| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Joseph Pybus[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (age 27)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dorking Wanderers | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Sunderland | ||
| 2016 | →Derby County (youth loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Bradford City | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | →Bradford Park Avenue (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Blyth Spartans | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Tønsberg | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Queen of the South | 42 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Dunfermline Athletic | 32 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | York City | 41 | (0) |
| 2023– | Dorking Wanderers | 47 | (1) |
| 2025 | →Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2024 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:46, 1 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Daniel Joseph Pybus (born 12 December 1997) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forDorking Wanderers. Pybus has previously played forBradford City,Blyth Spartans,Tønsberg in Norway,[3]Queen of the South,Dunfermline Athletic andYork City.
In March 2017, after playing youth football forSunderland andDerby County,[4][5] Pybus signed forBradford City[6] and debuted on 30 April 2017, as a substitute in the final league match of the2016–17 season.[7] In May 2017, Pybus signed a one-year extension to his contract with the Bantams.[8] In February 2018, Pybus was sent out on loan toBradford Park Avenue[9] and departed the Bantams by mutual consent in April 2018.[10]
On 8 September 2018, Pybus signed forNational League North clubBlyth Spartans[11] and only stayed at the club for four days and signed for the Norwegian clubTønsberg later that week.[12]
In July 2019, Pybus signed a one-year contract withScottish Championship clubQueen of the South.[13][14] On 21 December 2019, Pybus scored his first senior career goal in the 33rd minute versusArbroath atPalmerston Park in a 2–0 win in the Scottish Championship.[15] After initially being released by the Doonhamers in the wake of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, on 24 August 2020, Pybus signed once again for thePalmerston Park club on a one-year deal until 31 May 2021.[16]
After departing from theDumfries club at the end of his contract, Pybus signed for fellow Scottish Championship sideDunfermline Athletic on a one-year deal.[17][18] Following the team's relegation in the play-offs,[19][20] his contract was not extended and he left the club at the end of the season.[21]
On 2 August 2022, Pybus signed for newly promotedNational League clubYork City.[22] Pybus made 41 appearances for York City before joiningDorking Wanderers on a three-year contract in August 2023.[23]
In February 2025, Pybus joinedHemel Hempstead Town on an initial one-month loan deal.[24]
Pybus was called up to represent theEngland C team in March 2024. On 19 March, he made his debut in the 1–0 defeat to theWales C team atStebonheath Park.[25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bradford City | 2016–17[7] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[26] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Bradford Park Avenue (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Blyth Spartans | 2018–19[2] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Queen of the South | 2019–20[27] | Scottish Championship | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2020–21[28] | Scottish Championship | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2021–22[29] | Scottish Championship | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| York City | 2022–23[2] | National League | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[2] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Dorking Wanderers | 2023–24[2] | National League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2024–25[2] | National League South | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[2][30] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2024–25[2] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 171 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 193 | 3 | ||