Introduction
Robert Joseph Andrew Dickie (born 3 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for League One side Oxford United, as a defender. He has represented England at U19 level.
Career
Club
Reading
Dickie joined Reading as an eight-year-old. Dickie made his first loan move from Reading on 24 December 2014, joining Basingstoke Town until 25 April 2015. He made twenty four appearances for Basingstoke and helped them to reach the Conference South Play-Offs.
On 9 May 2016, Dickie was one of 15 Reading youth-team players offered a new contract by the club, with conformation of his new deal being signed coming on 1 July 2016.
Cheltenham Town (loan)
On 20 August 2015, Dickie joined Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan deal. Dickie's loan deal was then extended on for an additional month on 23 September, on 16 October, and again on 10 December until the end of January. During Cheltenham Town's 3–1 victory over Chelmsford City in the FA Trophy on 12 December, Dickie scored a hat-trick. Dickie returned to Reading on January to recover from an injury, before rejoining Cheltenham Town for their promotion push on 23 March, helping them secure the title against Halifax Town on 16 April.
On 25 August 2016. Dickie re-joined Cheltenham Town on loan until 2 January 2017.
Lincoln City (loan)
On 1 August 2017, Dickie joined Lincoln City on loan until January 2018.
Oxford United
On 4 January 2018, Dickie joined Oxford United on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Reading.He made his debut on 13 February in a 3–1 League One defeat at Rotherham United, and scored his first goal for the club against Peterborough United in a League One home fixture on 17 March 2018. Dickie was voted the Supporters' Player of the Year for 2019–20.
International
In March 2014, Dickie received his first call up to the England U18s for their match against Germany U18. Dickie went on to be called up to the England U19s a year later.
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 September 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Basingstoke Town (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference South | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2015–16 | National League | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 6 |
| 2016–17 | League Two | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Total | 47 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 8 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2017–18 | League Two | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Oxford United | 2017–18 | League One | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | League One | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 171 | 11 | ||
Honours
Club
- Cheltenham Town
- National League: 2015–16