Scott Jamieson
Scott Alexander Jamieson (born 13 October 1988) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Melbourne City in the A-League.
 Jamieson with Melbourne City in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Alexander Jamieson | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Auburn, Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Kings Langley | ||
| 1998–2003 | Blacktown City | ||
| 2005–2006 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Blacktown City | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Adelaide United | 49 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Sydney FC | 48 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Perth Glory | 55 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 29 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | IFK Göteborg | 13 | (0) |
| 2017– | Melbourne City | 69 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Australia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Australia | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 December 2012 | |||
Club career
Blacktown City
Jamieson was born in Auburn, Sydney. He has previously played for the Blacktown City in the New South Wales Premier League and has also attended Westfields Sports High School before signing for English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers. In the summer of 2007 he made an appearance for Wanderers in their pre-season defeat against Hibernian.
Adelaide United
He ended a three-year stint in England with Bolton on 6 June by signing for Adelaide United on a two-year deal.[1] He made his first A-League appearance for Adelaide in the season opener on 17 August 2008 where he played a full game at left back.[2] Since his first game Jamieson has become a mainstay in the United backline contributing significantly in attack and from set plays. Jamieson was named man of the match for his performance in the Club World Cup game against Waitakere United on 11 December 2008. Jamieson capped off what was a terrific A-League debut season picking up the Rising Star Player of the Year award beating the likes of Michael Zullo, James Holland and Tarek Elrich.[3]
Before the start of the 2009–10 A-League season, Jamieson was linked with moves to several Dutch Eredivisie clubs, but declined all offers and stated his preference in staying in Australia for another season.[4]
After the end of the 2009–10 A-League season, he trialled with German second division club Greuther Fürth.[5] Unfortunately the trial was unsuccessful and he returned to Australia undecided on his next move.[6][7]
Sydney FC
On 21 May 2010 he was signed to a two-year contract by Sydney FC.[8] Jamieson scored his first goal in the A-League against North Queensland Fury on 14 August 2010 with an unmarked header late in the game.[9]
Perth Glory
He was released from Sydney FC after his 2-year contract was not renewed. He announced via his Twitter, that he was moving to Western Australia to play for Perth Glory.[10]
Western Sydney Wanderers
After 3 seasons in Perth, Jamieson signed with Western Sydney Wanderers on 28 May 2015. In his first season with the club, Jamieson was named in the PFA Team of the Year.[11]
IFK Göteborg
In August 2016, Jamieson joined Swedish club IFK Göteborg.[12]
Melbourne City
The following year Scott returned to Australia for personal reasons and signed a four-year contract with Melbourne City.[13]
International career
He has represented Australia at U-17 level and was a member of Australia's squad for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
After a string of impressive performances for Adelaide, Jamieson was called into Pim Verbeek's training squad for the match against Qatar in October 2008.[14] Jamieson was once again selected in the Australian squad for an Asian cup qualifying match against Indonesia on 28 January 2009, where he played his first full international for the Australian national team.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 21 December 2019
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blacktown City | 2003–04 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2005–06 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adelaide United | 2008–09 | A-League | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | A-League | 24 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
| Sydney FC | 2010–11 | A-League | 26 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | A-League | 22 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Perth Glory | 2012–13 | A-League | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | A-League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | A-League | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2015–16 | A-League | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Melbourne City | 2017–18 | A-League | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | A-League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | A-League | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 258 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 309 | 2 | ||
International
- As of match played 7 December 2012
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Australia | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
Personal Honours:
- A-League Young Player of the Year: 2008–2009
- Rising Star Award: 2008–09
- PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2014–15, 2015–16
References
- "Reds sign former Wanderer". Adelaide United FC. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- "Dodd scores winner in 100th appearance for Reds". Adelaide United FC. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- "Scotty Is The Rising Star". 2 February 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- Scott Jamieson To Chase European Dream At End Of Season
- Jamieson weighs up options with German trial
- Adelaide United’s Jamieson fails in Germany bid Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Future of Adelaide duo uncertain
- Sydney FC snares Scott Jamieson
- "North Queensland 2 Sydney FC 1". A-League. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- Ormond, Aiden (16 May 2012). "Thwaite And Jamieson Head For Glory". FourFourTwo Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/a-league/teams/brisbane/aleague-team-of-the-year-melbourne-city-has-four-players-named-in-201516-starting-side/news-story/9348758609437d66054a11983dec01d2
- Lewis, Dave (11 August 2016). "Jamieson agrees to go wandering in Gothenburg". The World Game. SBS.
- "Melbourne City land Jamieson". FourFourTwo. 3 July 2017.
- Ritson, Jon (7 October 2008). "Verbeek Culls Injury-Hit Roos Squad". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- "Galekovic, Jamieson and Reid make Socceroo debut". 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
External links
- Westeren Sydney Wanderers profile
- Scott Jamieson at Soccerbase
