Richard Dixon (footballer, born 1990)

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Richard Dixon
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Dixon playing for Saint Louis FC in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Hanover, Jamaica
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 West Florida Argonauts
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 Baton Rouge Capitals 13 (0)
2010–2011 Mississippi Brilla 20 (0)
2012 Panama City Beach Pirates 1 (0)
2013 VSI Tampa Bay 15 (0)
2014 Charlotte Eagles 18 (0)
2015–2016 Saint Louis FC 34 (0)
2017–2018 Oklahoma City Energy 49 (0)
2019 Chattanooga Red Wolves 6 (1)
2020–2023 Chattanooga FC 46 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Dixon (born 23 February 1990) is a Jamaican former footballer who played as a defender.

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Career

College and amateur

Dixon played four years of college soccer at the University of West Florida. [1]

During his time at college, Dixon also played for USL PDL clubs Mississippi Brilla in 2010 and 2011 and Panama City Beach Pirates in 2012. [2] [3]

Professional

Dixon signed his first professional contract in 2013, signing for new USL Pro franchise VSI Tampa Bay FC. [4] After Tampa Bay folded at the end of their debut season, Dixon signed with USL Pro team Charlotte Eagles. [5]

On 15 January 2015, it was announced that Dixon signed with USL expansion side Saint Louis FC. [6] While with the club that year, he was slated to join the Jamaica national team for the Copa América and Gold Cup tournaments that summer, [7] but was ultimately not named to the final tournament roster for either competition [8] [9] after suffering an injury during a U.S. Open Cup match against Minnesota United FC. [10]

Dixon was released by Saint Louis FC on 10 November 2016. [11]

In January 2020, Dixon was announced as the first-ever professional player signing by Chattanooga FC. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Men's Soccer: Richard Dixon". West Florida Argonauts. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Eagles Add Dixon To Squad". USL Soccer. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Panama City Beach Pirates Stats". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "VSI Adds Dixon To Squad". USL Soccer. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Charlotte Eagles sign Jamaican defender Richard Dixon". Soccer Wire. 29 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "STL FC Adds Four Players to 2015 Roster". Saint Louis FC. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dixon Selected for Jamaica National Team". Saint Louis FC. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "2015 Copa America squad lists". ESPN FC. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Provisional 35-Player Rosters Announced". CONCACAF . 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Editor, Matt Pollard, Managing (28 May 2015). "Saint Louis FC Advance On Penalties in USOC – Last Word on Sports".{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Saint Louis FC Makes Roster Moves for 2017 Season". USLSoccer.com. 9 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Chattanooga Football Club Signs Defender Richard Dixon as First Professional Player". ChattanoogaFC.com. 9 January 2020.


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