Dominic Hyam

Dominic John Hyam (born 20 December 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Coventry City.

Dominic Hyam
Personal information
Full name Dominic John Hyam[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995[2]
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 15
Youth career
2008–2013 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Reading 0 (0)
2015 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 14 (0)
2015–2016 → Basingstoke Town (loan) 5 (1)
2016 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 16 (0)
2016 → Portsmouth (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Aldershot Town (loan) 3 (0)
2017– Coventry City 108 (3)
National team
2014 Scotland U19 3 (0)
2014–2016 Scotland U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:44, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Hyam was born in Leuchars, Fife, whilst his father was based in the Royal Air Force base in the area. The family lived in the area for 18 months before returning to live in the south of England.[3]

Reading

Hyam started his career with Reading in 2008 at the age of 12, progressing through the youth system to become an integral part of the youth team that reached the Premier Academy League final in 2013.[4] In November 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the club on a three-year deal.[4]

In February 2015, Hyam joined Conference South side Hemel Hempstead Town on an initial one-month loan, which was later extended until the end of the season.[5]

On 26 November 2015, Hyam joined Basingstoke Town on loan 2 January 2016. On 1 February, transfer deadline day, Hyam moved to Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until 5 March 2016.[6]

On 9 May 2016, Hyam was one of 15 Reading youth-team players offered a new contract by the club,[7] with conformation of his new deal being signed coming on 1 July 2016.[8]

On 31 August, Hyam joined Portsmouth on loan until 8 January 2017.[9]

On 23 March 2017, Hyam joined Aldershot Town on loan until the end of the season.[10]

On 12 May 2017, Reading announced that Hyam, and nine others, would be leaving the club on the expiration of the contract at the end of June.[11]

Coventry City

On 24 May 2017 Coventry City announced the signing of Hyam on a two-year contract, beginning on 1 July 2017.[12]

Hyam entered into new contract discussions with Coventry at the end of the 2017–18 season.[13]

He signed a new two-year contract in December 2019.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played on 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2014–15[15] Championship 000000— 00
2015–16[16] Championship 000000— 00
2016–17[17] Championship 000000— 00
Total 000000— 00
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2014–15[15] Conference South 140——— 140
Basingstoke Town (loan) 2015–16[18] National League South 51——1[lower-alpha 1]0 61
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2015–16[16] League Two 160——— 160
Portsmouth (loan) 2016–17[17] League Two 00——— 00
Aldershot Town (loan) 2016–17[17] National League 30——— 30
Coventry City 2017–18[19] League Two 14010106[lower-alpha 2]0 220
2018–19[20] League One 38110101[lower-alpha 3]0 411
2019–20[21] 282602000 362
2020–21[22] Championship 2701010— 290
Total 1083905070 1293
Career total 1464905080 1684
  1. Appearance in the FA Trophy
  2. Three Appearances in the EFL Trophy and Three Appearances in the play-offs
  3. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Coventry City

References
  1. "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. "Dominic Hyam". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. "Hyam is not for heading south". Herald Scotland. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. "Centre back signs contract". Reading F.C. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. "Tudors snap up Royals starlet Hyam on loan". Hemel Today. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. "Daggers Secure Deadline Day Move". daggers.co.uk. Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  7. "Contract offers made to Academy talent". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  8. "15 youngsters sign new pro deals with Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  9. "Hyam secures Fratton Park loan". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  10. "SHOTS SIGN ROYALS' HYAM". theshots.co.uk. Aldershot Town F.C. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  11. "Club offer contracts to young talent". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  12. "Coventry City: Dominic Hyam and Liam O'Brien join Sky Blues on two-year deals". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  13. "Michael Doyle: Coventry City captain triggers contract extension". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  14. "Dominic Hyam: Coventry City defender signs new two-year deal". 19 December 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. "D.Hyam". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  16. "Games played by Dominic Hyam in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  17. "Games played by Dominic Hyam in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  18. "Games played by Dominic Hyam - Basingstoke Town". Basingstoke Town. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  19. "Games played by Dominic Hyam in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  20. "Games played by Dominic Hyam in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  21. "Games played by Dominic Hyam in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  22. "Games played by Dominic Hyam in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  23. Law, James (28 May 2018). "Coventry City 3–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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