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 31)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Tampines Rovers
Youth career
Sutherland Sharks
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 Anyang 0 (0)
2019–2020 Central Coast Mariners 11 (1)
2020–2021 NorthEast United 21 (0)
2021–2022 Goa 10 (1)
2023 Jamshedpur 3 (0)
2024 Lahti 15 (0)
2025– Tampines Rovers 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 June 2025

Dylan James Fox (born 15 April 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers.

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Club career

Sutherland Sharks

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

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

Wellington Phoenix

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]

Anyang

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

Central Coast Mariners

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

NorthEast United

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]

Goa

On 31 August 2021, Fox joined another Indian Super League club 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

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

Lahti

On 28 February 2024, Fox moved to Finland after signing with Lahti in Veikkausliiga. He make his debut on 6 April in a league match against Ilves. [16]

Tampines Rovers

On 5 January 2025, Fox moved to Singapore to sign with Tampines Rovers where he was later announced as a new player for the remainder of the 2024–25 season campaign.

Career statistics

As of 4 June 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sutherland Sharks 2013 NPL NSW 2020
Bonnyrigg White Eagles 2014 NPL NSW
2015 NPL NSW
Total4330000433
Wellington Phoenix 2015–16 A-League 120120
2016–17 A-League6060
2017–18 A-League150150
2018–19 A-League601070
Total3901000400
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2015–16 New Zealand Premiership 5050
2016–17 New Zealand Premiership8080
2017–18 New Zealand Premiership1010
2018–19 New Zealand Premiership1010
Total1500000150
Anyang 2019 K League 2 000000
Central Coast Mariners 2019–20 A-League11130141
NorthEast United 2020–21 Indian Super League 210210
Goa 2021–22 Indian Super League101101
Jamshedpur 2022–23 Indian Super League0000
Lahti 2024 Veikkausliiga 150104 [b] 0200
Tampines Rovers 2024–25 Singapore Premier League 12061181
Career total1685111401836

Honours

Tampines Rovers

References

  1. 1 2 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.