Curt Dizon
Curt-Jordan Perez Dizon (born 4 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger and centre forward for Philippines Football League club United City and the Philippines national team. Early life. Curt Dizon is the son of two Filipino parents, Cris Dizon and Joy He was born and raised in London. Club career. Before heading for the Philippines, his football career started off in his first football team Magix FC a local football team where he was spotted by Brunswick, which soon became his next club. After a long run at Brunswick, Dizon was  scouted and signed for Crystal Palace F.C. and played for the Under 16s academy however, was released. He then continued with his passion for football alongside his education and attended Queen's Academy in Watford. The school is known for their highly immersive sports facility which conjoint with education. He left with three A Levels in his hands and more knowledge on football. Dizon, then played for Gimnástica Segoviana CF in Spain when he was 19. After being called up by the national team in early 2014, Dizon signed for Global F.C. of the United Football League. The following year , Global and Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C. have come to an agreement to transfer Dizon in exchange of Loyola's midfielder Matthew Hartmann. Loyola changed their name to F.C. Meralco Manila when it joined the Philippines Football League in 2017. On 6 May 2017, Dizon scored a historic goal coming from Alvin Sarmiento pass to open the scoring in the 9th minute for the F.C. Meralco Manila against Stallion Laguna F.C. at Biñan Stadium in Biñan, Laguna, making him the first-ever scorer of the newly inaugurated Philippines Football League. He was left without a club after Meralco Manila was disbanded  in January 2018. In January 2018, Dizon's former club, Global, now known as Global Cebu F.C., signed him after Meralco Manila's disbandment. The signing was announced through the club's official social media pages. He was released by Global and was signed in by Ceres–Negros F.C. in July 2018. Which he then won the Philippines Football League. In July 2019, Dizon joined Chonburi of the Thai League 1. In February 2020, Philippines national team manager Dan Palami announced that Dizon will be joining the Azkals Development Team (ADT), a new team that is set to participate in  the 2020 season of the Philippines Football League. However, when the season began in October, he was not in the squad. In December 2020, Dizon and OJ Porteria were signed by Ratchaburi Mitr Phol of the Thai League 1. International career. Dizon scored at his début with the Philippines on 11 April 2014 at home against Nepal (3–0); he was part of the starting line-up and played the first half of the game, scoring the first goal. On 20 March 2015, it was announced that Dizon was called up by the Philippines U-23 team for the 2016 AFC U-23  Championship qualification on March 25 to 31 in Thailand.