Dylan Fox
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan James Fox | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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 | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 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]- ^ 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.
- ^ Dylan Fox player profile and statistics indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021
- ^ "Phoenix sign young Australian defender". Wellington Phoenix. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Glen Moss wins two Player of the Year gongs at Wellington Phoenix awards". stuff.co.nz. 12 April 2016.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (13 March 2019). "Wellington Phoenix release injured defender Dylan Fox". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (19 March 2019). "Phoenix defender Dylan Fox leaves Wellington for Korean club FC Anyang". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "FC안양 > NEW >구단소식". fc-anyang.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Fox in the box to Mariners". FTBL. 21 August 2019.
- ^ "NorthEast United sign former Wellington Phoenix defender Dylan Fox". Khelnow.com. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "NorthEast United 2-0 Kerala Blasters: VP Suhair, Lalengmawia send the Highlanders to the playoffs | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "ISL 2020-21: ATK Mohun Bagan set final date with Mumbai City | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "FC GOA ANNOUNCES THEIR SQUAD FOR INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "FC Goa rope in Dylan Fox on one-year deal from NorthEast United". Khel Now. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Jamshedpur FC sign defender Dylan Fox". www.fcjamshedpur.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Dylan Fox jää Lahteen vahvistamaan puolustusta". fclahti. FC Lahti. 28 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Dylan Fox at Soccerway
- Dylan Fox – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Living people
- 1994 births
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Australian men's soccer players
- Emigrants from Northern Ireland to Australia
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- FC Anyang players
- FC Lahti players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- A-League Men players
- New Zealand Football Championship players
- National Premier Leagues players
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in India
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- NorthEast United FC players
- Indian Super League players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Veikkausliiga players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- 21st-century British sportsmen