Jamie Coyne

Jamie Coyne (born 2 January 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He is the younger brother of Chris Coyne and son of former NSL player John Coyne.[1]

For persons of a similar name, see James Coyne (disambiguation).

Jamie Coyne
Personal information
Full name Michael James Coyne
Date of birth (1981-01-02) 2 January 1981
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Center back, Left back
Youth career
Perth SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 West Ham United 0 (0)
2000–2002 Perth SC 47 (0)
2002–2004 Perth Glory 33 (0)
2004–2005 ADO Den Haag 7 (0)
2005–2011 Perth Glory 119 (4)
2011–2012 Sydney 15 (1)
2012–2013 Sriwijaya 18 (2)
2013–2014 Melbourne Heart 12 (0)
2014–2016 Bayswater City 57 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 September 2016

Club career

Early career

Jamie was signed by West Ham United as his first professional football contract. From there, Jamie returned to Australia to play for Perth SC, where he was voted the fairest and best player for the league. Jamie was then signed by Perth Glory as part of their national soccer league team where he played for two seasons while they won the league championship and were also grand final winners. After standing out for Perth Glory he signed a 3-year contract with ADO Den Haag in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Perth Glory

Jamie decided to return to Perth Glory for the second time in his career for the start of the new Hyundai A League competition, where he would remain for the next six years of his career. During this time he was the team captain and was also selected for the Australian national team training camps.

Jamie was a part of the Perth Glory team that made the finals for the first time in the clubs A-League history, during the 2009/10 season. However, the team bowed out to the Wellington Phoenix on penalties. He has played over 150 games for the club.

Sydney FC

After several seasons in Perth, Coyne was offered a one-year contract with Sydney FC. Known for his physical presence, pace and commitment he was seen as an important signing in renewing their backline.[2] His first goal came in his third match for the club against Adelaide United F.C. Jamie asked for a release from his contract so that he could sign for Sriwajaya FC in the Indonesian Super League for the second half of the season.

Sriwijaya

He made an immediate impact with his new club when they didn't concede a goal in his first 6 games, the team went on to win the league title with 4 games remaining in the season.

Melbourne Heart

Coyne returned to Australia and on 6 February 2013 joined A-League side Melbourne Heart until the end of the season.[3]

Honours

Club honours
Perth SC
Perth Glory
Sriwijaya
Bayswater City SC

Club career statistics

(Correct as of 5 July 2012)

Club Season League Finals Asia Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Perth Glory 2005–06 1714------1714
2006–07 2011------2011
2007–08 1910------1910
2008–09 1702------1702
2009–10 2204100---2304
2010–11 2310------2310
Total 118411100--- 119411
Sydney 2011–12 1510------1510
Total 1510------ 1510
Sriwijaya 2011–12 1400------1400
Total 1400------ 1400

References
  1. http://www.a-league.com.au/article/hyundai-a-league-lads-and-their-dads/lv14th33tq9d1d88pbcm128b0
  2. Ormond, Aiden (20 April 2011). "Coyne, Beechy To Sign For Sydney". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  3. "Heart sign Coyne as injury list grows". Football Federation Australia. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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