Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Andrew Dixon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 November 1986 | ||
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.