Jake Barker-Daish (born 7 May 1993) is an Australian

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player who plays as a

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for Moreland Zebras. He previously played for

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was founded in 2003 to fil ...

in the A-League. In the 2010–11 season Barker-Daish won the Australian Institute of Sport Player of the Year.

Club career

Youth career

Barker-Daish was selected for the Australian Institute of Sport at just 15 years of age.

Gold Coast United

In 2011 Barker-Daish signed with A-League club

Gold Coast United Gold Coast United Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The earliest incarnation of the club formed in 1966 and its home ground was at Nikiforides Family Park in Broadbeach. The first era of Gold Coast Unit ...

. He made his professional debut in the 2011–12 A-League season on 17 February 2012, in a round 21 clash against

Melbourne Heart Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the south–eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne East, that plays in the A-League, the top level of Australian soccer, under licence from Australian Profession ...

. He made seven appearances for Gold Coast United, where he managed to gain 3 assists in his first two starts.

Adelaide United

On 6 April 2012, it was announced that Barker-Daish had signed for

in the A-League. He would feature in 19 appearances over two injury-interrupted seasons for the Reds, scoring two goals in his time there.

Colne

After being released from Adelaide United, Barker-Daish signed a short-term contract with North West Counties Football League side Colne F.C. He made two league appearances and made two appearances in the Men United Cup winning the man of the match award in a match against

Silsden F.C. Silsden A.F.C. are a football club that play in Silsden, West Yorkshire, England, and are currently members of the History The club was formed in 1904. In 2004–05, they reached the second round of the FA Vase. They are one of only thre ...

, a match in which he also scored the winning goal.

NPL Victoria

In February 2015, Barker-Daish signed for

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in the NPL. He then joined newly promoted

Richmond SC Richmond Soccer Club is an Australian soccer club from Richmond, Victoria, an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Richmond compete in the Victorian State League Division 1 South-East competition, the third tier of football in Victor ...

in February 2016. Despite scoring nine goals for the club and winning the club's Most Valuable Player award, they were unable to escape relegation, losing 4–0 to

North Geelong Warriors North Geelong Warriors Football Club, formerly known as North Geelong Croatia, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club from the regional Victorian city of Geelong. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, Au ...

in the promotion-relegation playoff. Barker-Daish joined

Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sunshine North, Melbourne. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the second-tier of the Australian soccer league ...

for the 2017 season. Due to a serious hip injury his season was cut short and was unable to continue to play for the club after round 3 of the 2017 season.

International career

Barker-Daish has represented his country at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baker-Daish, Jake 1993 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Men's association football midfielders Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Altona Magic SC players Gold Coast United FC players Adelaide United FC players Colne F.C. players South Melbourne FC players Richmond SC players Melbourne Knights FC players Brunswick Juventus FC players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Soccer players from Melbourne Victorian Institute of Sport alumni Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in England Australia men's under-23 international soccer players Australia men's under-20 international soccer players