Jake Barker-Daish (born 7 May 1993) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for

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. He previously played for Adelaide United in the

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. In the 2010–11 season Barker-Daish won the Australian Institute of Sport Player of the Year.

Club career

Youth career

Barker-Daish was selected for the Australian Institute of Sport at just 15 years of age.

Gold Coast United

In 2011 Barker-Daish signed with

club Gold Coast United. He made his professional debut in the

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season on 17 February 2012, in a round 21 clash against Melbourne Heart. He made seven appearances for Gold Coast United, where he managed to gain 3 assists in his first two starts.

Adelaide United

On 6 April 2012, it was announced that Barker-Daish had signed for Adelaide United in the

. He would feature in 19 appearances over two injury-interrupted seasons for the Reds, scoring two goals in his time there.

Colne

After being released from Adelaide United, Barker-Daish signed a short-term contract with

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side

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He made two league appearances and made two appearances in the Men United Cup winning the man of the match award in a match against Silsden F.C., a match in which he also scored the winning goal.

NPL Victoria

In February 2015, Barker-Daish signed for South Melbourne in the NPL. He then joined newly promoted Richmond SC in February 2016. Despite scoring nine goals for the club and winning the club's Most Valuable Player award, they were unable to escape relegation, losing 4–0 to North Geelong Warriors in the promotion-relegation playoff. Barker-Daish joined Melbourne Knights for the 2017 season. Due to a serious hip injury his season was cut short and was unable to continue to play for the club after round 3 of the 2017 season.

International career

Barker-Daish has represented his country at the

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in Colombia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baker-Daish, Jake 1993 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Men's association football midfielders Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Altona Magic SC players Gold Coast United FC players Adelaide United FC players Colne F.C. players South Melbourne FC players Richmond SC players Melbourne Knights FC players Brunswick Juventus FC players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Soccer players from Melbourne Victorian Institute of Sport alumni Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in England Australia men's under-23 international soccer players Australia men's under-20 international soccer players