Dean is Dudley based and is aged 27. He came up through the youth system at Football League club Walsall, playing in two first team games during the 2004–05 season and spending the 2005–06 season on loan at Halesowen Town before being released by the Saddlers in May 2006. Spells at Bromsgrove Rovers and Willenhall Town followed before he joined Kidderminster Harriers in July 2007, making 38 Conference appearances for them over the course of the next three seasons.

Season 2010/11 saw him have spells at Halesowen Town, Redditch United and Worcester City before he re-joined Redditch for the start of season 2011/12. After leaving Redditch at the end of last season, he signed for Evesham United during last summer, but has also since featured for Banbury United and Halesowen (for a 3rd spell)this season.