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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesse Thomas Garcia Curran[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-07-16)16 July 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Ryde, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back,right winger,midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ratchaburi | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012 | Devonport City | ||
| 2013 | Blacktown City | ||
| 2013–2015 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| 2015–2017 | Dundee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Devonport City | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | Blacktown City | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | CCM Academy | 20 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Dundee | 46 | (1) |
| 2015 | →Montrose (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | →East Fife (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Muangthong United | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Udon Thani (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2020 | →Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | Kaya–Iloilo | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | BG Pathum United | 6 | (1) |
| 2023 | →Chonburi (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2023– | Ratchaburi | 61 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Philippines | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:05; 25 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jesse Thomas Garcia Curran (born 16 July 1996) is a professionalfootballer who plays forThai League 1 clubRatchaburi. Born in Australia, he represents thePhilippines at international level. Curran is a versatile player who can play as amidfielder and also down the right flank either as aright winger or aright-back.
He has previously played forDevonport City,Blacktown City,Central Coast Mariners,Dundee and on loan forMontrose andEast Fife. After Dundee, Curran left Scotland to play in Thailand forMuangthong United, and on loan withUdon Thani andNakhon Ratchasima. He returned to Thailand in 2022, playing forBG Pathum United and subsequently on loan withChonburi.
Curran was raised inTasmania before moving toSydney to attendWestfields Sports High School, aged sixteen.[2] He is of Scottish heritage on his father's side[3] and is of Filipino heritage on his mother's side.[4]
Curran signed withCentral Coast Mariners to play in theNational Youth League in September 2013.[5] He was an unused substitute for the senior side on one occasion, anA-League match againstAdelaide United in October 2013.[6] He received the club'sNational Youth League Player of the Year award in 2014.[7]
In March 2015, Curran trialled withScottish Premiership clubDundee.[8] He signed a two-year deal with the club shortly after.[9] He made his senior debut for the club on 4 October 2015, coming on as a first-half substitute for captainKevin Thomson in a win overMotherwell.[3]
In November 2015, Curran joinedMontrose on a one-month emergency loan deal,[10] playing in three matches before returning to Dundee.
In March 2017, he joinedScottish League One sideEast Fife on an emergency loan deal.[11] He signed a new contract with Dundee after returning to the club in May 2017.[12]
Curran signed a new one-year deal with Dundee in June 2018.[13] In the2018–19 season, he began to feature regularly in Dundee's starting eleven. He scored his first goal for the side in a 4–0 win overHamilton Academical in December 2018.[14]
He left Dundee in June 2019, his contract having expired.[15]
After a successful trial, Curran signed a deal with Thai sideMuangthong United at the beginning of 2020.[16]
When Muangthong were unable to register him as anASEAN player, he went on loan toThai League 2 sideUdon Thani on 7 February 2020.[17] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 February againstNavy FC.[18] Curran was named in the Team of the Week after the following match againstSisaket, but he was sent off the next week againstPhrae United.[19][20] Upon the return of football in Thailand after the disruption caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic, he scored in his next appearance againstCustoms United.[21]
In December 2020, Curran left Udon Thani and joinedThai League 1 sideNakhon Ratchasima on loan from Muangthong.[22] He made his debut forKorat the following week.
Curran was released from Muangthong at the end of 2021.
On 20 February 2022, Curran joinedPhilippines Football League sideKaya–Iloilo.[23] Curran would make his debut for them on 8 March in anAFC Champions League game against Australian sideSydney FC.[24]
Curran would return to Thai football after signing withThai League 1 sideBG Pathum United.[citation needed] He would make his debut for theRabbits in the2022 Thailand Champions Cup, where Pathum would beatBuriram United to win the silverware.[25] Curran would score his first goal for Pathum in a league win over former clubMuangthong United.[citation needed]
On 5 December 2022, Curran joined fellow Thai League 1 sideChonburi on loan until the end of the season.[26] Curran would score two goals in his debut for Chonburi on 22 January 2023 in a 5–3 league win overPolice Tero.[27]
On 16 July 2023, Curran joinedThai League 1 clubRatchaburi.[28] Curran scored his first goal for theDragons on 17 August 2024 in a league draw againstUthai Thani.[29]
Curran is eligible to play for the national teams ofAustralia,Scotland andPhilippines.[4]
In September 2018,Australia coachGraham Arnold (who had coached Curran atCentral Coast Mariners) watched Curran play for Dundee, as a potential selection for the2019 AFC Asian Cup.[30]
Two months later, he was contacted byPhilippines coachSven-Goran Eriksson in relation to representing the team internationally.[31] He made an unofficial appearance for the Azkals, coming in as a substitute during the Azkals' friendly 3-1 win overChainat Hornbill.
Curran was included in the 25-man squad of the Philippines for2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series.[32] He debuted in a 2–0 loss toSingapore on 29 March 2022.[33]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2013–14 | A-League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dundee | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Montrose (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| East Fife (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Muangthong United | 2020–21 | Thai League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Udon Thani (loan) | 2020–21 | Thai League 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) | 2020–21 | Thai League 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Kaya–Iloilo | 2022 | Philippines Football League | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| BG Pathum United | 2022–23 | Thai League 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Chonburi (loan) | 2022–23 | Thai League 1 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Ratchaburi | 2023–24 | Thai League 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 61 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 181 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 209 | 11 | ||
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