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2020–21 Newcastle Jets FC Season
The 2020–21 season was Newcastle Jets' 20th season since its establishment in 2000. The club participated in the A-League for the 16th time. Players Transfers Transfers in From youth squad Transfers out Contract extensions Technical staff Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overview A-League League table Results summary Result by round Matches The 2020–21 A-League The 2020–21 A-League was the 44th season of national level soccer in Australia, and the 16th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The season was started on 28 December 2020 and concluded with the Grand Final on 27 June 2021. The s ... fixtures were announced on 24 November 2020. Statistics Appearances and goals ''Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.'' , - class=sortbottom ! colspan="9" , Player(s) transferred out but featured this season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Jets FC
Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under Professional sports league organization#Systems around the world, licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) (formerly under licence from Football Australia). The club was formed in 2000 when it joined the National Soccer League (NSL) and was one of only three former NSL clubs to join in the formation of the A-League. Newcastle Jets have won one A-League championship, after defeating The F3 Derby, rivals Central Coast Mariners FC, Central Coast Mariners 1–0 in the 2008 A-League Grand Final. In 2009, Newcastle competed in the AFC Champions League for the first time, reaching the Round of 16. In May 2015, FFA revoked Newcastle's licence after owner Nathan Tinkler placed the club into voluntary administration. A new A-League club wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connor O'Toole
Connor Neil Kazuki O'Toole is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Sydney Olympic in the NPL NSW. O'Toole has represented the Australian under-20 national team on several occasions. Early life O'Toole was born in Sydney, Australia to a Japanese mother and Irish father. He has one sister who is a former national figure skater. As a junior his father chose to enrol him with Football Mundial Academy playing small sided football until U12's. At 13 he was selected as part of the Project 22 elite program conducted by FNSW where he trained and played in for 2 years. Rather than following the traditional youth league pathway in Sydney he went to Japan to attend Seiritsu Gakuen High School in Tokyo, Japan for three years where he was part of their successful football program. Playing career Club In November 2015, O'Toole was named in the Adelaide United youth team squad for the 2015–16 National Youth League. O'Toole signed for A-League club Brisban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Duncan (soccer)
Jack Carleton Duncan (born 19 April 1993) is an Australian goalkeeper who plays for A-League Men club Melbourne Victory. Club career Newcastle Jets In 2010 Duncan signed for A-League club Newcastle Jets from NSW Premier League side Sutherland Sharks. He made his professional debut in the 2011-12 A-League season on 19 November 2011, in a round 7 clash against Brisbane Roar. Perth Glory On 2 May 2013, Duncan joined Perth Glory. Randers FC On 15 May 2015, Duncan signed a 2-year deal with Randers FC. He made his Danish Superliga debut on 16 May 2016 for the club in a 3–2 away victory over Viborg FF. In June 2016, Duncan asked to be released from his second contracted year with Randers FC because there was no indication to him becoming first choice. Return to Newcastle Jets On 24 June 2016, Duncan returned to Newcastle Jets, signing a 2-year deal. Al-Qadsiah On 31 July 2018, Duncan joined Saudi club Al Qadsiah, after triggering his release clause. Third spell at Newcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NK Osijek
Nogometni klub Osijek (), commonly referred to as NK Osijek (), is a Croatian professional association football, football sports club, club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First League and, after the independence of Croatia in 1992, it is one of the four clubs that have List of unrelegated association football clubs, never been relegated from the Croatian First Football League, Croatian First League, the others being GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb, HNK Hajduk Split, Hajduk Split and HNK Rijeka, Rijeka. History 1947–1976 The precursor to NK Osijek was founded on 27 February 1945 as NK Udarnik on the tradition of banned JŠK Slavija Osijek, which was founded in 1916 and played in the first jugoslav league 7 times between 1923 and 1941. Already in 1946, the club is merged with Jedinstvo, and changes its name to NK Slavonija. The conventional birthday of the club is considered to be the following year on the Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Prso
Luka Prso () is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kisvárda-Master Good II in the Nemzeti Bajnokság III, the Hungarian third tier. Club career In October 2020, Prso joined Osijek on a three-year deal, later being loaned out to A-League side Newcastle Jets for the rest of the season. A year later, in October 2021, Prso negotiated an early release from Osijek and joined A-League club Wellington Phoenix for the 2021–22 A-League Men season. In January 2022, Prso joined Melbourne Victory on a 1.5 year deal after leaving Wellington Phoenix. International career Prso is eligible to play for Croatia, Australia and Serbia at international level and has been involved in the youth squads of the latter two. Personal life Prso is the nephew of former Croatian international footballer Dado Pršo Miladin "Dado" Pršo (born 5 November 1974) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Pršo played for seven different teams a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosta Petratos
