Jade North

Jade North
	Jade North
Personal information
Full name:	Jade Bronson North
Date of birth:	7 January 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth:	Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Height:	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position:	Centre-back / Right-back
Nationality:	Australia
Youth clubs
1998; 1999	QAS; AIS
Senior clubs
National team

Jade Bronson North (born 7 January 1982) is an Indigenous Australian footballer who plays for Brisbane Roar in the A-League, and is a member of the Australian national football team. As of the 2016–17 season, he is the only Indigenous Australian in the A-League.

Club career[]

Born in Taree, and of Birpai descent, he lived in New Zealand until the age of 11, then moved back to Australia, taking up residence in the suburb of Sunnybank in Brisbane, with his brother Brook North and parents. He attended Sunnybank High School until he was offered a place with the AIS in Canberra at the age of 15, then later joined the Brisbane Strikers as one of the youngest players to join the National Soccer League and then later moving to the Perth Glory.

Jade North NUJ — North with the Newcastle Jets in 2007.

North was named as the captain of the Newcastle Jets for the 2007–08 A-League season following the departure of Paul Okon.

On 9 June 2008, Australian newspapers suggested that North was due to sign with Belgian club, Club Brugge, or with Armenian club Mika F.C. However any rumours of offers proved to purely speculative, with North admitting no concrete offers had materialised

On 3 November 2008, he was announced as the inaugural North Queensland Fury marquee player for the 2009–10 A-League season, however, after a week of rumours surrounding North's future, on 12 December 2008 it was publicised that North Queensland Fury would be releasing him from contract as he signed with South Korean K-League club Incheon United on a rumoured $2 million contract.

North trialed with Swedish side Trelleborg but on 26 February 2010, Norwegian side Tromsø IL signed the Australian defender from Incheon United. He spent four months in Norway before joining Wellington Phoenixon 30 July 2010 on a one-year deal.

On 2 April 2011, he moved from Wellington to Japanese second tier club FC Tokyo.

On 8 January 2013, he signed a three and a half year deal to play with Brisbane Roar in the Australian National Football competition the A-League.

International career[]

North's breakthrough came when he played every game of Australia's runner's up side at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship where his country lost the final to Brazil on penalties. He was also a member of Australia's quarter final effort at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens five years later.

In 2008, prior to the 2010 World Cup Qualifier against China, North became the first ever Aboriginal Socceroos captain for the 0–0 Draw with Singapore.

Club statistics[]

**All-Time Club Performances**
Club	Season	A-League¹		Pre-Season Cup		Asia²		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Newcastle Jets	2005–06	21	0	3	0			24	0
	2006–07	18	1	5	1			23	2
	2007–08	25	0	4	0			29	0
	2008–09	16	1	0	0			16	1
	Total	80	2	12	1			92	3
Club	Season	K League		FA Cup		Asia²		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Incheon United	2009	9	0					9	0
Incheon United	Total	9	0					9	0
Club	Season	Premier League		Norwegian Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Tromsø IL	2010	6	0	2	0			8	0
Tromsø IL	Total	6	0	2	0			8	0
Club	Season	A-League¹				Asia²		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Wellington Phoenix	2010–11	19	0					19	0
Wellington Phoenix	Total	19	0					19	0
Club	Season	J2 League		Emperor's Cup		Asia²		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
FC Tokyo	2011	4	0					4	0
FC Tokyo	Total	4	0					4	0
Club	Season	J1 League		J.League Cup		Asia²		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Consadole Sapporo	2012	21	0	2	0			23	0
Consadole Sapporo	Total	21	0	2	0			23	0
Club	Season	A-League¹				Asia²		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Brisbane Roar	2012–13	10	0			1	0	11	0
	2013–14	17	1					17	1
	Total	27	1			1	0	28	1
Career total		166	3	16	1	1	0	183	4
Last updated 9 March 2014

¹ – includes A-League final series statistics
² – AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing during group stages (i.e. ACL 2013 and A-League season 2012–2013 etc.)

