Dylan James Fox (born 15 April 1994) is a Northern Irish-born Australian professional

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who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti.

Club career

Sutherland Sharks

Fox started his youth career with

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-based

Sutherland Sharks Sutherland Sharks Football Club is an Australian Association football club based in the suburb of Sutherland in Sydney New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW. The club's home games are played at Seymour ...

. He was promoted to the senior team in 2013 and played in the National Premier Leagues NSW.

Bonnyrigg White Eagles

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

Wellington Phoenix

In October 2015, Fox joined the

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with Wellington Phoenix offering him a two-year contract. 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. 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.

FC Anyang

On 18 March 2019, Fox signed for K League 2 club

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. Without any appearances, he left the club in August.

Central Coast Mariners

In August 2019, Fox returned to the

, signing a one-year contract with Central Coast Mariners.

NorthEast United

On 2 October 2020, Fox joined Indian Super League club

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on a one-year deal. 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

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in the semi-finals.

FC Goa

On 31 August 2021, Fox joined another Indian Super League club FC Goa on a one-year deal. He scored his first ISL goal on 23 January 2022 against

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in Goa's 1–1 draw.

Jamshedpur

On 30 December 2022, Fox signed for

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on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.

FC Lahti

On 28 February 2024, Fox moved to Finland after signing with FC Lahti in Veikkausliiga.

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