Hayden Foxe

Hayden Foxe

Personal information
Full name	Hayden Vernon Foxe
Date of birth	23 June 1977 (1977-06-23)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Youth career
	Blacktown City Demons
1994–1995	AIS
1995–1997	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–1998	Arminia Bielefeld	1	(0)
1998–2000	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	37	(5)
2000–2001	KV Mechelen	4	(0)
2000–2002	West Ham United	12	(0)
2002–2005	Portsmouth	46	(2)
2006–2007	Leeds United	21	(1)
2007–2009	Perth Glory	8	(0)
2010–2011	Sydney FC	25	(0)
Total		154	(3)
National team‡
1993	Australia U-17	2	(0)
1997	Australia U-20	4	(0)
1996–2000	Australia U-23	9	(1)
1998–2003	Australia	11	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 29 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Hayden Vernon Foxe (born 23 June 1977 in Sydney) is a former Australian football (soccer) player. He last played with A-League club Sydney FC.

Club career

Europe

Beginning his career at Sydney club Blacktown City he moved to Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he played from 1995–97. Foxe soon established a reputation as a talented young defender, earning a move to J. League Division 1 club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1998–99.

Becoming an important player both at club and international level, Foxe represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. He impressed enough to earn a move to England's West Ham United for the 2000–01 season. He was then immediately loaned to Belgian club Mechelen in order to build up his match fitness. Foxe returned to West Ham in March, but struggled in the Premiership, losing his place when then manager Harry Redknapp left the club later that year.

After playing only 12 games for West Ham, he moved to Portsmouth (then managed by Harry Redknapp) on a free transfer in May 2002. Foxe was an important player as Pompey won the 2002–03 First Division title, and in doing so were promoted to the Premiership. He was a regular in Portsmouth's side until a fractured bone in his foot ended his campaign at Christmas. He spent the rest of that season, as well as the 2004–05 season, rehabilitating.

New manager Alain Perrin elected not to renew his contract when it expired in June 2005, and he was released. Foxe returned to Australia to undergo an operation in an attempt to resolve his ongoing injury problems. Foxe trained with Leeds United during their 2006 pre-season campaign and signed a five-month permanent contract with the Yorkshire club on 11 August 2006.

Foxe attempted to rebuild his career at Leeds and since the departure of Kevin Blackwell, both care-taker manager John Carver and new manager Dennis Wise provided the Aussie with chances to perform. Foxe however only ultimately played a bit part in the 2006–07 season and was released at the end of the season when Leeds were relegated to English League One. He scored one league goal during his time at Leeds, against Luton in a 5–1 defeat.

Perth Glory

In 2007, he returned to Australia to play for Perth Glory in the A-league and missed the first half of the season due to a knee injury but returned later in the season to play the last six games of the 2007–08 season. After finishing the 2008–09 season with Glory, he has been released.

Sydney FC

On 7 January 2010, he was announced to have made a comeback to the A-League on a short term injury replacement deal with Sydney FC. After his short term contract, he signed a one-year extension, with Lavicka noting how his presence late in the season was a crucial factor in Sydney's end of season success, which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2010–11 A-League season. He was the vice captain.

Foxe announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2010–11 A-League season, deciding not to continue with Sydney FC for their Asian Champions League campaign, despite keen interest from coach Lavicka for his services.

International career

He has also been capped by the Australian national team, and was a member of the national squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Tournaments:

• U/23 – 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
• U/23 – 1996 Olympic Games Qualifiers
• U/20 – 1997 World Youth Cup Finals in Malaysia
• U/17 – 1993 1993 World Youth Championship Finals in Japan

Private life

He is the brother of Damien Foxe, also a footballer.

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2008

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		DFB Ligapokal		Europe		Total
1997–98	Arminia Bielefeld	Bundesliga	1	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
1998	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J. League 1	15	3	1	0	0	0	-		16	3
1999			22	2	5	3	2	0	-		29	5
2000			0	0	-		0	0	-		0	0
Belgium			League		Belgian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2000–01	KV Mechelen	First Division	4	0
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2000–01	West Ham United	Premier League	5	0
2001–02			6	0
2002–03	Portsmouth	First Division	32	1
2003–04		Premier League	10	1
2004–05			0	0
2005–06			0	0
2006–07	Leeds United	Championship	18	1
Australia			League		Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2007–08	Perth Glory	A-League	6	0	-		-		-		6	0
2008–09			2	0	-		-		-		2	0
2009–10	Sydney FC	A-League	10	0	-		-		-		10	0
Country	Germany		1	0
	Japan		37	5	6	3	2	0	-		45	8
	Belgium		4	0
	England		71	3
	Australia		18	0	-		-		-		18	0
Total			119	8

Australia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	1	0
1999	0	0
2000	4	0
2001	5	2
2002	0	0
2003	1	0
Total	11	2

Honours

With Sydney FC:

• A-League Premiership: 2009–10
• A-League Championship: 2009–10

External links

• Sydney FC profile
• Oz Football profile
• Hayden Foxe UK career stats at Soccerbase