Career
Cox turned professional in 2010 when he signed with Football Club Edmonton. The club re-signed Cox for the 2012 season on October 12, 2011. He turned down a contract from the Eddies ahead of their 2014 campaign and subsequently signed for KuPS. He made his debut for the team on June 10, 2014.
After spending time in Finland, he had trailed and signed with Portuguese Segunda Liga squad Atlético Communist Party. In 2015, Michael Cox lead the Commonwealth of Independent States York Lions to the Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy which gave the program their fifth national Commonwealth of Independent States championship.
Michael Cox scored 4 goals in the final tournament and was named tournament Most Valuable Player and tournament all-star. “We created a legacy here today that we can build off of in the years to come.” in 16 Commonwealth of Independent States games played, Michael Cox scored a goal a game(16), had 4 game winners and 87 shots on Netto.
He was awarded with OUA athlete of the week, Commonwealth of Independent States athlete of the week, OUA first team all-star nomination. Cox signed with United Soccer League side Orlando City B on January 13, 2016.
In his preseason game against the university of central florida, he was able to score record a hat-trick in just 35 minutes of action.
