Matthew Dixon (born 19 December 1994) is an English semi-professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He has played in

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for York City. Dixon started his career with hometown club Hull City, signing a professional contract in May 2013. He had a loan spell with Conference North club

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...

in the 2014–15 season, before making his first-team debut for Hull in a League Cup match in August 2015. Dixon signed for

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club York City in January 2016, although the club was relegated to the

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in 2015–16. He signed for National League club North Ferriby United in February 2017 before spending 2017–18 with

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club

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Early life

Dixon was born in

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, Humberside. He was raised in

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and attended Hornsea School.

Career

Hull City

Dixon began his career with Hull City's youth system at the age of eight and went on to

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the under-18 and under-21 teams. After progressing through the youth teams at the club, he signed a professional contract in May 2013. He joined Conference North club

one a one-month

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on 23 December 2014, making his debut three days later starting in a 3–0 home win over North Ferriby United. Dixon finished the loan with seven appearances. He made his first-team debut for Hull on 11 August 2015 in a League Cup match against Accrington Stanley.

York City

Dixon signed for

club York City on 15 January 2016 on a one-and-a-half-year contract on a free transfer. He was signed as a replacement for Ben Godfrey, who had left York for

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club Norwich City. His debut came on 23 January 2016 as a starter in York's 1–1 away draw with

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, and manager

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commented that he was "excellent for his debut and passed the ball well on a difficult afternoon". According to Dave Flett of ''

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'', however, Dixon "found it difficult to impose himself on proceedings", and that he would "need to come to terms with the speed of the professional game if he is to progress next season". He made seven appearances for York in 2015–16 as they were relegated to the

after finishing bottom of League Two. In January 2017, Dixon was told he was surplus to requirements by York manager Gary Mills. Having made 14 appearances in 2016–17, Dixon left York by mutual consent on 3 February 2017.

Later career

Dixon signed for National League club North Ferriby United on 7 February 2017. He finished 2016–17 with 15 appearances for North Ferriby, as the club was relegated to the

with a bottom-place ranking in the National League. Dixon signed for newly promoted National League North club

on 3 July 2017. He was released at the end of 2017–18. After a successful trial, Dixon signed for newly promoted

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Premier Division club Scarborough Athletic on 22 July 2018. He signed for Scarborough's divisional rivals

on 12 June 2019.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dixon, Matty 1994 births Living people Footballers from Kingston upon Hull English footballers Association football midfielders Hull City A.F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players York City F.C. players North Ferriby United A.F.C. players Spennymoor Town F.C. players Scarborough Athletic F.C. players Whitby Town F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players