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Neil Jablonski Personal information Full name Neil Jablonski Date of birth 9 March 1983 Place of birth Glenrothes, Scotland Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Sutherland Sharks Number 12 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–05 Dundee 20 (0) 2003 Brechin City (loan) 15 (1) 2005–2006 Raith Rovers 40 (7) 2006–2007 East Fife 35 (10) 2008 Sutherland Sharks 18 (2) 2008–2009 Glenrothes 2009– Sutherland Sharks 29 (7) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).Neil Jablonski (born 9 March 1983 in Glenrothes) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for New South Wales Premier League side Sutherland Sharks.
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Career
Jablonski began his career with Dundee, making his debut in August 2002 as a substitute, aged nineteen. Featuring once more in the 2002-03 season, he played in the opening day win the following season but then moved on loan to Brechin City for four months, playing around a dozen games on his return to Dundee in January. A fractured wrist in September 2004 ruled him out for six weeks,[1] although he returned in mid October as a late substitute. Two further games followed in the remainder of 2004 before a January 2005 move to Gretna seemed likely;[2] in fact, he joined Raith Rovers instead on a free transfer. Featuring in twelve games in the remainder of the season, Jablonski stayed with Raith as they were relegated to the Second Division, featuring regularly in the 2005-06 season as they failed to gain promotion at the first attempt. In May 2006, Jablonski dropped down to the Third Division with East Fife, featuring prominently in the first few months. After seeming set to leave the club in January 2007 to go travelling in Australia, Jablonski committed himself for the remainder of the season,[3] going on to score ten goals and being nominated for Third Division Player of the Year.[4]
As expected, Jablonksi left East Fife at the end of the season and spent the summer months doing coaching work in the USA before heading to Australia, joining New South Wales side Sutherland Sharks. A year later, in late October 2008, Jablonski returned temporarily to Scotland, signing for hometown junior club Glenrothes,[5] spending three months with the Fife side before returning to Australia in January 2009. Jablonksi combines playing duties with working for Mark Robertson's Soccer Skills Coaching Academy.[6] He often also gets mistaken for Arjen Robben.
Statistics
Correct to 1 July 2007:
Club Season League Cup Lg Cup Other Total Honours
Sutherland Sharks
References
- ^ "Bad break for Jablonski". BBC Sport. 2004-09-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/3637812.stm.
- ^ "Gretna sign Nicholls from Falkirk". BBC Sport. 2009-01-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/4177561.stm.
- ^ "Jablonski boost for Methil men". The Courier. 2006-11-30. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2006/11/30/sportstory9019857t0.asp.
- ^ "Chaplain wins Division 3 honour". BBC Sport. 2007-04-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6582169.stm.
- ^ "Football: Soccer Shorts - Archibald In Comeback Bid". Daily Record. 2008-10-30. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/2008/10/30/football-soccer-shorts-archibald-in-comeback-bid-86908-20852904/.
- ^ Ormond, Aidan (2009-09-04). "Burnley's Man In Oz". FourFourTwo. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/111782,burnleys-man-in-oz.aspx.
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Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- Dundee F.C. players
- Brechin City F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Football League players
- People from Glenrothes
- Association football midfielders
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Sutherland Sharks FC players
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