Kosta Petratos (born 1 March 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Sutherland Sharks in NPL NSW. Club career Petratos started his youth career at the Football New South Wales National Training Centre. In 2014 he joined the FFA Centre of Excellence talent identification and player development program in Canberra, coached by Tony Vidmar, before he was signed by Perth Glory for the 2016–17 A-League season. He made 9 senior cap appearances for the Glory. Petratos signed for the Newcastle Jets for the 2017–18 A-League season to gain more game time opportunities. In 2022, Petratos departed the Jets and joined second division football club Olympias Lympion, in Cyprus. Personal life Petratos is of Greek ancestry, and comes from a footballing family. His father Angelo played as a defender for Sydney Olympic FC, his older brother Dimitri Dimitri, Dimitry, Demetri or variations thereof may refer to: __NOTOC__ People Given name * Dimitri (clown), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentino Yuel
Valentino Yuel (born 12 October 1994) is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nasaf. Club career Western United Yuel was signed by new club Western United ahead of the 2019–20 A-League. He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season. Newcastle Jets Following 2.5 months without a club, including a trial period, Yuel joined Newcastle Jets on a two-year contract. After not scoring for Western United in 9 appearances for the club, Yuel looked to prove himself in the A-League with Newcastle Jets. Yuel started strong, scoring 3 goals in 3 matches, however Yuel was kept to 1 goal in 8 matches as the Newcastle Jets set a club record equaling 6 consecutive losses. Aluminium Arak On 7 August 2022, Yuel announced on his Instagram page that he had signed for Aluminium Arak. International career On 8 June 2021, it was announced that Yuel had accepted a call up to the South Sudan national team. He made his debut on 31 January 2022 scoring the only g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Millar (soccer)
Matthew Millar is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back. Millar is from a family of ten children, eight of them male and two female. He played junior football at Langwarrin. Club career Melbourne City On 21 October 2015 he made his senior professional debut for Melbourne City in a 2015 FFA Cup match against Perth Glory. He made his A-league debut against Newcastle Jets off the bench. South Melbourne In February 2016, Millar left Melbourne City to return to the National Premier Leagues Victoria, signing for reigning premiers South Melbourne. On 19 May 2016, after 7 goals in 14 appearances, Millar extended his contract with South Melbourne until the end of the 2017 NPL Victoria season. Central Coast Mariners In July 2018, Millar returned to the A-League, signing a one-year contract with Central Coast Mariners. When Millar signed with rivals the Jets he was famously told to go home upon announcing his move at training. Newcastle Jets On 1 February 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tete Yengi
Tete Yengi (born 28 November 2000) is an Australian professional association football, soccer player who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for club Livingston F.C., Livingston. Yengi has previously played for Newcastle Jets FC, Newcastle Jets, Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town, Vaasan Palloseura, VPS, Northampton Town F.C., Northampton Town and Kuopion Palloseura, KuPS. Career Newcastle Jets After playing two seasons at a semi-pro level with Adelaide Comets FC, Adelaide Comets in National Premier Leagues South Australia, NPL SA, Yengi signed a scholarship deal with Australian top division side Newcastle Jets FC, Newcastle Jets on 30 December 2020. He made a total of nine appearances in A-League Men, A-League during the 2020–21 A-League, 2020–21 season. Ipswich Town and loans In September 2021, Yengi moved to England and signed for EFL League One, League One club Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town on a one-year deal with the option for a further year, initially jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Abbas (footballer)
Ali Abbas ( , born 30 August 1986) is an Iraqi-Australian footballer who last played for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League and the Iraq national team. Club career In November 2007 Ali Abbas, along with Ali Mansour and Ali Khudhair grabbed global headlines by seeking asylum in Australia after playing against the Olyroos for the Iraqi Under-23 side in an Olympic Games qualifier in Gosford. He had talks with Marconi Stallions at the time but returned to Iraq early in 2008 after discussions with the Iraqi Football Association and joined Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in Baghdad. In February 2009, Marconi reached an agreement with Iraqi club, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, for Abbas to join them permanently. Marconi Stallions In the opening game of the NSW Premier League season, Abbas scored a stunning curling free-kick for the Marconi in his first game for the club in their 2–0 victory over Penrith Nepean United at Marconi Stadium. He also helped Marconi secure second spot in the 2009 New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne City FC
Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region, South-Eastern region of Melbourne, Victoria. They compete in the A-League Men, the Australian soccer league system, highest division of soccer in Australia, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). Founded in 2009 as Melbourne Heart, the club competed under that name from its inaugural 2010–11 A-League, 2010–11 A-League season until the end of the 2013–14 A-League, 2013–14 season. It was rebranded as Melbourne City following its acquisition by the City Football Group (CFG) and Holding M.S. Australia in January 2014. In August 2015, CFG assumed full ownership of the club after purchasing Holding M.S. Australia’s stake. Since their formation, Melbourne City have won three A-League Men premierships, two championships and one Australia Cup (in 2016 FFA Cup, 2016). The club operates out of the City Football Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
