Scott Alexander Jamieson (born 13 October 1988) is an Australian retired

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player who played as a

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Club career

Blacktown City

Jamieson was born in Auburn,

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. He has previously played for the Blacktown City in the

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and has also attended Westfields Sports High School before signing for English

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side

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. In the summer of 2007 he made an appearance for Wanderers in their pre-season defeat against Hibernian.

Adelaide United

He ended a three-year stint in England with Bolton on 6 June by signing for Adelaide United on a two-year deal. He made his first

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appearance for Adelaide in the season opener on 17 August 2008 where he played a full game at left back. Since his first game Jamieson has become a mainstay in the United backline contributing significantly in attack and from set plays. Jamieson was named man of the match for his performance in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup game against Waitakere United on 11 December 2008. Jamieson capped off what was a terrific

debut season picking up the Rising Star Player of the Year award beating the likes of Michael Zullo, James Holland and

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. Before the start of the 2009–10 A-League season, Jamieson was linked with moves to several Dutch

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clubs, but declined all offers and stated his preference in staying in Australia for another season. After the end of the 2009–10 A-League season, he trialled with German second division club Greuther Fürth. Unfortunately the trial was unsuccessful and he returned to Australia undecided on his next move.

Sydney FC

On 21 May 2010 he was signed to a two-year contract by

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. Jamieson scored his first goal in the A-League against North Queensland Fury on 14 August 2010 with an unmarked header late in the game.

Perth Glory

He was released from Sydney FC after his 2-year contract was not renewed. He announced via his

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, that he was moving to

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to play for Perth Glory.

Western Sydney Wanderers

After 3 seasons in Perth, Jamieson signed with Western Sydney Wanderers on 28 May 2015. In his first season with the club, Jamieson was named in the PFA Team of the Year.

IFK Göteborg

In August 2016, Jamieson joined Swedish club IFK Göteborg.

Melbourne City

2017–2018: Return to Australia and City debut

The following year Scott returned to Australia for personal reasons and signed for Melbourne City on 26 September 2017 for a four-year contract. Jamieson had his decision to choose on joining Melbourne City for the better chance to win his first domestic trophy in his career. He made his debut for Melbourne City on 1 August 2017 in the FFA Cup against Peninsula Power in a 2–0 win.

2018–2019: Assuming the captaincy

As Jamieson finished his first season with Melbourne City in 2017–18; On 13 October 2018 he was awarded to be the club's team captain to start the 2018–19 A-League season, replacing the captaincy for Michael Jakobsen.

2019–2020: Third season and NSW ditch

After it was announced by

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that the remainder of the 2019–20 A-League season from 24 March 2020 would be played in a

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hub, Jamieson had decided on 17 August to return to

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for the birth of his first child to his partner Vicky. and give his captaincy to Josh Brillante for the rest of the A-League campaign.

2020–2021: Record appearance-maker and double

On 22 May 2021, he earned a starting line-up role to give Melbourne City them and his first ever domestic league trophy by securing the

Premiership by winning 1–0 against the Central Coast Mariners. Jamieson officially became Melbourne City's all-time appearance maker with 104 appearances in Melbourne City's home semi-final on 20 June 2021 overtaking David Williams. A week later, he captained Melbourne City in their first

Championship by winning 3–1 against

in the

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scored City's second goal to put City into the lead by a penalty.

International career

He has represented

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at U-17 level and was a member of Australia's

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for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. After a string of impressive performances for Adelaide, Jamieson was called into Pim Verbeek's training squad for the match against

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in October 2008. Jamieson was once again selected in the Australian squad for an Asian cup qualifying match against Indonesia on 28 January 2009, where he played his first full international for the Australian national team.

Career statistics

Club

Notes

International

Honours

Melbourne City *

Premiership: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 *

Championship: 2020–21 Individual *

Young Player of the Year: 2008–09 * Rising Star Award: 2008–09 * PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2020–21

References

External links

Westeren Sydney Wanderers profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jamieson, Scott 1988 births Living people Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Australian people of Scottish descent Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Blacktown City FC players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Adelaide United FC players Australia men's international soccer players Sydney FC players Perth Glory FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players IFK Göteborg players Melbourne City FC players A-League Men players Allsvenskan players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Men's association football defenders 21st-century Australian sportsmen