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 Indigenous Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a centre full back for the Australian A-League club Newcastle United Jets FC. He is also a member of the Australian 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 in Canberra at the age of 15, then later joined the Brisbane 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 club FC 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 to Brazil on penalties. He was also a member of Australia's quarter final effort at the Olympic Games in Athens 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: 2004With Newcastle Jets:
* A-League Championship: 2007-2008With Perth Glory:
* NSL Championship: 2003-2004With Sydney Olympic:
* NSL Championship: 2001-2002

References

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]