- Jade North
Football player infobox
playername = Jade North
fullname = Jade Bronson North
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|1|7
cityofbirth = Taree
countryofbirth =Australia
height = height|m=1.79
currentclub = Newcastle Jets
clubnumber = 3
position = Centre Back, Right Back
youthyears =
1999
youthclubs = Burleigh Tigers
Beenleigh FC
Rochedale Rovers
QAS
AIS
years = 1998–2001
2001–2003
2003–2004
2005–"present"
clubs =Brisbane Strikers Sydney Olympic
Perth Glory
Newcastle Jets
caps(goals) = 48 (3)
60 (3)
22 (0)
64 (2)
nationalyears = 1998–1999
2001
2004 & 2008
2002–"present"
nationalteam = Australia U-17
Australia U-20
Australia U-23
Australia
nationalcaps(goals) = 19 (4)
06 (1)
15 (1)
22 (0)
pcupdate =19 September 2008
ntupdate = 10:53, 15 September 2008 (UTC)Jade Bronson North (born
January 7 ,1982 in Taree,New South Wales ,Australia ) is an IndigenousAustralia nfootball (soccer) player. He currently plays as a centre full back for the Australian A-League clubNewcastle United Jets FC . He is also a member of theAustralian national football team .Club career
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 inCanberra at the age of 15, then later joined theBrisbane Strikers as one of the youngest players to join the National Soccer League and then later moving to the Perth Glory.North was named as the captain of the Jets for the 2007-08 season following the departure of
Paul Okon . [ [http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/default.aspx?s=njfc_pressreleases1&id=18661 Newcastle Jets look North for Captain] ]On
9 June 2008 ,Australian newspapers suggested that North was due to sign with Belgian club, Bruges, or with Armenian clubFC MIKA . However any rumours of offers proved to purely speculative, with North admitting no concrete offers had materialised and that he would be seeing out the last year of his contract with the Jets. [ [http://theherald.yourguide.com.au/news/local/sport/afl/north-staying-put-jets-captain-to-see-out-contract/798728.aspx North staying put Jets captain to see out contract] ]International career
North's breakthrough came when he played every game of Australia's runner's up side at the
FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999 where his country lost the final toBrazil on penalties. He was also a member of Australia's quarter final effort at theOlympic Games inAthens five years later.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.Honours
With Australia:
*FIFA U-17 World Championship : 1999 (Runners-Up)
*OFC Nations Cup : 2004WithNewcastle Jets :
*A-League Championship: 2007-2008With Perth Glory:
* NSL Championship: 2003-2004WithSydney Olympic :
* NSL Championship: 2001-2002References
External links
* [http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/default.aspx?s=njfc_playerprofile_item&pid=264 Newcastle Jets profile]
* [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/Socceroos/default.aspx?s=soc_player_profile&pid=264&tid=23 FFA - Socceroo profile]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/N/NI.html Oz Football profile]
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