National team statistics[]

As of 21 January 2014

Australia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2002	4	0
2003	0	0
2004	6	0
2005	1	0
2006	3	0
2007	1	0
2008	8	0
2009	5	0
2010	3	0
2011	3	0
2012	5	0
2013	2	0
Total	41	0

International appearances
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Game time	Competition
2002
1.	6 July 2002	Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	Vanuatu	2–0	Full match	2002 OFC Nations Cup
2.	8 July 2002	Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	New Caledonia	11–0	Full match	2002 OFC Nations Cup
3.	12 July 2002	Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	Tahiti	2–1	Full match	2002 OFC Nations Cup
4.	14 July 2002	Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	New Zealand	0–1	82'	2002 OFC Nations Cup
2004
5.	24 May 2004	Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Australia	Turkey	0–1	77'	Friendly
6.	29 May 2004	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	New Zealand	1–0	53'	2004 OFC Nations Cup
7.	31 May 2004	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	Tahiti	9–0	Full match	2004 OFC Nations Cup
8.	2 June 2004	Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia	Fiji	6–1	Full match	2004 OFC Nations Cup
9.	4 June 2004	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	Vanuatu	3–0	Full match	2004 OFC Nations Cup
10.	6 June 2004	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	Solomon Islands	2–2	Full match	2004 OFC Nations Cup
2005
11.	29 March 2005	Dorrien Gardens, Perth, Australia	Indonesia	3–0	77'	Friendly
2006
12.	22 February 2006	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	3–1	Full match	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13.	7 October 2006	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia	Paraguay	1–1	72'	Friendly
14.	16 August 2006	Aussie Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Kuwait	2–0	Full match	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2007
15.	24 March 2007	Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China	China	2–0	66'	Friendly
2008
16.	22 March 2008	National Stadium, Singapore	Singapore	0–0	70'	Friendly
17.	26 March 2008	Tuodong Stadium, Kunming, China	China	0–0	Full match	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
18.	23 May 2008	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Ghana	1–0	Full match	Friendly
19.	1 June 2008	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia	Iraq	1–0	Full match	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
20.	7 June 2008	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Iraq	0–1	Full match	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
21.	14 June 2008	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Qatar	3–1	Full match	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
22.	22 June 2008	ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia	China	0–1	Full match	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
23.	19 November 2008	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	1–0	69'	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2009
24.	6 June 2009	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Qatar	0–0	73'	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
25.	10 June 2009	ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Bahrain	2–0	73'	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
26.	17 June 2009	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	Japan	2–1	Full match	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
27.	12 August 2009	Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	3–0	72'	Friendly
28.	5 September 2009	World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	South Korea	1–3	Full match	Friendly
2010
29.	11 August 2010	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Slovenia	0–2	Full match	Friendly
30.	9 October 2010	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Paraguay	1–0	Full match	Friendly
31.	17 November 2010	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	0–3	66'	Friendly
2011
32.	5 January 2011	Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	0–0	46'	Friendly
33.	14 January 2011	Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar	South Korea	1–1	68'	2011 AFC Asian Cup
34.	18 January 2011	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Bahrain	1–0	80'	2011 AFC Asian Cup
2012
35.	29 February 2012	AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia	Saudi Arabia	4–2	Full match	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
36.	2 June 2012	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	0–2	Full match	Friendly
37.	8 June 2012	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	Oman	0–0	Full match	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
38.	12 June 2012	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia	Japan	1–1	Full match	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
39.	6 September 2012	Camille Chamoun, Beirut, Lebanon	Lebanon	3–0	65'	Friendly
2013
40.	20 July 2013	World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	South Korea	0–0	Full match	2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
41.	25 July 2013	Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea	Japan	2–3	Full match	2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

Honours[]

With Australia:

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1999 (Runners-Up)
OFC Nations Cup: 2004

With Newcastle Jets:

Championship: 2007–08

With Perth Glory:

NSL Championship: 2003–04

With Sydney Olympic:

NSL Championship: 2001–02

With Brisbane Roar:

A-League Premiers: 2013–14

Individual

A-League All Stars: 2014
NAIDOC Sportsperson of the Year: 2016

External links[]

Jade North at Soccerway

Australia
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Personal information
Jade North

Full name:	Jade Bronson North
Date of birth:	7 January 1982 (1982-01-07) (age 43)
Place of birth:	Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Height:	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position:	Centre-back / Right-back
Nationality:	Australia
Youth clubs
1998 1999	QAS AIS
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1998–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 2005–2009 2009 2010 2010–2011 2011 2012 2013–2018	Brisbane Strikers Sydney Olympic Perth Glory Newcastle Jets Incheon United Tromsø Wellington Phoenix FC Tokyo Consadole Sapporo Brisbane Roar	048 00(3) 059 00(3) 022 00(0) 080 00(2) 09 000(0) 06 000(0) 019 00(0) 04 000(0) 023 00(0) 0115 0(4)
National team
1998–1999 2001 2004 & 2008 2002–2013	Australia U17 Australia U20 Australia U23 Australia	019 00(4) 06 000(1) 015 00(1) 041 00(0)