FC Goa have signed NEUFC defender Dylan Fox after meeting the transfer fee clause in the contract of the Australian centre-back.
As per TOI, according to the contract, if Fox chose to play for a club in India, he’d have to pay NEUFC a fee of $40,000. There was some friction between the player and Northeast United leading up to FCG’s offer. FC Goa met the transfer fee after agreeing personal terms with the 27-year-old defender.
The Northern Ireland-born defender started his youth career with New South Wales-based Sutherland Sharks FC and transitioned to the first team in 2013. A few months later, Fox joined another NSW club Bonnyrigg White Eagles.
In 2015, Dylan switched to A-League side Wellington Phoenix and spent four seasons at the club in the A-League before terminating his contract due to lack of playing time. He went on to join Korean second-tier club FC Anyang in 2019. During his time with the ‘Nix, he picked up Players’ Player of the Year accolade and was runner-up to Roy Krishna for the club’s Player of the Year award in the 2017-18 season.
Post his stint with FC Anyang, Fox moved to Central Coast Mariners for the 2019-20 season following which he joined Northeast United FC ahead of the 2020-21 ISL. The 6′ 1″ defender was instrumental in NEUFC’s playoff run last season and made 21 appearances out of a possible 22 in the ISL.
Dylan Fox, Stats, ISL 2020-21 League Stage
| MATCHES | |
| Total played | 19 |
| Started | 15 |
| Minutes per game | 73 |
| ATTACKING | |
| Goals | 0 |
| Shots per game | 0.4 |
| Shots on target per game | 0 |
| PASSING | |
| Assists | 1 |
| Touches | 33.9 |
| Big chances created | 1 |
| Key passes | 0.4 |
| Accurate per game | 21.5 (83%) |
| Acc. own half | 17.4 (89%) |
| Acc. opposition half | 4.2 (64%) |
| Acc. long balls | 2.2 (49%) |
| Acc. chipped passes | 0.8 (62%) |
| Acc. crosses | 0.1 (100%) |
| DEFENDING | |
| Clean sheets | 4 |
| Interceptions per game | 0.5 |
| Tackles per game | 0.4 |
| Possession won | 0 |
| Dribbled past per game | 0.1 |
| Clearances per game | 4.8 |
| Error led to shot | 0 |
| Error led to goal | 0 |
| Penalty goals conceded | 0 |
| OTHER | |
| Succ. dribbles | 0.0 (0%) |
| Total duels won | 3.8 (61%) |
| Ground duels won | 0.8 (45%) |
| Aerial duels won | 3.1 (67%) |
| Possession lost | 4.7 |
| Fouls | 0.9 |
| Was fouled | 0.4 |
| Offsides | 0 |
| CARDS | |
| Yellow | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 |
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