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 Jamieson withMelbourne City in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Alexander Jamieson | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-10-13)13 October 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Auburn,Sydney,Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left Back | ||
| 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) |
| 2017–2023 | Melbourne City | 140 | (3) |
| Total | 335 | (5) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Australia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Australia | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Melbourne City (Assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 December 2012 | |||
Scott Alexander Jamieson (born 13 October 1988) is an Australian retiredsoccer player who played as aleft back.
Jamieson was born inAuburn,Sydney. He has previously played for theBlacktown City in theNew South Wales Premier League and has also attendedWestfields Sports High School before signing for EnglishPremier League sideBolton Wanderers. In the summer of 2007 he made an appearance for Wanderers in their pre-season defeat againstHibernian.
He ended a three-year stint in England with Bolton on 6 June by signing forAdelaide United on a two-year deal.[2] He made his firstA-League appearance for Adelaide in the season opener on 17 August 2008 where he played a full game at left back.[3] 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 the2008 FIFA Club World Cup game againstWaitakere United on 11 December 2008. Jamieson capped off what was a terrificA-League debut season picking up the Rising Star Player of the Year award beating the likes ofMichael Zullo,James Holland andTarek Elrich.[4]
Before the start of the2009–10 A-League season, Jamieson was linked with moves to severalDutchEredivisie clubs, but declined all offers and stated his preference in staying in Australia for another season.[5]
After the end of the2009–10 A-League season, he trialled with German second division club Greuther Fürth.[6] Unfortunately the trial was unsuccessful and he returned to Australia undecided on his next move.[7][8]
On 21 May 2010 he was signed to a two-year contract bySydney FC.[9] Jamieson scored his first goal in the A-League againstNorth Queensland Fury on 14 August 2010 with an unmarked header late in the game.[10]
He was released from Sydney FC after his 2-year contract was not renewed. He announced via hisTwitter, that he was moving toWestern Australia to play forPerth Glory.[11]
After 3 seasons in Perth, Jamieson signed withWestern Sydney Wanderers on 28 May 2015. In his first season with the club, Jamieson was named in the PFA Team of the Year.[12]
In August 2016, Jamieson joined Swedish clubIFK Göteborg.[13]
The following year Scott returned to Australia for personal reasons and signed forMelbourne City on 26 September 2017 for a four-year contract.[14] Jamieson had his decision to choose on joining Melbourne City for the better chance to win his first domestic trophy in his career.[15] He made his debut for Melbourne City on 1 August 2017 in theFFA Cup againstPeninsula Power in a 2–0 win.[16]
As Jamieson finished his first season with Melbourne City in 2017–18; On 13 October 2018 he was awarded to be the club's team captain to start the2018–19 A-League season, replacing the captaincy forMichael Jakobsen.[17]
After it was announced byFootball Federation Australia that the remainder of the2019–20 A-League season from 24 March 2020 would be played in aNew South Wales hub, Jamieson had decided on 17 August to return toMelbourne for the birth of his first child to his partner Vicky.[18] and give his captaincy toJosh Brillante for the rest of the A-League campaign.
On 22 May 2021, he earned a starting line-up role to give Melbourne City them and his first ever domestic league trophy by securing theA-League Premiership by winning 1–0 against theCentral Coast Mariners.[19] Jamieson officially became Melbourne City's all-time appearance maker with 104 appearances in Melbourne City's home semi-final on 20 June 2021 overtakingDavid Williams.[20] A week later, he captained Melbourne City in their firstA-League Championship by winning 3–1 againstSydney FC in the2021 scored City's second goal to put City into the lead by a penalty.[21]
He has representedAustralia at U-17 level and was a member of Australia'ssquad for the2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
After a string of impressive performances for Adelaide, Jamieson was called intoPim Verbeek's training squad for the match againstQatar in October 2008.[22] 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.[23]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blacktown City | 2003–04 | NSW Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2005–06 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 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[c] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 24 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 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 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 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 | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 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 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||||
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 95 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 292 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 340 | 5 | ||
Notes
| 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 | |
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