Paul Dixon (footballer born 1986)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Andrew Dixon | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Dundee United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | Monifieth Athletic | ||
| 1999–2005 | Dundee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Dundee | 92 | (2) |
| 2008–2012 | Dundee United | 121 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | Huddersfield Town | 85 | (0) |
| 2015– | Dundee United | 50 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:24, 5 November 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:14, 3 May 2014 (UTC) |
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Paul Andrew Dixon (born 22 November 1986) is a Scottish international footballer who plays as a left back for Dundee United. Dixon has previously played for Dundee and Huddersfield Town and also had an earlier spell at Dundee United from 2008 to 2012. He played three times for the Scotland national football team, all in 2012.
Born in Aberdeen, Dixon played youth football for Monifieth Athletic. At the age of 12, he joined the youth teams of Dundee.
Dixon made his debut in July 2005, in a Scottish Challenge Cup match, making his league debut a week later. His first goal came in January 2006, when he netted the second in a 3–0 win at Brechin City and he scored again in the final match of the season, playing in the majority of first team games. Shortly after his first goal, Dixon was rewarded with a contract extension until the summer of 2008, along with eight other youngsters. In the 2006–07 season, Dixon continued as a first team regular, receiving his first sending off in March 2007 in a season where he failed to score. In his third season as a professional, Dixon again continued in the Dundee first team, although again failed to add to the goals scored in his first season.
In June 2007, Dixon was the subject of a failed move by Norwich City, who had Jim Duffy – the then-Dundee manager who gave Dixon his début – as assistant manager. Seven months later, Kilmarnock were also rebuffed and after Dixon stated his intention to leave Dens Park at the end of his contract.
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