Jake Barker-Daish
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake Barker-Daish | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Darwin, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Moreland Zebras | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | VIS | ||
| 2009–2011 | AIS | ||
| 2011–2012 | Gold Coast United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Altona Magic | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Gold Coast United | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Adelaide United | 19 | (2) |
| 2014 | Colne | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | South Melbourne | 22 | (2) |
| 2016 | Richmond SC | 27 | (9) |
| 2017 | Melbourne Knights | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Moreland Zebras | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Moreland Zebras | 13 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Sandringham SC | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Australia U20 | 17 | (4) |
| 2014 | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 January 2014 | |||
Jake Barker-Daish (born 7 May 1993) is an Australian former soccer player who last played as a midfielder for Moreland Zebras. He represented Australia at youth level, and played for both Gold Coast United and Adelaide United in the A-League. In the 2010–11 season, Barker-Daish won the Australian Institute of Sport Player of the Year.
After his career was cut short by injury, Barker-Daish started up The Unlaced Podcast, where he interviews fellow professional sportspeople and celebrities.[1]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Youth career
[edit | edit source]Barker-Daish was selected for the Australian Institute of Sport at just 15 years of age.[2]
Gold Coast United
[edit | edit source]In 2011 Barker-Daish signed with A-League club Gold Coast United. He made his professional debut in the 2011–12 A-League season on 17 February 2012, in a round 21 clash against Melbourne Heart.[3] He made seven appearances for Gold Coast United, where he managed to gain 3 assists in his first two starts.
Adelaide United
[edit | edit source]On 6 April 2012, it was announced that Barker-Daish had signed for Adelaide United in the A-League.[4] He would feature in 19 appearances over two injury-interrupted seasons for the Reds, scoring two goals in his time there.[2]
Colne
[edit | edit source]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., a match in which he also scored the winning goal.[5][6]
NPL Victoria
[edit | edit source]In February 2015, Barker-Daish signed for South Melbourne in the NPL.[7]
He then joined newly promoted Richmond SC in February 2016.[8] 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 in the promotion-relegation playoff.
Barker-Daish joined Melbourne Knights 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.[2]
International career
[edit | edit source]Barker-Daish represented his country at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.[9]
References
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- ^ Match report – Melbourn Heart – Gold Coast United. footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ Adelaide United snap up Barker-Daish Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. au.fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
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- 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
- Greater Dandenong FC 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
- People educated at Caulfield Grammar School
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian soccer commentators