Jamar Dixon

Jamar Dixon
Personal information
Full name Jamar Dixon
Date of birth (1989-06-05) June 5, 1989
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Ottawa Fury
Number 22
Youth career
St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Victoria Highlanders 33 (5)
2013 BW 90 IF 25 (3)
2014 TP-47 5 (1)
2014 JIPPO 4 (0)
2015–2016 FF Jaro 40 (4)
2016– Ottawa Fury 27 (1)
National team
2016– Canada 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 8, 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 11, 2016

Jamar Dixon (born June 5, 1989) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Ottawa Fury in the United Soccer League.

Career

Sweden

Dixon began his professional career in Sweden, joining BW 90 IF in Sweden's fourth tier. He scored a goal in his first match with the club.[1]

Finland

Dixon left Sweden and joined Finnish side TP-47 in early 2014. He would later make the jump to fellow Finnish team JIPPO on September 1, 2014.

Dixon signed with top flight outfit FF Jaro after a successful trial on January 26, 2015.[2][3] He made his debut on February 7 in the Finnish Cup.[4] Dixon made his league debut for Jaro against IFK Mariehamn on April 12 in a 1-1 draw.[5] Dixon scored his first Veikkausliiga goal on May 17 in a 3-2 lose against HIFK Fotboll.[6] Jaro would finish the 2015 Veikkausliiga season at the bottom of the table, and were relegated to the Ykkönen for the 2016 season.[7]

Ottawa Fury

On July 20, 2016, FF Jaro announced that Jamar Dixon had signed with the Ottawa Fury of the North American Soccer League.[8][9] Dixon made his debut on July 27, 2016 against the Carolina Railhawks. In November 2016, the Fury announced that they had re-signed Dixon, and that he would stay with the club as it moved to the United Soccer League for the 2017 season.[10]

International career

Dixon made his debut for the Canadian national team in a friendly against the United States on February 5, 2016.[11][12] In August 2016, Dixon was called up for Canada's final fourth round qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Honduras and El Salvador.[13]

References

  1. "BW90 IF bjöd på målfest i premiären". April 14, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  2. "Former X-men Soccer Star Signs Pro Contract With Finland’s FF Jaro". February 26, 2015.
  3. "Virtanen ja Dixon sopimukseen Jaron kanssa". January 26, 2015.
  4. "J. Dixon". Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  5. "Jaro vs. Mariehamn 1 - 1". April 12, 2015.
  6. "HIFK vs. FF Jaro 3 - 2". May 17, 2015.
  7. Melander, Oscar (November 29, 2015). "Canucks Abroad: 2015 review of Finland's Veikkausliiga".
  8. "Jamar Dixon Siirtyy Ottawa Fury FC (Finnish)". FF Jaro official website. July 20, 2016.
  9. "Fury FC acquire Ottawa native and Canadian international Jamar Dixon". Ottawa Fury FC. July 20, 2016.
  10. Ottawa Citizen (November 3, 2016). "Ottawa’s Eddie Edward and Jamar Dixon re-sign with Fury". Ottawa Citizen.
  11. "Canada selects 23 players for USA friendly in February". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  12. "Canada v USA 5/2/16 match report". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  13. Gord Holder (August 27, 2016). Ottawa Sun http://www.ottawasun.com/2016/08/27/fury-fc-midfielder-jamar-dixon-getting-ready-for-international-assignment-with-team-canada. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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