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Dylan James Joseph Switters (born 14 February 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for North West Counties Premier Division club Glossop North End.

A graduate of the Norwich City and Stevenage academies, Switters made his first-team debut for Stevenage in April 2018, making two senior appearances and spending time on loan with Great Yarmouth Town and Kings Langley. He joined Hayes & Yeading United in August 2019, remaining for four months before a brief spell with Swedish club Götene IF. Switters subsequently returned to England, playing non-League football with Leiston, Baldock Town, Avro, Northwich Victoria, Wythenshawe Town, before joining Glossop North End in September 2025.

Early life Born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Switters changed his surname by deed poll in July 2018. In December 2017, he signed a one-and-a-half year academy scholarship with Stevenage, featuring in the under-18 team's run to the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup that season.

Having not featured for the first team during the first half of the 2018–19 season, Switters joined Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Great Yarmouth Town on a one-month work-experience loan in December 2018. He scored three goals in five appearances, including one in a 2–0 home victory against local rivals Gorleston on 26 December 2018, for which he was named Man of the Match. In January 2019, he moved to Southern League Premier Division South club Kings Langley, making seven appearances and scoring once in a 3–0 victory over Beaconsfield Town.

Hayes & Yeading United Switters spent the early part of pre-season ahead of the 2019–20 season on trial with Wealdstone of the National League South, featuring in a friendly against Hayes & Yeading United. He subsequently joined Hayes & Yeading on trial before signing for the club permanently ahead of the Southern League season. before leaving the club in December 2019. He joined Götene IF of the Swedish Västergötland Norra, though the placement was curtailed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Switters debuted two days later in a 5–0 FA Cup victory over Halstead Town and scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw with AFC Rushden & Diamonds on 6 October 2020. He featured three times before a recurring foot injury ended his season, later undergoing surgery in April 2022.

Further spells in non-League Switters spent the first half of the 2022–23 season at Baldock Town, scoring four goals in 15 appearances. He made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw with Bury A.F.C. on 11 January 2023 and made five appearances in all competitions as Avro earned promotion to the Northern Premier League.

At the start of the 2023–24 season, Switters signed for Midland League Premier Division club Northwich Victoria, where he scored four goals in 31 appearances. He extended his contract for a further year in July 2024, with manager Matt Barnes describing him as "the most naturally gifted footballer I've had the pleasure of managing". later making one appearance for Wythenshawe Town the following month. He joined Glossop North End of the North West Counties Premier Division early in the 2025–26 season.

Style of play Described as a creative, dynamic central midfielder, Switters has also been utilised in defensive midfield. League Two

2018–19 Midland League Premier Division

2024–25 Midland League Premier Division

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2024–25 North West Counties Premier Division

2026–27 North West Counties Premier Division

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