Sean Dillon (footballer)

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Personal information
Sean Dillon
Full name	Sean Dillon
Date of birth	July 30, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname	Dillo
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Dundee United
Number	16
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2002 2002–2006 2006–2007 2007–	Aston Villa Longford Town Shelbourne Dundee United	29 (0) 08 (0)
National team
	Republic of Ireland U21	04 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:16, 29 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Sean Dillon (born July 30, 1983, Dublin is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League.

[edit] Career

Sean was previously with Shelbourne and helped them to their thirteenth league championship win in 2006. He also scored the only goal of the game during the season in Shels Intertoto Cup win in Lithuania over FK Vėtra. He has represented the Republic of Ireland U21 team on 4 occasions. In January 2007, it was reported that Dillon signed for Dundee United for an undisclosed fee; however, it appeared that Shelbourne had jumped the gun, as United manager Craig Levein denied that the club had entered into discussions with the player or his agent. Dillon completed the transfer on 10 January 2007.

[edit] Honours

League of Ireland Championship: 1

2006

FAI Cup: 2

2003, 2004

FAI League Cup: 1

2004

[edit] External links

Dundee United F.C. - Current Squad
1 Stillie \| 2 Kalvenes \| 3 McCracken \| 4 Wilkie \| 5 Mair \| 7 Kerr \| 9 Daly \| 10 Hunt \| 11 Robson \| 12 Duff \| 14 Robb \| 15 Conway \| 16 Dillon \| 17 Cameron \| 19 Gardiner \| 20 Samuel \| 21 McLean \| 23 Easton \| 24 Callaghan \| 25 Robertson \| 26 Goodwillie \| 27 Burnett \| 29 Gomis \| 36 Watson \| Manager: Levein