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Newcastle Jets FC Players
Newcastle Jets FC, Newcastle Jets Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Newcastle (New South Wales), Newcastle, New South Wales. The club was formed in 2000 as Newcastle United, and played their first competitive match in October 2000, when they entered the First Round of the 2000–01 National Soccer League. The club was renamed Newcastle Jets in 2004. Since playing their first competitive match, over 200 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, of whom 14 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances). Newcastle Jets' record appearance-maker is Jason Hoffman, who has made a total of 214 appearances over a current 11-year playing career. Ben Kantarovski holds the record for the most starts, having started in 176 matches. Joel Griffiths is the club's top goalscorer with 61 goals in his 6 years with the club. Labinot Haliti's 46 substitute appearances for the side is a club recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Hoffman
Jason Hoffman (born 28 January 1989) is an Australian association football player who currently plays for Newcastle Olympic FC. He is the most capped player in Newcastle Jets history. Club career Hoffman was developed through NSW Institute of Sport, NSWIS and Hamilton Olympic Warriors FC. He started as trainee at the Newcastle Jets FC, Newcastle Jets and became a part of the first team squad. On 2 September 2007 he made his A-League debut for the Jets as a substitute in Round 2 of the 2007–08 season, and scored his first goal for the club on Matchday 6 of the Asian Champions League against Ulsan Hyundai. Hoffman broke his 20 match goal drought in the A-League by scoring twice in the first half of the Jets 09/10 season opener against the Wellington Phoenix FC, Wellington Phoenix. On 8 January 2010, he signed a two-year deal with Melbourne Heart FC, Melbourne Heart. After being released by Melbourne City in 2015, Hoffman returned to the Newcastle Jets on a one-year deal. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia Cup
The Australia Cup (currently known as the Hahn Australia Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the national association football, soccer single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Australia. This annual competition is organised by Football Australia (known as Football Federation Australia until 2020). The Australia Cup comprises teams from the top division, A-League Men (known as simply the A-League before the 2021–22 season), as well as those from lower tiers in the Australian soccer league system. Teams enter in progressive stages, with qualifying rounds culminating with the competition proper, starting with the Round of 32. Each of the regional, states and territories of Australia, state or territory-based member federation is granted a team allocation for entry into the main competition, joining clubs from A-League Men. Initially, all A-League Men's teams entered at the Round of 32; following the latest Expansion of the A-League, expansion of the league, the top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jobe Wheelhouse
Jobe Wheelhouse (born 14 April 1985 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Lambton Jaffas. Club career Wheelhouse was unavailable for the majority of the 2006-07 A-League season and made his return against Perth Glory in Round 1 of the 2007–08 season. Since returning, the often unfairly maligned Wheelhouse has impressed for the Jets, one of the standouts in Newcastle's disastrous 2008–09 A-League campaign, where they plummeted from champions to wooden spooners in one season. Jobe scored one of the great A-League goals of all time in a Round 18 clash with Gold Coast United in season 2009–10. The goal was described by Gold Coast manager Miron Bleiberg as a " Maradona-style" goal. On 23 September 2011 he was appointed captain of the Newcastle Jets for the 2011–12 A-League season. After playing quite an important role in his captaincy, Jobe Wheelhouse was again appointed the captain of the Newcastle United Jets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bridges
Michael Bridges (born 5 August 1978) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and retired former Association football, footballer. As a player, he was a Striker (association football), striker who notably played in the Premier League for Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland, Leeds United A.F.C., Leeds United and Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United, as well as a brief spell in the top flight for Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers that yielded no appearances. He also played in the Football League for Bristol City F.C., Bristol City, Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United, Hull City A.F.C., Hull City and Milton Keynes Dons F.C., Milton Keynes Dons as well as playing in Australia with Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets FC, Newcastle Jets and Lambton Jaffas FC, Lambton Jaffas. He was capped 11 times by England national under-21 football team, England U21, scoring three goals. He also represented England national under-21 football team, England U21s at inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Thompson (soccer)
