Kevin Dawson
Goalkeeper · Defensor Sporting · №12
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Defensor Sporting
Deportivo Maldonado
Primera División - Apertura
|
1:0 | |
Defensor Sporting
Liverpool Montevideo
Primera División - Apertura
|
0:4 | |
Defensor Sporting
Wanderers
Primera División - Apertura
|
0:1 | |
Defensor Sporting
Cerro
Primera División - Apertura
|
2:1 | |
Defensor Sporting
Boston River
Primera División - Apertura
|
1:1 | |
Racing Club de Montevideo
Defensor Sporting
Primera División - Apertura
|
0:0 | |
Defensor Sporting
Peñarol Montevideo
Primera División - Apertura
|
0:2 | |
|
Peñarol Montevideo
Defensor Sporting
Primera División - Apertura
|
1:1 | |
|
Defensor Sporting
Boston River
Primera División - Apertura
|
2:0 | |
|
Cerro
Defensor Sporting
Primera División - Apertura
|
1:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Primera División - Apertura | 2026 | 15 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 2026 | 1 |
About the player
In 2018 Kevin Dawson became the first goalkeeper named Uruguayan Player of the Year. It came in the middle of a run in which he was also voted the best goalkeeper in the Uruguayan Primera División three years running, in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
The first two of those awards came at Plaza Colonia, where he made his senior debut in 2012 and passed 120 appearances before leaving in 2017. Peñarol took him on loan that year and he went straight in as first choice, winning the Primera División title in his first season. The move was made permanent in 2018 for €0.4 million. He won the league again in 2018 and 2021, and added the Supercopa Uruguaya in 2018.
The move abroad did not hold. Dawson joined the Colombian club Deportivo Cali on a free transfer in 2023 and left after roughly 19 appearances, citing unpaid wages and threats from supporters. He found a way back into it quickly enough: a return to Plaza Colonia for the second half of 2023, this time as captain, then a free transfer to Defensor Sporting in January 2024.
At Defensor he has won the Copa AUF Uruguay twice. The 2023 edition was settled on penalties against Montevideo City Torque in May 2024; the 2024 title followed.
Career path
- 2023 — 2026 — now Defensor Sporting Club 108 matches
- 2023 Deportivo Cali 20 matches
- 2023 Club Plaza Colonia 14 matches
- 2018 — 2022 Peñarol Montevideo 179 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Defensor Sporting Club | Liga AUF Apertura | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 110 |
| 2026 | Defensor Sporting Club | Liga AUF Intermedio | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 2026 | Defensor Sporting Club | Liga AUF Clausura | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2026 | Defensor Sporting Club | Copa Sudamericana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2025 | Defensor Sporting Club | Liga AUF Clausura | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 350 |
| 2025 | Defensor Sporting Club | Liga AUF Apertura | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 350 |
| 2025 | Defensor Sporting Club | Liga AUF Intermedio | 7 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| 2025 | Defensor Sporting Club | Copa AUF Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 2025 | Defensor Sporting Club | Copa Libertadores | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2024 | Defensor Sporting Club | Liga AUF Clausura | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 350 |
| 2024 | Defensor Sporting Club | Liga AUF Apertura | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 260 |
| 2024 | Defensor Sporting Club | Liga AUF Intermedio | 7 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| 2024 | Defensor Sporting Club | Copa Libertadores | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2024 | Defensor Sporting Club | Supercopa Uruguaya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2023 | Deportivo Cali | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 710 |
| 2023 | Club Plaza Colonia | Liga AUF Clausura | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 260 |
| 2023 | Defensor Sporting Club | Copa AUF Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2023 | Deportivo Cali | Copa Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | Peñarol Montevideo | Liga AUF Clausura | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 225 |
| 2022 | Peñarol Montevideo | Liga AUF Apertura | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 035 |
| 2022 | Peñarol Montevideo | Copa Libertadores | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 2022 | Peñarol Montevideo | Liga AUF Intermedio | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 2022 | Peñarol Montevideo | Supercopa Uruguaya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 2021 | Peñarol Montevideo | Liga AUF Apertura | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 260 |
| 2021 | Peñarol Montevideo | Copa Sudamericana | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 260 |
| 2021 | Peñarol Montevideo | Liga AUF Clausura | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 080 |
| 2021 | Peñarol Montevideo | Playoffs Liga AUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 2020 | Peñarol Montevideo | Liga AUF Apertura | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 260 |
| 2020 | Peñarol Montevideo | Liga AUF Clausura | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 227 |
| 2020 | Peñarol Montevideo | Liga AUF Intermedio | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 2020 | Peñarol Montevideo | Copa Libertadores | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 2020 | Peñarol Montevideo | Copa Sudamericana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2019 | Peñarol Montevideo | Liga AUF Apertura | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 260 |
| 2019 | Peñarol Montevideo | Liga AUF Clausura | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 080 |
| 2019 | Peñarol Montevideo | Liga AUF Intermedio | 7 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| 2019 | Peñarol Montevideo | Copa Libertadores | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 2019 | Peñarol Montevideo | Copa Sudamericana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 2019 | Peñarol Montevideo | Playoffs Liga AUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| 2019 | Peñarol Montevideo | Supercopa Uruguaya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 2018 | Peñarol Montevideo | Liga AUF Apertura | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 170 |
Transfers
Transfers- 23/24 Plaza Colonia Defensor
- 23/24 No Club Plaza Colonia
- 22/23 Deportivo Cali No Club
- 22/23 Peñarol Montevideo Deportivo Cali
- 17/18 Plaza Colonia Peñarol Montevideo €420.00K
- 17/18 Peñarol Montevideo Plaza Colonia
- 16/17 Plaza Colonia Peñarol Montevideo
- 11/12 Nacional U19 Plaza Colonia
