Dean Faithfull

Dean Faithfull (born 23 May 1987) is an English professional gridiron football placekicker for the Paris Musketeers in the European Football Alliance. Formerly a soccer player, he played the sport in college from 2007 to 2010 at Florida Tech and later played across the world in semi-professional leagues. In 2021, he began playing football for the CSU Pueblo Thunderwolves, becoming the oldest NCAA Division II football player in history. He was selected with the second overall pick of the 2023 CFL global draft by the Edmonton Elks.

Early life and soccer career Faithfull was born on 23 May 1987, in the United Kingdom. He grew up in Hampshire and attended Tauntons College, but later moved to the U.S. to play college soccer for the Florida Tech Panthers. He played four years for the Panthers, from 2007 to 2010, as a defender. He still was academically eligible for two semesters and tried out for the team. His tryout was successful and he was offered a scholarship, with the plan that he would join the team in the summer of 2020; however, the team was discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His role included kicking field goals, extra points, and making the kickoffs. Faithfull graduated from the school in December 2021 with a master's degree in business.

Professional career Faithfull was selected with the second overall pick of the 2023 CFL global draft by the Edmonton Elks. In his debut, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he converted both of his two field goal attempts and averaged 66.5 yards per kickoff. He was active in 19 regular-season games over two years. He made 24 of his 31 field goal attempts and 39 of his 41 convert attempts. However, he was released near the end of the 2024 season.

For the 2025 season, Faithfull joined the Outlaws Arena Football Team of the Arena Football One.

He joined the Paris Musketeers for the 2026 European Football Alliance season.