Hayden Vernon Foxe (born 23 June 1977) is an Australian former professional soccer player who works as assistant coach with

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. He played football as a centre-back at the top level in Germany, Japan, Belgium, England and Australia. Foxe represented his country at international level 11 times between 1998 and 2003.

Club career

Europe

Beginning his career at Sydney club

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he moved to Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he played from 1995–97. Foxe soon established a reputation as a talented young defender, earning a move to J1 League club

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in 1998–99. Becoming an important player both at club and international level, Foxe represented his country at the

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and

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. He impressed enough to earn a move to England's

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for the 2000–01 season. He was then immediately loaned to Belgian club Mechelen in order to build up his match fitness. Foxe returned to West Ham United in March, but struggled in the Premiership, losing his place when then manager Harry Redknapp left the club later that year. After playing only 12 games for West Ham, he moved to

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(then managed by Harry Redknapp) for £400,000 in May 2002. Foxe was an important player as Portsmouth won the 2002–03 First Division title, and in doing so were promoted to the Premiership. He was a regular in Portsmouth's side until a fractured bone in his foot ended his campaign at Christmas. He spent the rest of that season, as well as the 2004–05 season, rehabilitating. New manager

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elected not to renew his contract when it expired in June 2005, and he was released. Foxe returned to Australia to undergo an operation in an attempt to resolve his ongoing injury problems. Foxe trained with

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during their 2006 pre-season campaign and signed a five-month permanent contract with the

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club on 11 August 2006. Foxe attempted to rebuild his career at

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and since the departure of

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, both care-taker manager John Carver and new manager

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provided the Aussie with chances to perform. Foxe however only ultimately played a bit part in the 2006–07 season and was released at the end of the season when Leeds United were relegated to English

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. He scored one league goal during his time at Leeds, against Luton in a 5–1 defeat.

Perth Glory

In 2007, he returned to Australia to play for Perth Glory in the A-League and missed the first half of the season due to a knee injury but returned later in the season to play the last six games of the 2007–08 season. After finishing the 2008–09 season with Glory, he has been released.

Sydney FC

On 7 January 2010, he was announced to have made a comeback to the A-League on a short-term injury replacement deal with Sydney FC. After his short term contract, he signed a one-year extension with

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noting how his presence late in the season was a crucial factor in Sydney's end of season success, which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2010–11 A-League season. He was the vice captain. Foxe announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2010–11 A-League season, deciding not to continue with Sydney FC for their Asian Champions League campaign, despite keen interest from coach Lavička for his services.

International career

Youth

Foxe played 1993 World Youth Championship Finals in Japan with the Australia U17 national team and at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia with the U20 national team. With the Australia U23 national team he participated in qualification for the

and he was a member of the squad at the

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and

in Sydney.

Senior

Foxe was capped by the Australia national team.

Personal life

He is the brother of Jeremy Foxe & Damien Foxe, who also played football.

Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial statistics

Honours

Portsmouth * Football League First Division: 2002–03 Sydney FC * A-League Premiership: 2009–10 *

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: 2009–10

References

External links

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Oz Football profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Foxe, Hayden 1977 births Living people Soccer players from Sydney Association football defenders Australian expatriate soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Australia international soccer players J1 League players Bundesliga players Belgian Pro League players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players of Australia 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players Arminia Bielefeld players Portsmouth F.C. players AFC Ajax players Leeds United F.C. players Perth Glory FC players Premier League players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players K.V. Mechelen players West Ham United F.C. players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Germany Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Sydney FC players Melbourne City FC non-playing staff Australian soccer players