Liam Jacob

Liam Jacob (born 18 August 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Liam Jacob
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2009–2010 Liverpool
2010–2012 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Oldham Athletic 1 (0)
2014 Sydney Olympic 2 (0)
National team‡
2012 Australia U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:46, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 December 2012

Career

Jacob played youth football for Liverpool and Manchester United, before signing a one-year contract with Oldham Athletic in June 2012.[1] He was named by the club as a substitute for the first time on 23 November 2012[2] and made his debut on 27 November as a last minute substitute in a match against Doncaster Rovers after Dean Bouzanis was sent-off.[3]

Jacob was released by the club at the end of the 2012-13 season, after appearing for the reserve team for the majority of the season and only making one substitute appearance for the first-team.[4]

International career

In October 2012 he was called up to the Australia squad for the Asian qualifiers for the under-20 World Cup and travelled to United Arab Emirates for the matches.[5] He played 45 minutes in a friendly warm-up match against South Korea prior to the tournament commencing.[6]

References
  1. "Robbie Simpson agrees new Oldham Athletic contract". BBC Sport. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. "Jacob wins first Latics' call". Oldham Athletic AFC. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. "Doncaster 1 - 0 Oldham". BBC Sport. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. "LATICS RETAINED LIST". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. "G'day for Latics' keeper". Oldham Athletic AFC. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  6. "Home and away for Jacob". Oldham Athletic AFC. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.


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