Richard Dixon (footballer, born 1990)

Richard Dixon (born 23 February 1990) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a defender for Chattanooga FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.

Richard Dixon
Dixon playing for Saint Louis FC in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990
Place of birth Hanover, Jamaica
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Chattanooga FC
Number 5
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 West Florida Argonauts
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
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– Chattanooga FC 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2019

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]

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".CS1 maint: extra text: 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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