Jacob Tratt (born 14 September 1994) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb Oakleigh. As of 2025, the club competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria). History South Oakleigh Soccer Club was establ ...

Club career

Junior year

Tratt played his junior football with Western NSW Panthers. He also captained

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to the 2013–14 A-League National Youth League title.

Sydney FC

Tratt signed a one-year

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deal with

for the 2015–16 season.

Sydney United 58

He left

at the end of the season, signing with

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in the

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Wellington Phoenix

Tratt returned to the A-League in September 2016, signing a one-year deal with

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. During his time at the Phoenix, Tratt made 20 appearances, starting every match of the season until he picked up an injury. He scored his first A-League goal against

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...

on 17 January 2017. Tratt left the club in April 2017, citing "personal and family reasons".

Return to Sydney FC

Tratt signed an injury replacement contract with

in November 2018 after

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suffered a foot injury. He was a cult favourite at Sydney after he scored on debut against

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, Wanderers, or simply as WSW) is an Australian professional association football club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in t ...

, and scored the winning goal against

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional men's soccer club located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club was one of the eight founding members of the A-League Men and have competed in it concurrently since its formation, u ...

Perth Glory

In July 2019, Tratt joined

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on a one-year deal. He scored a header in his debut match against Bayswater City, helping the team win the match 3–0.

Odisha FC

In September 2020, Tratt penned down a one-year deal with

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side

Odisha FC Odisha Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded ...

. He appeared in 17 matches for Odisha as they finished at the bottom of the table.

Adelaide United

On the 6 August 2021, it was announced that Tratt was returning to the

after signing a one-year deal with

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;

Champions: 2018–19 *

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Premiers: 2013–14 ;

Premiers:

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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