Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua James Dixon [1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Annan Athletic | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Carlisle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020–2023 | Carlisle United | 2 | (0) |
2022 | → Workington (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Annan Athletic | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2022 |
Joshua James Dixon (born 7 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Annan Athletic.
Born in Carlisle, [3] Dixon joined Carlisle United's youth academy at the age of 9. [4] He started a two-year scholarship with the club in summer 2017, [5] but suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury shortly before the 2018–19 season, which ruled him out for most of the season. [4] [6] He was offered his first professional contract in April 2019, [7] [5] which was one year in length and signed the following month. [4] In July 2019, his contract was extended by a year, lasting until summer 2021, [8] though he suffered another anterior cruciate ligament injury later that month. [9] [10]
Dixon returned to first team training in summer 2020 [11] and made his debut for Carlisle United as a first-half substitute in a 3–1 win over Aston Villa U21 on 17 November 2020 in the EFL Trophy. [3] [12] [13]
On 25 January 2022, Dixon joined Northern Premier League Division One West side Workington on a one-month loan deal. [14]
Dixon was released by Carlisle at the end of the 2022–23 season and then signed for Scottish club Annan Athletic. [15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Carlisle United | 2020–21 [16] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |