Jacob Dawson
Jacob Dawson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Jacob Dawson | ||
Nickname(s) | Dawson Shaker | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1999 | ||
Original team(s) | Palm Beach Currumbin (QAFL) | ||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2018–2019 | Gold Coast | 9 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Jacob Dawson (born 3 November 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life[]
Dawson was raised on the Gold Coast and grew up playing his junior football for the Burleigh Bombers. His father, Paul, played professional basketball in the National Basketball League.[1][2] Jacob attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School throughout his youth and was placed in the Gold Coast Suns' academy at 13 years of age.[3] He switched to the Palm Beach Currumbin Football Club at 17 years old[4] and was chosen to represent the Gold Coast in the Academy Series and the Allies in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships.[5] Dawson also played in Palm Beach Currumbin's 2017 QAFL senior premiership winning team.[6]
In November 2017, he was picked with a rookie selection by the Gold Coast Football Club at the AFL draft.[7]
AFL career[]
Dawson made his AFL debut in round 14 of the 2018 AFL season against the Hawthorn.[8]
References[]
- ^ DAWSON’S FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR
- ^ AFL Queensland: U18 Academy player facts and Vic Country Squad
- ^ Gold Coast Suns academy product Jacob Dawson to make AFL debut against Hawthorn
- ^ SUNS TV: Dawson talks GC Footy
- ^ Ten Gold Coast Suns academy players named in under-18 Allies team
- ^ Best of the best: Who is the Coast’s finest 2018 AFL talent?
- ^ SUNS Rookie Duo
- ^ Suns Academy mid to make debut against Hawks
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jacob Dawson. |
- Jacob Dawson's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Jacob Dawson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland
- Gold Coast Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Queensland
- Australian rules biography, 1990s birth stubs