Jesse Curran
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesse Curran | ||
Date of birth | 16 July 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Ryde, Australia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder Right back Right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2012 | Devonport City | ||
2013 | Blacktown City | ||
2013–2015 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
2015–2017 | Dundee | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | Devonport City | 8 | (1) |
2013 | Blacktown City | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) |
2014 | CCM Academy | 20 | (1) |
2015–2019 | Dundee | 46 | (1) |
2015 | → Montrose (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2017 | → East Fife (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Muangthong United | 13 | (0) |
2020 | → Udon Thani (loan) | 16 | (3) |
2020 | → Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 21 November 2021 (UTC) |
Jesse Curran (born 16 July 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who most recently played for Muangthong United. Curran is a versatile player who can play as a defensive midfielder and also down the right flank either as a right back or a right winger.
He has previously played for Devonport City, Blacktown City, Central Coast Mariners and Dundee and on loan for Montrose and East Fife.
Early life[]
Curran was raised in Tasmania before moving to Sydney to attend Westfields Sports High School, aged sixteen.[1] He is of Scottish heritage on his father's side[2] and is of Filipino heritage on his mother's side.[3]
Club career[]
Curran signed with Central Coast Mariners to play in the National Youth League in September 2013.[4] He was an unused substitute for the senior side on one occasion, an A-League match against Adelaide United in October 2013.[5] He received the club's National Youth League Player of the Year award in 2014.[6]
In March 2015, Curran trialled with Scottish Premiership club Dundee.[7] He signed a two-year deal with the club shortly after.[8] He made his senior debut for the club on 4 October 2015, coming on as a first-half substitute for captain Kevin Thomson in a win over Motherwell.[2] In November 2015, Curran joined Montrose on a one-month emergency loan deal,[9] playing in three matches before returning to Dundee. In March 2017, he joined Scottish League One side East Fife on an emergency loan deal.[10] He signed a new contract with Dundee after returning to the club in May 2017.[11]
Curran signed a new one-year deal with Dundee in June 2018.[12] In the 2018–19 season, he began to feature regularly in Dundee's starting eleven. He scored his first goal for the side in a 4–0 win over Hamilton Academical in December 2018.[13]
He left Dundee in June 2019, his contract having expired.[14]
After a successful trial, Curran signed a deal with Thai side Muangthong United at the beginning of 2020.[15] When Muangthong were unable to register him as an ASEAN player, he went on loan to Thai League 2 side Udon Thani on 7 February 2020.[16] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 February against Navy FC.[17] Curran was named in the Team of the Week after the following match against Sisaket, but he was sent off the next week against Phrae United.[18][19] Upon the return of football in Thailand after the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, he scored in his next appearance against Customs United.[20]
In December 2020, Curran left Udon Thani and joined Thai League 1 side Nakhon Ratchasima on loan from Muangthong.[21] He made his debut for Korat the following week.
Curran was released from Muangthong at the end of 2021.
International career[]
Curran is eligible to play for the national teams of Australia, Scotland and Philippines.[3]
In September 2018, Australia coach Graham Arnold (who had coached Curran at Central Coast Mariners) watched Curran play for Dundee, as a potential selection for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[22] Two months later, he was contacted by Philippines coach Sven-Goran Eriksson in relation to representing the team internationally.[23] He made an unofficial appearance for the Azkals, coming in as a substitute during the Azkals' friendly 3-1 win over Chaint Hornbill.
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Central Coast Mariners | 2013–14 | A-League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Dundee | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
Total | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
Montrose (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
East Fife (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Muangthong United | 2020–21 | Thai League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Udon Thani (loan) | 2020–21 | Thai League 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) | 2020–21 | Thai League 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Career total | 104 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 5 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Curran heads north to follow soccer dream". The Examiner. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Aussie youngster impresses in Dundee debut". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Dundee's Jesse Curran puts Scotland, Philippines and Australia talk to one side". 29 November 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Alex Luttrell (12 September 2013). "Rising star to join Central Coast Mariners in National Youth League". The Mercury. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ Cameron Whiteley (28 October 2013). "Curran ready to take next step". The Advocate. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ Alex Luttrell (27 May 2014). "Tasmanian soccer player Jamie Curran breaks through with Youth League player of the year medal". The Mercury. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Central Coast teen trials with Dundee FC". FourFourTwo. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ John Davidson (6 June 2015). "Curran makes Dundee switch". FourFourTwo.
- ^ John Davidson (10 November 2015). "Jesse Curran makes Montrose move". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ Mackenzie, Alasdair (1 March 2017). "East Fife snap up Dundee youngster Jesse Curran on emergency loan". The Herald. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ Cran, George (27 May 2017). "Dundee kids put pen to paper at Dens". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Dundee: Jesse Curran and Matthew Henvey sign new deals". BBC Sport. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Cole, Brad (6 December 2018). "Former North-West Coast player Jesse Curran scores for Dundee in a 4-0 win over Hamilton Academical". The Advocate.
- ^ "Jesse leaves club". Dundee F.C. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "The league is shaken!! Muangthong signs Australian strength". SMMSport. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "@EnglishUDFC on Twitter". Twitter. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ OzGoals (4 March 2020). "Jesse Curran Goal 2-[1] (3-2) Siam Navy vs Udon Thani Feb20". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ macky (27 February 2020). "Thai League 2 Team of the Week - Matchday 3". SMMSPORT. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ TNN ช่อง 16 (1 March 2020). "ไฮไลท์ฟุตบอลไทยลีก 2 (T2) 2020 สัปดาห์ที่ 4 แพร่ ยูไนเต็ด พบ อุดรธานี เอฟซี". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "@EnglishUDFC on Twitter". Twitter. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ @TL_Central (21 December 2020). "Thai League Central on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Dave (30 September 2018). "Kid Curran on Arnold's Socceroos radar". The World Game. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Scott Burns (15 November 2018). "Sven makes stunning move to poach Jesse Curran from Scotland". Daily Express. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Jesse Curran » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "J. Curran". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
External links[]
- Jesse Curran profile DundeeFC.co.uk
- Jesse Curran at Soccerway
- Jesse Curran at Soccerbase
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Australian soccer players
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- Australian people of Filipino descent
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- Central Coast Mariners Academy players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Montrose F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Udon Thani F.C. players
- National Premier Leagues players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Sportsmen from Tasmania
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Muangthong United F.C. players