Damian Alexander Dubel was born in Hertfordshire.
Before Damian was known as an Entrepreneur, his passion was football. He started his career at Tottenham Hotspur as a child before joining the youth system at Norwich City, even though his signature was sought by many London clubs.
He scored Norwich's City's first goal in the 2-1 FA Youth Cup victory over the previous season's champions Aston Villa in December 2002. Following this he accompanied the first team during the 2003 pre-season tour to the Netherlands and was part of the first team squad and prior to the signing of Marc Edworthy, was acting as second choice right back behind Keith Briggs.
In January 2004, it was announced that he would not be offered a new professional contract by the Canaries after 8 years at the club.
In September 2004, Damian signed for Barnet Football Club, making his debut in a 3–1 win over Stevenage Borough in the EFL Trophy. Barnet won the Conference title in his first season with the club, gaining promotion to EFL League Two with Damian playing a vital role in the team's success.In May 2005, he signed a new one-year contract with the club after making nineteen appearances in the previous campaign, scoring once in the 7–1 rout against Farnborough Town.
After 2 years at Barnet Damian signed for Stevenage Borough on a free transfer in January 2007. His time here was hampered by injuries including a serious broken ankle.
In January of 2009, Damian signed for Oxford United where he played a major part in the club's success featuring in the 2010 Conference National play-off Final win over York City at Wembley Stadium, gaining promotion to League Two. In the summer of 2010, he signed a two-year contract extension on a deal until 2013. The following season, he was included in the League Two PFA Team of the Year after making thirty appearances. In May 2013, he decided to leave Oxford United, making 180 appearances and scoring three times.
In July 2013, he joined Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC. However, after a 6-month stay and longer contracts talks a long term move failed to materialise and in September 2013 he announced that he retired from professional football, which he described as "the hardest decision of my life", in order to pursue his business interests.
In June 2014, he came out of retirement and returned to full-time football with League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge penning a two-year contract.
During his playing career, Damian also created headlines as one of the first sports professionals to walk the runway for Pal Zilleri at the renowned Amber Lounge fashion show at the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, which also featured the drivers.
Damian is now Founder and Director of Bella Mayford, Mr Red Fox Of London and Disrupt Events.
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