Jimmy Dixon is a Liberia

Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

n international footballer who plays professionally in Turkey for Manisaspor, as a central defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

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Club career

Born in Tubmanburg

Tubmanburg

Tubmanburg, also known as Bomi and formerly known as Vaitown, is the capital of Bomi County in Liberia. It lies in the Bomi Hills northwest of Monrovia and was an iron ore and diamond mining centre until is was largely destroyed in the Liberian Civil War...

, Dixon began his career with Mark Professionals

Mark Professionals

Mark Professionals is a football club from Liberia based in Monrovia. Their home Stadium is the Antonette Tubman Stadium. They have never won the Liberian Premier League or the Liberian Cup in their History. The team extinct at the finish of season 2007....

 before moving to Swedish side Floda BoIF

Floda BoIF

Floda BoIF is a Swedish football club located in Floda, Lerum, near Gothenburg.-Background:Since their foundation on 11 February 1935 Floda Boll-och Idrottsförening has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system...

 in 2000. After two seasons, Dixon moved to BK Häcken

BK Häcken

BK Häcken is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. The club, formed on 2 August 1940, is currently playing in the Swedish premier division, Allsvenskan after being promoted in 2008.- The beginning :...

, spending five seasons at the club and attracting attention from English club Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

. Dixon signed for Malmö FF

Malmö FF

Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...

 in time for the 2007 season, on a three-year contract. In 2009, Dixon moved to Turkey, to sign for Manisaspor.

International career

Dixon made his international debut in 1999, and has appeared in 8 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to date.