Defender - Left-Back ·Scotland
Paul Dixon
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Market value
-
Left-Back Defender
At a glance
Career snapshot
6Clubs played for
05/06Debut season
0.02Goals per match
Dundee UnitedTop club · 224 apps
Career highs
€1.35mPeak value · 2012
-Top transfer fee
3Best season · 11/12
17 / 1Caps / int'l goals
Born the same day2 players
Giorgio RecinoAttack - Centre-Forward · AC Leon
€75k
Nicolas PireGoalkeeper · Retired
557Appearances
13Goals
57Assists
98Yellow cards
5Red cards
104Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Paul Dixon |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Paul Andrew Dixon |
| Date of birth | 1986-11-22 (39 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Position | Defender - Left-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 175.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2023-07-01 |
| Contract expires | - |
| Agent | Black Diamond Sports |
Jul 2023
Transfer: Peterhead → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
29 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 - Peterhead FC
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Falkirk → Peterhead
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 - Falkirk FC
25 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 - Falkirk FC
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 - Falkirk FC
37 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Without Club → Falkirk
18/19 · Transfer
Nov 2018
Transfer: Grimsby Town → Without Club
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 - Falkirk FC, Grimsby Town
22 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Dundee United → Grimsby Town
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 - Grimsby Town
28 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2016
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 - Dundee United FC
28 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Sep 2015
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 - Dundee United FC
32 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2015
Transfer: Huddersfield → Dundee United
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 - Huddersfield Town, Dundee United FC
30 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 - Huddersfield Town
39 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 - Huddersfield Town
40 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Dundee United → Huddersfield
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 - Dundee United FC
44 matches · 3 G · 15 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 - Dundee United FC
39 matches · 1 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2010
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 - Dundee United FC
31 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 - Dundee United FC
33 matches · 1 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Dundee FC → Dundee United
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 - Dundee FC
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 - Dundee FC
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
05/06 - Dundee FC
30 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Dundee FC U20 → Dundee FC
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2003
Transfer: Dundee U17 → Dundee FC U20
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.35m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Peterhead FC
0.0%
Falkirk FC
42.0%
Grimsby Town
0.0%
Dundee United FC
46.0%
Huddersfield Town
0.0%
Dundee FC
12.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterhead FC | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falkirk FC | 4 | 18/19 | 21/22 | 99 | 5 | 9 | 3,926 |
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dundee United FC | 7 | 08/09 | 16/17 | 224 | 6 | 43 | 4,303 |
| Huddersfield Town | 3 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dundee FC | 3 | 05/06 | 07/08 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 1,127 |
Career trajectory, goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Challenge Cup | Peterhead FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | League One | Peterhead FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Viaplay Cup | Peterhead FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/22 | League One | Falkirk FC | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 873 |
| 21/22 | Prem. Sports Cup | Falkirk FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 21/22 | SFA Cup | Falkirk FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Trust Trophy | Falkirk FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Betfred Cup | Falkirk FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | League One | Falkirk FC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | SFA Cup | Falkirk FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Betfred Cup | Falkirk FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League One | Falkirk FC | 28 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,513 |
| 19/20 | SFA Cup | Falkirk FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 360 |
| 19/20 | Tunnock Ch. Cup | Falkirk FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Falkirk FC | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League Two | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League Two | Grimsby Town | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Betfred Cup | Dundee United FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Dundee United FC | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Irn-Bru Cup | Dundee United FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premiership Play-offs | Dundee United FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 280 |
| 16/17 | SFA Cup | Dundee United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Premiership | Dundee United FC | 28 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | SFA Cup | Dundee United FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Dundee United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premiership | Dundee United FC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | SFA Cup | Dundee United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 37 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 37 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Europa League Qualifying | Dundee United FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Premiership | Dundee United FC | 37 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1,101 |
| 11/12 | Scot. League Cup | Dundee United FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | SFA Cup | Dundee United FC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Dundee United FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League Qualifying | Dundee United FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Premiership | Dundee United FC | 30 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | SFA Cup | Dundee United FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 387 |
| 09/10 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Dundee United FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Premiership | Dundee United FC | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 09/10 | SFA Cup | Dundee United FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Dundee United FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Premiership | Dundee United FC | 29 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2,535 |
| 08/09 | SFA Cup | Dundee United FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Dundee FC | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | CIS Insur. Cup | Dundee FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Dundee FC | 33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Dundee FC | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,127 |
| 05/06 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Dundee U17 | Dundee FC U20 | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Dundee FC U20 | Dundee FC | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Dundee FC | Dundee United | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Dundee United | Huddersfield | Transfer | 1250000 | - |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-02 | Huddersfield | Dundee United | Transfer | 700000 | - |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-29 | Dundee United | Grimsby Town | Transfer | 325000 | - |
| 18/19 | 2018-11-19 | Grimsby Town | Without Club | Transfer | 325000 | - |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | Without Club | Falkirk | Transfer | 325000 | - |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Falkirk | Peterhead | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Peterhead | Retired | Transfer | 0 | - |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Torn lateral ankle ligament | 2010-03-07 | 2010-03-26 | 20 | 4 |
| 15/16 | Inguinal hernia | 2015-09-09 | 2015-11-06 | 59 | 9 |
| 16/17 | Knee injury | 2016-07-23 | 2016-08-22 | 31 | 6 |
| 16/17 | Knee injury | 2016-11-05 | 2016-12-23 | 49 | 7 |
| 20/21 | Knock | 2021-04-11 | 2021-05-31 | 51 | 6 |
| 22/23 | Knee injury | 2022-10-04 | 1,076 | 29 |
Current-
Peak€1.35m
Low-
Δ since start−€450k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | - |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.35m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.10m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #25791 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | former national player |
| Team #16868 | - | 13 | 1 | - | - | former national player |
| Team #3380 | - | 3 | 0 | - | - | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seán Dillon | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Morgaro Gomis | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Telfer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Kenneth | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dusan Pernis | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Durnan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Swanson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Goodwillie | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Adam Clayton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Russell | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Sean Scannell | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oliver Norwood | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Spittal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Premiership | Dundee United FC | 3 | 37 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Dundee FC | 2 | 29 |
| 21/22 | League One | Falkirk FC | 2 | 21 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Premiership | Dundee United FC | 11 | 37 |
| 08/09 | Premiership | Dundee United FC | 9 | 29 |
| 10/11 | Premiership | Dundee United FC | 7 | 30 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Senior debut season | |
| 05/06 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 25 | 1,053 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 20/21 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 37 | 2,873 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 18/19 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 28 | 280 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
| 15/16 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 44 | 1,101 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.74 |
| 10/11 | 39 | 387 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 |
| 09/10 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 08/09 | 33 | 2,535 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 07/08 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 30 | 1,127 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premiership
165 apps
4 G
31 A
League One
73 apps
3 G
5 A
SFA Cup
24 apps
2 G
5 A
Championship
126 apps
2 G
5 A
Viaplay Cup
29 apps
1 G
4 A
Premiership Play-offs
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Championship
85 apps
0 G
4 A
Tunnock Ch. Cup
6 apps
0 G
1 A
League Two
29 apps
0 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
4 apps
0 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Paul Dixon
Who is Paul Dixon?
Paul Dixon is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Retired.
How old is Paul Dixon?
Paul Dixon is 39 years old. He was born on November 22, 1986 in Aberdeen.
What position does Paul Dixon play?
Paul Dixon plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).
What club does Paul Dixon play for?
Paul Dixon currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Paul Dixon scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Paul Dixon has scored 13 goals in 557 appearances.