Jacob Scott Pepper (born 8 May 1992) is an Australian professional

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player who currently plays for

Edgeworth Eagles FC Edgeworth Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in the suburb of Edgeworth, near Newcastle, New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW. History The suburb of Edgewor ...

as a

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Career

Newcastle Jets

On 18 December 2010, Pepper made his senior debut in a 4–0 loss to

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...

. On 14 February 2012 it was announced he had signed a two-year contract extension with

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australia ...

. Pepper has since cemented his spot in the starting XI with a string of impressive performances towards the backend of the 2011–12 season. This included a brace of goals in a 3–1 win away against a star-studded

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory e ...

side, and a deserved call-up to the youth international scene.

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 9 June 2015, he was signed by the

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier ...

on a 1-year contract. On 29 June 2016, Pepper was released by the Wanderers.

Brisbane Roar

In July 2016, Pepper joined

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat. Brisba ...

. Pepper made his Brisbane Roar debut in Roar's Round 1 clash against

, coming on for

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in the 74th minute. The game ended 1–1, after a 96th minute Brisbane equaliser. He spent most of the 2017–18 season as a makeshift central defender due to several injuries at the club, Pepper has started a total of 10 games at centre back so far this season, earning many plaudits for his performances. He left Brisbane Roar in March 2020.

Madura United

After leaving Brisbane Roar, Pepper joined Indonesian club

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International career

On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the

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in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against

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Career statistics

References

External links

Newcastle Jets profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pepper, Jacob 1992 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate men's soccer players A-League Men players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Newcastle Jets FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Brisbane Roar FC players Madura United F.C. players Edgeworth FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Australian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Soccer players from Newcastle, New South Wales Men's association football midfielders New South Wales Institute of Sport alumni Australia men's youth international soccer players