Dylan Fox

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Dylan Fox
Personal information
Full name Dylan James Fox
Date of birth (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Lahti
Youth career
0000 Sutherland Sharks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Sutherland Sharks 2 (0)
2014–2015 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 43 (3)
2015–2019 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 15 (0)
2015–2019 Wellington Phoenix 38 (0)
2019 FC Anyang 0 (0)
2019–2020 Central Coast Mariners 11 (1)
2020–2021 NorthEast United 21 (0)
2021–2022 Goa 10 (1)
2023 Jamshedpur 0 (0)
2024– Lahti 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 February 2024

Dylan James Fox (born 15 April 1994) is a Northern Irish-born Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti.

Club career[edit]

Sutherland Sharks[edit]

Fox started his youth career with Sydney-based Sutherland Sharks. He was promoted to the senior team in 2013 and played in the National Premier Leagues NSW.[1]

Bonnyrigg White Eagles[edit]

In 2014, he moved to Bonnyrigg White Eagles and played until 2015 and scored 3 goals in 43 league matches.[2]

Wellington Phoenix[edit]

In October 2015, Fox joined the A-League with Wellington Phoenix offering him a two-year contract.[3] He was named the Player's Player at the Wellington Phoenix awards for the 2017–18 season and was a close second to Roy Krishna for Player of the Year. He was also named the best Wellington Phoenix Under-23 Player of the Year in 2016.[4] In March 2019, Wellington Phoenix and Fox mutually terminated his contract while he was sidelined with a season-ending injury and having received an offer from Korean club FC Anyang.[5][6]

FC Anyang[edit]

On 18 March 2019, Fox signed for K League 2 club FC Anyang.[7] Without any appearances, he left the club in August.[1]

Central Coast Mariners[edit]

In August 2019, Fox returned to the A-League, signing a one-year contract with Central Coast Mariners.[8]

NorthEast United[edit]

On 2 October 2020, Fox joined Indian Super League club NorthEast United on a one-year deal.[9] Appearing in 21 matches, he played a crucial role in their campaign, helping Khalid Jamil's side finish third on the league table before bowing out to ATK Mohun Bagan in the semi-finals.[10][11][12]

FC Goa[edit]

On 31 August 2021, Fox joined another Indian Super League club FC Goa[13] on a one-year deal.[14] He scored his first ISL goal on 23 January 2022 against Bengaluru in Goa's 1–1 draw.

Jamshedpur[edit]

On 30 December 2022, Fox signed for Jamshedpur on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[15]

FC Lahti[edit]

On 28 February 2024, Fox moved to Finland after signing with FC Lahti in Veikkausliiga.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Banerjee, Ritabrata (10 November 2020). "NorthEast United FC: All you need to know about Australian defender Dylan Fox". Goal.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ Dylan Fox player profile and statistics indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021
  3. ^ "Phoenix sign young Australian defender". Wellington Phoenix. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Glen Moss wins two Player of the Year gongs at Wellington Phoenix awards". stuff.co.nz. 12 April 2016.
  5. ^ Rollo, Phillip (13 March 2019). "Wellington Phoenix release injured defender Dylan Fox". Stuff.co.nz.
  6. ^ Rollo, Phillip (19 March 2019). "Phoenix defender Dylan Fox leaves Wellington for Korean club FC Anyang". Stuff.co.nz.
  7. ^ "FC안양 > NEW >구단소식". fc-anyang.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Fox in the box to Mariners". FTBL. 21 August 2019.
  9. ^ "NorthEast United sign former Wellington Phoenix defender Dylan Fox". Khelnow.com. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Same story continues at struggling NorthEast United camp; coach Gerard Nus departs". 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  11. ^ "NorthEast United 2-0 Kerala Blasters: VP Suhair, Lalengmawia send the Highlanders to the playoffs | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  12. ^ "ISL 2020-21: ATK Mohun Bagan set final date with Mumbai City | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  13. ^ "FC GOA ANNOUNCES THEIR SQUAD FOR INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  14. ^ "FC Goa rope in Dylan Fox on one-year deal from NorthEast United". Khel Now. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Jamshedpur FC sign defender Dylan Fox". www.fcjamshedpur.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Dylan Fox jää Lahteen vahvistamaan puolustusta". fclahti. FC Lahti. 28 February 2024.

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