Dylan James Fox (born 15 April 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers.
Fox started his youth career with Sydney-based Sutherland Sharks. He was promoted to the senior team in 2013 and played in the National Premier Leagues NSW.[1]
In 2014, he moved to Bonnyrigg White Eagles and played until 2015 and scored 3 goals in 43 league matches.[2]
In October 2015, Fox joined the A-League with Wellington Phoenix offering him a two-year contract.[3] He was named the Player's Player at the Wellington Phoenix awards for the 2017–18 season and was a close second to Roy Krishna for Player of the Year. He was also named the best Wellington Phoenix Under-23 Player of the Year in 2016.[4] In March 2019, Wellington Phoenix and Fox mutually terminated his contract while he was sidelined with a season-ending injury and having received an offer from Korean club FC Anyang.[5][6]
On 18 March 2019, Fox signed for K League 2 club Anyang.[7] Without any appearances, he left the club in August.[1]
In August 2019, Fox returned to the A-League, signing a one-year contract with Central Coast Mariners.[8]
On 2 October 2020, Fox joined Indian Super League club NorthEast United on a one-year deal.[9] Appearing in 21 matches, he played a crucial role in their campaign, helping Khalid Jamil's side finish third on the league table before bowing out to ATK Mohun Bagan in the semi-finals.[10][11][12]
On 31 August 2021, Fox joined another Indian Super League club Goa[13] on a one-year deal.[14] He scored his first ISL goal on 23 January 2022 against Bengaluru in Goa's 1–1 draw.
On 30 December 2022, Fox signed for Jamshedpur on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[15]
On 28 February 2024, Fox moved to Finland after signing with Lahti in Veikkausliiga. He make his debut on 6 April in a league match against Ilves.[16]
On 5 January 2025, Fox moved to Singapore to sign with Tampines Rovers where he was later announced as a new player for the remainder of the 2024–25 season campaign.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sutherland Sharks | 2013 | NPL NSW | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 2014 | NPL NSW | – | |||||||
| 2015 | NPL NSW | – | ||||||||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2015–16 | A-League | 12 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | A-League | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | A-League | 15 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | A-League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2015–16 | New Zealand Premiership | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | New Zealand Premiership | 8 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | New Zealand Premiership | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | New Zealand Premiership | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Anyang | 2019 | K League 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2019–20 | A-League | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |
| NorthEast United | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 21 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||
| Goa | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 10 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lahti | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tampines Rovers | 2024–25 | Singapore Premier League | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 18 | 1 | |
| Career total | 168 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 6 | ||
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