Jake Girdwood-Reich

Jake Girdwood-Reich is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sydney FC.[3] He made his professional debut in an Australia Cup Round of 32 match for Sydney against Central Coast Mariners on 31 July 2022.[4] He made his A-League Men debut for the club as a substitute on 29 October 2022 against Macarthur FC.[5]

Jake Girdwood-Reich
Girdwood-Reich warming up vs Brisbane Roar 24 April 2023
Personal information
Full name Jake Max Girdwood-Reich
Date of birth (2004-05-26) 26 May 2004
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sydney FC
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2013 Sydney Olympic
2014 St Johnstone
2016 APIA Leichhardt
2017–2020 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Sydney FC NPL[1][2] 33 (1)
2022– Sydney FC 9 (0)
International career‡
2019 Australia U16 3 (0)
2023 Australia U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2023

Jake won the Sydney FC Rising Star Award at the 2022 Sky Blue Awards night shortly after being promoted to the A-League from the NPL squad.[6]

In his early years as a student at Clovelly Primary School, Jake earned representative honours playing in the NSW Primary School team which won the Australian schoolboys championship,[7] and later the U17 socceroos who won the Asian Football Confederation, to qualify for the 2021 U17 World Cup in Peru that was cancelled due to COVID 19.[8]


References
  1. "Jake Girdwood-Reich". Football NSW. 7 November 2022.
  2. "Player statistics for Jake Girdwood-Reich - GameDay". My GameDay. 7 November 2022.
  3. Warriner, David (26 May 2022). "Two More Successful Youth Academy Stars Signed". Sydney FC.
  4. "Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners - Australia Cup Match Centre". Australia Cup. 31 July 2022.
  5. "Macarthur FC vs Sydney FC". KEEPUP. 29 October 2022.
  6. davidw (10 June 2022). "Sky Blue Ball Awards Winners Crowned". Sydney FC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  7. Benjamin, Jonathan (12 June 2022). "Jake signs with Sydney FC". J-Wire. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  8. "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". the-AFC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.


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