Dylan Fox

Dylan Fox
Personal information
Full name	Dylan James Fox
Date of birth	15 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Tampines Rovers
Youth career
0000	Sutherland Sharks
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013	Sutherland Sharks
2014–2015	Bonnyrigg White Eagles
2015–2019	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
2015–2019	Wellington Phoenix
2019	Anyang
2019–2020	Central Coast Mariners
2020–2021	NorthEast United
2021–2022	Goa
2023	Jamshedpur
2024	Lahti
2025–	Tampines Rovers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

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

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 23 October 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sutherland Sharks	2013	NPL NSW	2	0	–		–		2	0
Bonnyrigg White Eagles	2014	NPL NSW					–
	2015	NPL NSW					–
	Total		43	3	0	0	0	0	43	3
Wellington Phoenix	2015–16	A-League	12	0	–		–		12	0
	2016–17	A-League	6	0	–		–		6	0
	2017–18	A-League	15	0	–		–		15	0
	2018–19	A-League	6	0	1	0	–		7	0
	Total		39	0	1	0	0	0	40	0
Wellington Phoenix Reserves	2015–16	New Zealand Premiership	5	0	–		–		5	0
	2016–17	New Zealand Premiership	8	0	–		–		8	0
	2017–18	New Zealand Premiership	1	0	–		–		1	0
	2018–19	New Zealand Premiership	1	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Anyang	2019	K League 2	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Central Coast Mariners	2019–20	A-League	11	1	3	0	–		14	1
NorthEast United	2020–21	Indian Super League	21	0	–		–		21	0
Goa	2021–22	Indian Super League	10	1	–		–		10	1
Jamshedpur	2022–23	Indian Super League	0	0	–		–		0	0
Lahti	2024	Veikkausliiga	15	0	1	0	4^[b]	0	20	0
Tampines Rovers	2024–25	Singapore Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			156	5	5	0	4	0	165	5

^ Includes Australia Cup, Suomen Cup
^ Includes Finnish League Cup

References

^ ^a ^b Banerjee, Ritabrata (10 November 2020). "NorthEast United FC: All you need to know about Australian defender Dylan Fox". Goal.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^ Dylan Fox player profile and statistics indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021
^ "Phoenix sign young Australian defender". Wellington Phoenix. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Glen Moss wins two Player of the Year gongs at Wellington Phoenix awards". stuff.co.nz. 12 April 2016.
^ Rollo, Phillip (13 March 2019). "Wellington Phoenix release injured defender Dylan Fox". Stuff.co.nz.
^ Rollo, Phillip (19 March 2019). "Phoenix defender Dylan Fox leaves Wellington for Korean club FC Anyang". Stuff.co.nz.
^ "FC안양 > NEW >구단소식". fc-anyang.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^ "Fox in the box to Mariners". FTBL. 21 August 2019.
^ "NorthEast United sign former Wellington Phoenix defender Dylan Fox". Khelnow.com. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^ "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.
^ "NorthEast United 2-0 Kerala Blasters: VP Suhair, Lalengmawia send the Highlanders to the playoffs | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ "ISL 2020-21: ATK Mohun Bagan set final date with Mumbai City | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^ "FC GOA ANNOUNCES THEIR SQUAD FOR INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ "FC Goa rope in Dylan Fox on one-year deal from NorthEast United". Khel Now. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^ "Jamshedpur FC sign defender Dylan Fox". www.fcjamshedpur.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Dylan Fox jää Lahteen vahvistamaan puolustusta". fclahti. FC Lahti. 28 February 2024.

External links

Dylan Fox at Soccerway
Dylan Fox – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)

[17] Includes Australia Cup, Suomen Cup

[18] Includes Finnish League Cup

[:1-1] 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.

[Wellington_Phoenix_Awards-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.

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