Daniel Jefferies

Dan Jefferies
Personal information
Full name Daniel Rhys Jefferies
Date of birth (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Bridgend, Wales
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Penybont
Number 17
Youth career
–2017 Swansea City
2017–2018 Colchester United
2018 Dundee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Swansea City 0 (0)
2017–2018 Colchester United 0 (0)
2018–2019 Dundee 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Partick Thistle (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2025 Penybont 143 (6)
2025–2026 Briton Ferry 8 (0)
2026– Penybont 7 (0)
International career
2014 Wales U15 3 (0)
2014 Wales U16 3 (1)
2015–2016 Wales U17 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:22, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

Daniel Rhys Jefferies (born 30 January 1999) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cymru Premier side Penybont

Jefferies is a product of the Swansea City Academy. He left the club in 2017 to join Colchester United. He joined Dundee in January 2018 and during his time there had a loan spell with Partick Thistle.

He has represented Wales at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level.

Club career

Born in Bridgend, Wales, Jefferies attended Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen in Tondu, and later Cwmtawe Community School in Pontardawe while playing for the Swansea City Academy.

Jefferies made 14 appearances for the Swansea under-18 team during the 2016–17 season. He appeared on trial for Colchester United's under-18 and under-23s in early 2017. Colchester confirmed the signing of Jefferies from Swansea on 28 July 2017.

On 31 January 2018, he left Colchester and signed for Scottish Premiership side Dundee after appearing for the club on trial. He made his senior debut on 5 May 2018, against Hamilton Academical.

On 31 August 2018, Jefferies joined Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on loan.

At the end of the 2018–19 season, Jefferies was released by Dundee.

In May 2026 it was announced that he would re-join Penybont.

International career

Jefferies has played for Wales at under-15, under-16, and under-17 level.

He was a member of the Victory Shield-winning under-16 side in 2014.

Career statistics

As of 20 June 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 2000000020
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 0000002121
Total 2000002141
Partick Thistle (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Championship 4000000040
Penybont 2019–20 Cymru Premier 23 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 27 1
Career total 290002021352
  1. ↑ Appearances for Dundee under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs

Honours

Wales U16

References

  1. ↑ "Results for Britain records". Find My Past. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Wales under 15's narrowly defeated". FAW. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Wales under 16's defeat France". FAW. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 "D. Jefferies". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Waldron, Jonathan (27 February 2017). "Sammie Szmodics expected to return from injury for Colchester United under-23s in Premier League Cup at Derby County at St George's Park". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Hudson, Matt (28 July 2017). "Jefferies Joins The U's". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Hudson, Matt (31 January 2018). "U's Flash: Jefferies Joins Dundee". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Daniel Jefferies in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Loan news: Daniel Jefferies joins Thistle on loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Player Departures". Dundee F.C. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Tweet". X. Penybont FC. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Boys U15 beat Switzerland in mini-tournament". FAW. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Wales v France under 16's – a second win for Wales". FAW. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "A win for Wales in the Victory Shield". FAW. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Wales U17 suffer narrow defeat against Greece". FAW. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Daniel Jefferies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.