Joshua James Dixon (born 7 February 2001) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for Annan Athletic.

Career

Born in

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...

, Dixon joined

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

's youth academy at the age of 9. He started a two-year scholarship with the club in summer 2017, but suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury shortly before the 2018–19 season, which ruled him out for most of the season. He was offered his first professional contract in April 2019, which was one year in length and signed the following month. In July 2019, his contract was extended by a year, lasting until summer 2021, though he suffered another anterior cruciate ligament injury later that month. Dixon returned to first team training in summer 2020 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

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. On 25 January 2022, Dixon joined

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Division One West side

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207. Loca ...

on a one-month loan deal. Dixon was released by Carlisle at the end of the 2022–23 season and then signed for Scottish club Annan Athletic.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dixon, Josh 2001 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Carlisle, Cumbria Men's association football midfielders Carlisle United F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players Annan Athletic F.C. players