizon's former club, Global, now known as Global Cebu F.C., signed him after Meralco Manila's disbandment.[8] The signing was announced through the club's official social media pages.

He was released by Global and was signed in by Ceres–Negros F.C. in July 2018.[9] Which he then won the Philippines Football League.

In July 2019, Dizon joined Chonburi of the Thai League 1.[10]

In February 2020, Philippines national team manager Dan Palami announced that Dizon will be joining the Azkals Development Team (ADT), a new team that is set to participate in the 2020 season of the Philippines Football League.[11] However, when the season began in October, he was not in the squad.

In December 2020, Dizon and OJ Porteria were signed by Ratchaburi Mitr Phol of the Thai League 1.[12]

International career

Dizon scored at his début with the Philippines on 11 April 2014 at home against Nepal (3–0); he was part of the starting line-up and played the first half of the game, scoring the first goal.[13] On 20 March 2015, it was announced that Dizon was called up by the Philippines U-23 team for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification on March 25 to 31 in Thailand.[14]

International goals
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.[13]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
2014
1.11 April 2014Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha   Nepal
1–0
3–0
Friendly

Honours
Global

References
  1. "[2016 AFF Suzuki Cup] Final Round Group Competition Group A - Final Registration of Officials and Players - Team: Philippines" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. "Philippines - C. Dizon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. Henson, Joaquin (17 August 2012). "UK-born Pinoy seeks Azkals tryout". PhilStar. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  4. "UFL: Thursday goalfest as Socceroo edges Stallion, Global buries Army-GTI". GMA News. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. "Loyola ships Hartmann to Global for Dizon". Rappler. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. "DIZON SCORES HISTORIC FIRST GOAL TO LIFT MANILA MERALCO; KAYA MAKATI SALVAGES POINT AGAINST CERES NEGROS". Philippines Football League. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. Go, Beatrice (8 January 2018). "PH football club Meralco Manila ceases operations". Rappler. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  8. Diaz, Ray Charlie (19 January 2018). "Global Cebu beefs up lineup with two new fierce attackers". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  9. Co, Adrian Stewart (19 July 2018). "Ceres lets Uesato go, gets 5 new players". Panay News. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  10. Tupas, Cedelf (30 July 2019). "Filipino booters doing well in Thailand". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  11. Tupas, Cedelf (16 February 2020). "Gayoso, SEA Games standouts join Azkals cadet squad". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  12. Terrado, Reuben (23 December 2020). "OJ Porteria, Curt Dizon officially join Ratchaburi in Thai league". SPIN.ph. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  13. "Philippines vs. Nepal (3:0)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  14. "Squad list for AFC U23 Championship qualifiers in Bangkok". Filipino Football. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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