Itimi Dickson

Itimi Dickson Edherefe is a former football player. Born in Nigeria, he represented the Singapore national team.

Club career

Previously, Dickson played for Jurong FC, Woodlands Wellington FC, Young Lions and Persitara Jakarta Utara.

In 2001, Dickson was suspended for three months and fined S$1,000 for punching Home United's Harun Juma'at. He fell out with head coach V. Sundramoorthy after serving out his ban and was transferred to Woodlands Wellington in 2002.

Dickson returned to S-league to play for Home United after an unsuccessful season with Persitara Jakarta Utara. The final club he played was for Persidafon Dafonsoro.

After his retirement in 2012, Dickson joined the coaching staff at the private league ESPZEN.

International career

Fast and aggressive in attack, Dickson provides width and decent flair to a Singapore national side midfield that lacks technical capability.

Although he was born in Nigeria, Dickson received Singapore citizenship under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme in 2004. He was on the Singapore squad that won the Tiger Cup regional football championship in 2004.

Dickson was given a 6-month ban from representing Singapore when he was absent from training with the national team in 2007. He later bounced back from the ban by playing well in league and was subsequently made part of the AFF Championship winning side.

National team career statistics

Goals for Senior National Team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
	December 15, 2004	Hanoi, Vietnam	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Cambodia	flag alias = Flag of Cambodia.svg	flag alias-1863 = Flag of Cambodia (1863–1948).svg	flag alias-1942 = Flag of Cambodia under Japanese occupation.svg	flag alias-1970 = Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg	flag alias-1975 = Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg	flag alias-1979 = Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg	flag alias-1989 = Flag of the State of Cambodia.svg	flag alias-1992 = Flag of Cambodia under UNTAC.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Cambodian Navy	link alias-air force = Royal Cambodian Air Force	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Cambodian Air Force.svg	link alias-army = Royal Cambodian Army	link alias-navy = Royal Cambodian Navy	link alias-military = Royal Cambodian Armed Forces	flag alias-military = Flag of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || 3–0 || Won || 2004 Tiger Cup
	January 15, 2007	Singapore, Singapore	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Laos	flag alias = Flag of Laos.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Laos (1893-1952).svg	flag alias-1952 = Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg	link alias-naval = Lao People's Navy	link alias-army = Lao People's Army	link alias-navy = Lao People's Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Lao People's Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Lao People's Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || 11–0 || Won || 2007 ASEAN Football Championship

Honours

Singapore

• ASEAN Football Championship: 2004, 2007

References

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