Dominic Hyam
Squad number 16 · Wrexham
Their 2026 World Cup
Dominic Hyam travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Scotland, wearing number 16, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (1 win and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group C), beaten by Brazil 3-0.
Defence went to J. Hendry (3 matches, 270′) and A. Robertson (3 matches, 225′).
Another 5 players in the Scotland squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Scotland team page.
Biography
Dominic John Hyam (born 20 December 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Wrexham, whom he captains, and the Scotland national team. He is known as a reliable, robust and consistent centre-back. Starting his career at Reading, he played on loan for Hemel Hempstead Town, Basingstoke Town, Dagenham & Redbridge and Aldershot Town. At Coventry City he won promotion by winning the 2018 EFL League Two play-offs, and then as 2019–20 EFL League One champions. He was player of the year at Coventry in 2018–19 and at Blackburn Rovers in 2022–23. After winning three under-19 and five under-21 Scotland caps, he debuted as a full Scotland international in Oslo in 2023.
Reading Hyam began his career with Reading in 2008 at the age of 12, progressing through the youth system to become an integral part of the youth team that reached the Premier Academy League final in 2013. Aged 17, in November 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the club on a three-year deal.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
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