football
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coach and former player who is assistant coach at Swedish club
Assyriska BK
Assyriska BK is a Swedish football club based in Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg. The club was formed in 1985 by Assyrian immigrants and is currently playing in Division 2 Västra Götaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play ...
. A defender, he spent most of his career in Sweden and Turkey. Between 1999 and 2012, he made 24 appearances for the Liberia national team.
Club career
Born in
Tubmanburg
Tubmanburg, also known as Bomi and formerly known as Vaitown, is the capital of Bomi County in Liberia. It lies in the Bomi Hills northwest of Monrovia and was an iron ore and diamond mining centre until it was largely destroyed in the First Liber ...
, Dixon began his career with
Mark Professionals
Mark Professionals was a football (soccer) club from Liberia based in Monrovia. Their home stadium was the Antonette Tubman Stadium. They never won the Liberian Premier League (LPL) or the Liberian Cup in their history. The club dissolved at the ...
before moving to Swedish side
Floda BoIF
Floda BoIF is a Swedish football club located in Floda, Lerum, near Gothenburg.
Background
Since their foundation on 11 February 1935 Floda Boll-och Idrottsförening has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish footba ...
in 2000. After two seasons, Dixon moved to
BK Häcken
Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg. It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 Augu ...
, spending five seasons at the club and attracting attention from English club
Arsenal
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. Dixon signed for
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...
in time for the 2007 season, on a three-year contract. In 2009, Dixon moved to Turkey, to sign for
Manisaspor
Manisaspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Manisa. Originally formed in 1931 as Sakaryaspor, the club changed its name to Manisaspor on 15 June 1965.BK Häcken
Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg. It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 Augu ...
in 2012, before signing for Turkish club
Boluspor
Boluspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1965.Liberia national team in 1999, and appeared in ten FIFA World Cup qualifiers to date.