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Jade Bronson North (born 7 January 1982) is a former professional Aboriginal Australian footballer. North has been a member of the Australian national football team, and is as of November 2021^[update] co-chair of Football Australia's inaugural National Indigenous Advisory Group.

Jade North

North in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Jade Bronson North
Date of birth	(1982-01-07) 7 January 1982 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth	Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre back / Right back
Youth career
1998	QAS
1999	AIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2001	Brisbane Strikers	48	(3)
2001–2003	Sydney Olympic	59	(3)
2003–2004	Perth Glory	22	(0)
2005–2009	Newcastle Jets	80	(2)
2009	Incheon United	9	(0)
2010	Tromsø	6	(0)
2010–2011	Wellington Phoenix	19	(0)
2011	FC Tokyo	4	(0)
2012	Consadole Sapporo	23	(0)
2013–2018	Brisbane Roar	115	(4)
2019	Murray United	12	(0)
2020	Eastern Suburbs	14	(0)
National team‡
1998–1999	Australia U-17	19	(4)
2001	Australia U-20	6	(1)
2004–2008	Australia U-23	15	(1)
2002–2013	Australia	41	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2013

Early life

Jade Bronson North was born in Taree,[3] of Biripi descent.[4] He lived in New Zealand until the age of 11, then moved back to Australia, taking up residence in the suburb of Sunnybank in Brisbane, with his brother Brook North and parents. He attended Sunnybank High School until he was offered a place with the AIS in Canberra at the age of 15.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

He was named as the captain of the Newcastle Jets for the 2007–08 A-League season following the departure of Paul Okon.[5]

On 9 June 2008, Australian newspapers suggested that North was due to sign with Belgian club, Club Brugge, or with Armenian club Mika F.C. However any rumours of offers proved to purely speculative, with North admitting no concrete offers had materialised.[6]

On 3 November 2008, he was announced as the inaugural North Queensland Fury marquee player for the 2009–10 A-League season, however, after a week of rumours surrounding North's future, on 12 December 2008 it was publicised that North Queensland Fury would be releasing him from contract as he signed with South Korean K-League club Incheon United on a rumoured $2 million contract.[7]

North trialled with Swedish side Trelleborg but on 26 February 2010, Norwegian side Tromsø IL signed the Australian defender from Incheon United.[8][9] He spent four months in Norway before joining Wellington Phoenix on 30 July 2010 on a one-year deal.[10]

On 2 April 2011, he moved from Wellington to Japanese second-tier club FC Tokyo.[11]

On 8 January 2013, he signed a three and a half-year deal to play with Brisbane Roar in the A-League,[12] leaving after five years in April 2018.[13]

On 15 May 2019, North signed for National Premier League Victoria 2 side Murray United for the remainder of the season.[14]

International career

North's breakthrough came when he played every game of Australia's runner's up side at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship where his country lost the final to Brazil on penalties. He was also a member of Australia's quarter-final effort^{[citation needed]} at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, five years later.[15]

In 2008, prior to the 2010 World Cup Qualifier against China, North became the first ever Aboriginal Socceroos captain for the 0–0 Draw with Singapore.^{[citation needed]}

He participated in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.[15]

Other roles

In 2017, North launched a non-for-profit football program called "Kickin' With A Cuz" which was designed to reach young boys and girls through football, with a vision to create sustainable pathways and outcomes for kids to make better life choices.[16]

In November 2021 North was appointed as co-chair of the inaugural National Indigenous Advisory Group of Football Australia. The group aims at supporting and increasing Indigenous participation in the game.[4]

Club statistics

All-time club performances

Club	Season	A-League1		Pre-Season Cup		Asia2		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Newcastle Jets	2005–06	21	0	3	0			24	0
	2006–07	18	1	5	1			23	2
	2007–08	25	0	4	0			29	0
	2008–09	16	1	0	0			16	1
	Total	80	2	12	1			92	3
Club	Season	K League		FA Cup		Asia2		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Incheon United	2009	9	0					9	0
	Total	9	0					9	0
Club	Season	Premier League		Norwegian Cup		Europe		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Tromsø IL	2010	6	0	2	0			8	0
	Total	6	0	2	0			8	0
Club	Season	A-League1				Asia2		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Wellington Phoenix	2010–11	19	0					19	0
	Total	19	0					19	0
Club	Season	J2 League		Emperor's Cup		Asia2		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
FC Tokyo	2011	4	0					4	0
	Total	4	0					4	0
Club	Season	J1 League		J.League Cup		Asia2		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Consadole Sapporo	2012	21	0	2	0			23	0
	Total	21	0	2	0			23	0
Club	Season	A-League1				Asia2		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Brisbane Roar	2012–13	10	0			1	0	11	0
	2013–14	22	1					22	1
	2014–15	19	0					19	0
	2015–16	29	3					29	3
2016–17	26	0					26	0
2017–18	9	0			3	0	9	0
Total	115	4			4	0	119	4
Career total		254	6	16	1	4	0	274	7
Last updated 9 March 2014

¹ – includes A-League final series statistics
² – AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing during group stages (i.e. ACL 2013 and A-League season 2012–2013 etc.)

National team statistics

As of 21 January 2014[17][18][19]

Honours

With Australia:

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1999 (Runners-up)
• OFC Nations Cup: 2004

With Newcastle Jets:

• Championship: 2007–08

With Perth Glory:

• NSL Championship: 2003–04

With Sydney Olympic:

• NSL Championship: 2001–02

With Brisbane Roar:

• A-League Premiers: 2013–14

Individual

• A-League All Stars: 2014
• NAIDOC Sportsperson of the Year: 2016[20]

References

External links

• Oz Football profile
• Jade North at J.League (in Japanese)
• Jade North – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Jade North at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jade North – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Jade North

Jade Bronson North (* 7. Januar 1982 in Taree, New South Wales) ist ein australischer ehemaliger Fußballspieler. Der Innenverteidiger war der erste Fußballer aus der Bevölkerungsgruppe der Aborigines, der die Kapitänsbinde der australischen Fußballnationalmannschaft trug.

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- [en] Jade North

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[fr] Jade North

Jade Bronson North est un footballeur australien né le 7 janvier 1982 à Taree. Il évolue au poste de défenseur.

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[it] Jade North

Jade Bronson North (Taree, 7 gennaio 1982) è un calciatore australiano, difensore degli Eastern Suburbs.

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[ru] Норт, Джейд

Джейд Бронсон Норт (родился 7 января 1982) — австралийский футболист, защитник клуба «Брисбен Роар». Выступал в национальной сборной Австралии.

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