Jake Joseph Clifford Adelson (born 11 January 1996) is an Australian professional

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who last played as a

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right winger A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

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 ...

. Adelson played youth football in England with Everton before returning to Australia play for

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 ...

' youth team. He made his professional debut for

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Ma ...

in the

A-League A-League Men (known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competiti ...

in 2015, before joining

in 2017. Adelson has represented the Australian under-20 national team.

Club career

Adelson began his youth career with

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before signing for the Everton F.C. Academy as a sixteen year old. After playing for the U-18's and U-21's at

Finch Farm Finch Farm is the training ground for Everton F.C., in Halewood, in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside within the Liverpool City Region. The School of Science is the nickname given to the complex by some supporters, referring to a ...

, Adelson wasn't able to break into the first team or sign elsewhere in England (which included a trial at

Huddersfield F.C. Huddersfield Football Club was an English association football based in the large market town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. History They entered the FA Amateur Cup in 1896 and 1901, as well being founder members of the old Yorkshire ...

among others), so he decided to return to Sydney, signing with the Western Sydney Wanderers Youth squad. At season's end, Adelson trialled with

Newcastle Jets FC 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 ...

before signing with

. Adelson made his first professional team debut for Central Coast Mariners in the Round 7

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clash versus

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. Adelson was deployed as right winger, though he has stated his preference is to play right fullback. Adelson was released by the Mariners in July 2017, after the 2016–17 season. He signed a two-year contract with

later that month. Adelson made his first appearance for the Jets coming on as a substitute against Melbourne City in a 3–1 victory on 15 February 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adelson, Jake 1996 births Living people Association football midfielders Australian soccer players Australia under-20 international soccer players Everton F.C. players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Central Coast Mariners FC players Newcastle Jets FC players A-League Men players