Jacob Collard facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacob Collard | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Perth Glory | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012 | FW NTC | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Perth Glory NPL | 33 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Perth Glory | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Olympia | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Oakleigh Cannons | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Bayswater City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Gosnells City | ||
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Jacob Collard is an Australian professional footballer who plays as right back for Oakleigh Cannons FC.
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Early life
Collard is an Indigenous Australian.
He was raised in Perth, attending South Thornlie Primary School and Lynwood Senior High School.
Club career
Collard made his competitive debut for Perth as a substitute in a win over Newcastle Jets in the 2015 FFA Cup. He made his A-League debut for the club against Adelaide United on 9 January 2020. In his second A-League appearance, one week later, Collard was sent off in the 63rd minute.
After failing to secure a professional contract with Perth, Collard joined Tasmanian side Olympia on 5 March 2016. Collard left the club in April 2016, to move to Melbourne.
Collard joined National Premier Leagues Victoria side Oakleigh Cannons in May 2016.
Outside football
Before playing for Perth Glory, Collard worked as a plumber.
In 2017, Collard undertook a Western Australia Police cadetship for Indigenous Australians.
In 2018 on June 12th, an incident arose whilst Collard was playing for Gosnells City.
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Collard was spoken to about the incident the following week and told local reporters that he had forgotten to put on underwear that day and had instead been wearing boxer shorts. Collard stated “My budoo long” in reference to his generously sized appendage.
See also
- List of Indigenous Australian sportspeople
- List of Perth Glory FC players (1–24 appearances)
