Dominic Gape
Personal information
Full name Dominic Edward Gape[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994
Place of birth Burton Bradstock, England[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
2003–2012 Southampton Academy
2014–2017 Southampton U23s
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Southampton 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 18 (1)
2017–2023 Wycombe Wanderers 159 (3)
2023–2024 Sutton United 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Dominic Edward Gape (born 9 September 1994)[4] is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder.[5]

Career

Born in Burton Bradstock, West Dorset, Gape joined Southampton when he was eight years old, first their academy before being promoted to the Development Squad. He captained the under-18 side in 2012–13.[4]

Gape became part of the first-team squad in 2012, as an unused substitute in a League Cup match against Sheffield Wednesday on 25 September 2012.[4][6] He signed his first professional contract in May 2013.[2] His progress was then impeded by a series of illnesses and injuries, firstly by an ankle ligament injury and then a bout of glandular fever at the end of the 2013–14 season, before he broke a metatarsal in the summer of 2014.[2]

He made his Premier League debut on 20 December 2014, as an 89th-minute substitute for Shane Long in a 3–0 victory over Everton.[7][8]

On 31 August 2016, Gape moved on loan for the first time in his career; signing with League Two side Wycombe Wanderers until 3 January 2017.[9][10] He scored his first goal for Wycombe in a 5–1 win over Crewe Alexandra on 27 September 2016.[11]

On 7 January 2017, Gape permanently joined Wycombe Wanderers on a 2+1⁄2-year deal.[12] He scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Chesterfield on 28 April 2018, as Wycombe sealed automatic promotion to League One for the 2018–19 season.[13]

In May 2019, he was offered a new contract by Wycombe.[14]

He departed the club at the end of the 2022–23 season.[15]

On 19 October 2023, Gape signed for League Two club Sutton United.[16] He departed the club upon the expiration of his short-term deal in January 2024.[17]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2014–15[18] Premier League 100000—10
2015–16[19] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[20] Premier League 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Southampton U23 2016–17[20] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2016–17[20] League Two 181200000201
Wycombe Wanderers 2016–17[20] League Two 140200000160
2017–18[21] League Two 35110002[lower-alpha 1]0381
2018–19[22] League One 43110201[lower-alpha 1]0471
2019–20[23] League One 28020104[lower-alpha 2]0350
2020–21[24] Championship 140101000160
2021–22[25] League One 10010104[lower-alpha 2]0160
2022–23[26] League One 151001000161
Total 1774100601102044
Career total 1784100601202064
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 One appearance in EFL Trophy, three in EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Southampton

Wycombe Wanderers

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gape pens professional contract with Southampton". Bridport and Lyme Regis News. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Player Profiles: Dominic Gape". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "Development squad profiles: Dominic Gape". Southampton FC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Southampton 2– 0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Cryer, Andy (20 December 2014). "Southampton 3 – 0 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Rose, Dan (21 December 2014). "Saints alive as Dom makes debut". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Gape joins Wycombe on loan". Southampton FC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Saints starlet signs on loan". Wycombe Wanderers FC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Wycombe 5–1 Crewe". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Dominic Gape: Southampton midfielder joins Wycombe Wanderers until 2019". BBC Sport. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Chesterfield 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Adebayo Akinfenwa: Wycombe Wanderers offer striker new deal as six depart". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "DOUBLE PROMOTION WINNER DOM DEPARTS AFTER SEVEN YEARS". www.wwfc.com. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Welcome Dominic Gape". www.suttonunited.net. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "Charlie Lakin joins on loan as Dominic Gape departs". www.suttonunited.net. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Gape in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Gape in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Dominic Gape in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Gape in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Gape in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Gape in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Gape in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Gape in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Dominic Gape in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  27. ↑ "Report: Southampton 2-1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton F.C. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  28. ↑ Williams, Adam (13 July 2020). "Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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