Jake Aidan McGing (born 22 May 1994) is a former Australian professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

McGing first played junior football for

Macarthur Rams Macarthur Rams Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. The club compete in Football NSW League One, situated in the third tier of Australian football. The club's home ground is the 3, ...

before he played senior football for

Marconi Stallions Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales. The club has been crowned Australian champion four times. The Stallions are the soccer team of Club Marc ...

. In February 2015, McGing signed a professional contract with

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side

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Mar ...

, having previously played for the Mariners' youth team. McGing made his debut for the Central Coast in a loss to

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in the

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. He signed a two-year extension with the club in August 2015. Originally a

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, McGing moved into centre back under Mariners coach Tony Walmsley. McGing scored his first

goal for the Mariners in November 2016, from a header in a draw against

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in the

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. In the 2016–17 season, McGing increasingly played back in midfield. The 2017–18 season again saw a positional shift, this time to right back. He signed a two-year contract extension with the Mariners in January 2018. In March 2019, it was announced that McGing would leave the Mariners, having signed with Polish

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side

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (Wisła Płock S.A.), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship. They will compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season after wi ...

. McGing left the club in June 2019, having made 12 appearances. In June 2019, it was announced McGing would return to Australia to join new manager

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at the

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. After one season with Brisbane, McGing signed for new local

club

Macarthur FC Macarthur Football Club is an Australian professional association football, soccer club based in South Western Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in Australia's premier soccer competition, the A-League, under Professional sports league organi ...

for their inaugural season. After four seasons with Macarthur, he announced his retirement, aged 30.

Personal life

Born in

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. McGing is the older brother of Liam McGing who is alo a footballer.

Honours

;Macarthur *

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* 1994 births Living people Men's association football defenders Australian men's soccer players Central Coast Mariners Academy players Central Coast Mariners FC players Marconi Stallions FC players Wisła Płock players Brisbane Roar FC players Macarthur FC players National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players Ekstraklasa players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Soccer players from Sydney 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-footy-defender-stub