Adam Dixon (field hockey) explained

Adam Dixon
Full Name:Adam Graham Dixon
Birth Date:11 September 1986
Birth Place:Nottingham, England
Height:1.69 m
Weight:70 kg
Position:Defender / Midfielder
Clubs1:Beeston
Years1:2002–2016
Clubs2:Rotterdam
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs3:Beeston
Years3:2017–present
Nationalteam1:England & GB
Nationalyears1:2009–2021
Nationalcaps1:290
Nationalgoals1:22
Updated:6 August 2021

Adam Graham Dixon (born 11 September 1986) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Beeston.

Club career

Dixon grew up in Pitstone where he played for Pitstone Hockey Club and went to school at Worksop College.

He plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Beeston.He has also played in Netherlands for HC Rotterdam.[1]

International career

Dixon made his full international debut in May 2009 and won his 200th cap for England and GB on 21 August 2017 vs Germany.[2] On 7 February 2019 it was announced that he had been appointed Captain of England and GB.[3] He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. In June 2016 he was selected for Great Britain to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games. He was named the 2013 Player of the Year by the Hockey Writers' Club.[4] Dixon announced his retirement from playing International hockey after the Olympic Games in Tokyo, 2020[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EHL statistics . Fixtureslive.com . 2016-08-15.
  2. Web site: Adam Dixon . EnglandHockey.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Adam Dixon named GB and England Captain - GB Hockey . 7 February 2019 . 9 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124547/http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=45303&itemTitle=Adam+Dixon+named+GB+and+England+Captain&section=1044 . dead .
  4. Web site: Adam Dixon biography . Glasgow2014.com.
  5. Web site: Dixon Retires from International Hockey; Kerry Reflects on Tokyo Olympics | Great Britain Hockey .