Paul Dixon (footballer, born 1986)

Paul Dixon
Personal information
Full name Paul Andrew Dixon[1]
Date of birth (1986-11-22) 22 November 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s) Left-back/Centre-back
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)
2015–2017 Dundee United 60 (1)
2017–2018 Grimsby Town 29 (0)
2018–2022 Falkirk 81 (4)
2022–2023 Peterhead 8 (0)
Total 476 (11)
International career
2007 Scotland U21 2 (0)
2012 Scotland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:14, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Paul Andrew Dixon (born 22 November 1986) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Dixon has notably played in the Scottish Premiership for Dundee United on several occasions, he also played in England in the Football League with Huddersfield Town and Grimsby Town, as well as back in the Scottish Football League with Dundee, Falkirk and Peterhead. He announced his retirement in March 2023 following a serious knee injury.

He is a former Scotland national football team international having earned 3 caps in 2012 whilst a Huddersfield player. He was also previously capped by at Scotland U21 level.

  1. ^ "No.23 Paul Andrew Dixon". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2010.