Matthew Thompson (born 18 August 1982) is a soccer player who plays for Lambton Jaffas of the National Premier Leagues. Club career Newcastle Jets He scored a spectacular goal against Central Coast Mariners in Leg 2 of the 2005-06 semi-finals. He scored a similarly spectacular goal in Round 20 of the 2006–07 season against Adelaide United. On 20 December 2008 he scored a hat trick, against Melbourne Victory at EnergyAustralia Stadium in their shock 4–2 upset victory. Thompson was made captain of the Jets in the 2009-2010 due to a new Newcastle Jets policy that the player who has the most top-flight appearances for the club would receive the captain's armband. Melbourne Heart On 24 November 2009 he signed a contract with 2010-11 A-League expansion club, Melbourne Heart, becoming one of the club's first signings. Thompson is the record games holder for the A- league. captained the club under Dutch international John Van Schip.. As a result of the Heart finishing secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jade North
Jade Bronson North (born 7 January 1982) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a centre back or right back. He was a member of the Australia men's national soccer team, Australian national team, and is co-chair of Football Australia's inaugural National Indigenous Advisory Group. Early life Jade Bronson North was born in Taree, New South Wales, Taree, of Biripi descent. He lived in New Zealand until the age of 11, then moved back to Australia, taking up residence in the suburb of Sunnybank, Queensland, Sunnybank in Brisbane, with his brother Brook North and parents. He attended Sunnybank High School until he was offered a place with the Australian Institute of Sport, AIS in Canberra at the age of 15. Club career North joined the Brisbane Strikers as one of the youngest players to join the National Soccer League and then later moving to the Perth Glory FC, Perth Glory. He was named as the captain of the Newcastle Jets FC, Newcastle Jets for the 2007â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Okon
Paul Michael Okon (born 5 April 1972) is a former Australian soccer player who played as a defender or midfielder. He previously captained the Australia national team and has represented Australia Olympic Football Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Okon's career began at Marconi Stallions in the old NSL in Australia. He then went on to play at many European clubs including Lazio and Fiorentina in Italy's Serie A, Vicenza in Serie B, Middlesbrough and Leeds United in the English Premiership, Club Brugge, Oostende in Belgium's Jupiler League and APOEL in the Cypriot First Division. Okon was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2009, for his services to football in Australia. During his time in Belgium, Okon acquired citizenship of the country. Club career Okon grew up in a Sydney suburb of Bossley Park. He is of German and Italian descent. He represented his high school, Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield during his time as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Zelic
Nedjeljko Zelic (born 4 July 1971), commonly known as Ned Zelic, is an Australian former footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. Club career Zelic started his career in the old Australian National Soccer League, where he played with clubs Sydney Croatia and Sydney Olympic. In his junior years he played for Croatia Deakin. Zelic spent most of the 1990s playing in Europe, most notably for Borussia Dortmund where he reached the UEFA Cup Final in his first season with the club, losing to Juventus of Italy and won the German Bundesliga title in 1995. He had a brief stint in the Premier League for QPR, moving for a club record £1.25 million, which was beset by injury and discontent. After just 4 Premier League games for the West London club, he departed to Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany. After only a few months he signed for AJ Auxerre of France. At Auxerre, he replaced Laurent Blanc who moved to FC Barcelona, and participated in the UEFA Champions League. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Neville
Scott Neville (born 11 January 1989) is a retired professional soccer player who played as a defender. Born in England, he represented Australia at youth level. Personal life Scott Neville is the son of former English Football League pro, Steve Neville. Steve Neville was playing for Exeter City at the time when Scott was born. Scott married his partner of five years, Sarah McGeechan, in a lavish marquee wedding in Nedlands, Perth on 24 May 2019. Career He made his senior debut for Perth Glory as a substitute on 31 December 2008 against Central Coast Mariners. He then made a starting debut against Melbourne Victory the next week and was named man of the match by coach Dave Mitchell. On 31 March 2011 it was announced that Scott Neville had been handed a two-week trial by Championship club Portsmouth. On 2 April 2010, Neville had an unsuccessful trial with Portsmouth. Immediately after he took part in a trial at Sheffield Wednesday. On 7 May 2012 it was announced he ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
