John Iredale
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Warwick Iredale | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seoul E-Land FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook | |||
| NWS Spirit | |||
| Marconi Stallions | |||
| Blacktown City | |||
| NSWIS | |||
| 2015–2017 | Sydney FC | ||
| 2017–2019 | SC Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Sydney FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 21 | (15) |
| 2021–2022 | SC Paderborn | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → SV Wehen Wiesbaden (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 55 | (9) |
| 2024 | AaB | 14 | (3) |
| 2025– | Seoul E-Land FC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Australia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Australia U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Australia | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
John Warwick Iredale (born 1 August 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for K League 2 club Seoul E-Land FC and the Australia national team.[1]
Club career
Iredale is a youth academy graduate of Sydney FC. He made his senior debut for the club on 2 August 2017 in a 8–0 cup win against Darwin Rovers.[2]
On 26 August 2021, SV Wehen Wiesbaden announced the signing of Iredale on a season long loan deal.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 28 August in a 4–2 league defeat against 1. FC Magdeburg.[4] On 2 August 2022, he joined the club on a permanent basis by signing a two-year contract.[5]
On 8 July 2024, Iredale joined Danish Superliga club AaB.[6]
On 7 January 2025, Iredale joined Seoul E-Land FC.[7]
International career
John Iredale is a former Australian youth international.[8] He was member of the team which reached quarter-finals at the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship.[9] On 30 August 2018, he received his first call-up to the senior team for a training camp which was held in Turkey.[10]
In December 2023, Iredale was included in his first ever Socceroos squad, being named in Australia's 26-man team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[11] However, he remained as an unused substitute throughout Australia's Asian Cup campaign, with the Socceroos falling short to South Korea 2-1 in the quarter finals.
On 21 March 2024, Iredale made his international debut in a 2-0 win against Lebanon, coming on for Adam Taggart in the 67th minute. He proceeded to score his first international goal five days later against the same opponent, this time with the match ending in a 5-0 win for Australia.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 21 October 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC | 2017–18 | A-League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 13 | 10 | — | — | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nord | 8 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 5 | |||
| Total | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | ||
| SC Paderborn | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden (loan) | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | |
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 2 | 36 | 8 |
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 70 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 26 | ||
- ^ Two Appearances in the Hessian Cup and in the 2022–23 2. Bundesliga Relegation play-offs
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Iredale goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2024 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia |  Lebanon |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ a b c John Iredale at Soccerway
- ^ "Sydney FC Set 8-0 FFA Cup Record". 2 August 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "SC Paderborn verleiht John Iredale an Wehen Wiesbaden". 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Wehen Wiesbaden vs. Magdeburg - 28 August 2021". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "SVWW VERPFLICHTET RÜCKKEHRER JOHN IREDALE FEST" (in German). SV Wehen Wiesbaden. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "John Iredale makes move to Denmark". 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "[공식발표] 서울E, 호주 국가대표 출신 공격수 아이데일 영입". 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Australia U-23 Selection to play four friendlies in Spain". 18 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Ante Milicic finalises Young Socceroos squad for AFC U19 Championship in Indonesia". 6 October 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Graham Arnold selects fresh faces for first Caltex Socceroos training camp". 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Subway Socceroos AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ Squad Revealed | Socceroos". www.socceroos.com.au. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
External links
- John Iredale at WorldFootball.net
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