Jimmy Dixon

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Personal information
Jimmy Dixon
Date of birth	10 October 1981 (1981-10-10) (age 26)
Place of birth	Bomi County, Liberia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Central Defender
Club information
Current club	Malmö FF
Number	4
Youth clubs
1996–1998	Yesa
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–1999 2000–2001 2002–2006 2007–	Mark Professionals Floda BoIF BK Häcken Malmö FF	116 0(4) 021 0(0)
National team²
1999–	Liberia	0024 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 23 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Jimmy Dixon (born 10 October 1981 in Bomi County) is a Liberian football central defender who currently plays in Sweden for Malmö FF, after signing from BK Häcken.^[1]

While at BK Häcken, English giants Arsenal expressed an interest in signing Dixon.^[2]

Dixon grew up in Liberia during the civil war that plagued the country during his childhood. During the war, Jimmy's brother Samuel Jr. was shot to death. Dixon was placed into a UN school for refugees in Sierra Leone, before they moved back to Liberia and the capital Monrovia.^[3]