Tue 05 Aug - Posted in Breaking News
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Dion Sanderson has reunited with John Eustace to become Derby County’s tenth signing of the summer.
The Rams’ Head Coach has previously recruited the versatile defender for both Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers.
This is his story so far…
Born in the West Midlands, Sanderson’s journey began with Wolverhampton Wanderers when he joined their Academy at the age of eight.
After joining the senior squad for their pre-season tour of Asia ahead of the 2019/20 season, he made his senior debut in the Carabao Cup against Aston Villa in October 2019.
It proved to be Sanderson’s sole appearance for his boyhood club as he embarked on a series of loan spells throughout the remainder of his time at Molineux.
A first spell of senior football came in the Sky Bet Championship with Cardiff City, before he joined Sunderland for their 2020/21 season in League One.
Sanderson made a total of 27 appearances for the Black Cats and his displays saw him named as the club’s Young Player of the Year.
After signing a new four-year deal with Wolves, he joined Birmingham for the first time in the summer of 2021, before being recalled in January and loaned to Queens Park Rangers for the remainder of the 2021/22 campaign.
Another switch to St Andrew’s followed and he made 34 appearances during his second loan spell, before signing permanently under Eustace at the start of 2023/24, when he was named as captain by the current Derby Head Coach.
Following Birmingham’s relegation to League One, he returned to the second tier under Eustace at Blackburn Rovers in January 2025 and his move to Pride Park Stadium means that the pair have now been reunited for a fourth time.
