Jamie McMaster

Jamie McMaster (born 29 November 1982) is an Australian former footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for the Sutherland Sharks in the National Premier Leagues NSW.

Jamie McMaster
McMaster playing for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-11-29) 29 November 1982
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Leeds United 11 (0)
2002 → Coventry City (loan) 2 (0)
2004 → Chesterfield (loan) 6 (2)
2004 → Swindon Town (loan) 4 (1)
2005 → Peterborough United (loan) 3 (0)
2005 Chesterfield 8 (0)
2006 AGF Aarhus 5 (0)
2006–2007 Central Coast Mariners 25 (1)
2008–2009 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 21 (8)
2009 Wollongong CFC 4 (1)
2010–2011 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 42 (8)
2012 Marconi Stallions 21 (2)
2013–2015 Sutherland Sharks 36 (4)
International career
1999 England U16[1] 1 (0)
2000 England U18[2] 5 (0)
2002 England U20[3] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2017

Despite being born in Sydney, Australia, McMaster represented England at U16, U18 and U20 levels before successfully requesting to be eligible for the Australian national team.

Early life

McMaster grew up in Gosford, a region on the Central Coast, and played football for Umina United.

Club career

He began his professional career at Premier League club Leeds United in 1999 as a 16-year-old where he joined Harry Kewell and Mark Viduka in the fleet of Australians in the squad but committed his international future to England.

While at Leeds he began to be loaned around to smaller clubs within England. He was loaned to Coventry City in 2002 during the January transfer market, returned to Leeds in 2002 before being loaned to Swindon Town in the January transfer market for the remainder of the 2003–04 season, scoring once against Stockport County.[4] Upon returning to Leeds for the 2004–05 season he was once again loaned, this time to Chesterfield for the entire season. At Chesterfield he scored twice, with goals against QPR[5] and Peterborough United.[6]

McMaster once again returned this time to Peterborough United. McMaster then requested he be transferred from Leeds while still on loan at Peterborough. He played a few games for Leeds early on in Leeds first season in the championship after being relegated from the Premier League. Following transfer negotiations McMaster moved to AGF Aarhus in Denmark for a very brief period of time before returning home and playing for the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League, where he remained until 2007.

International career

He has been capped for England at under-16,[1] under-18 and under-20 level.[7]

In 2005, FIFA approved a request made by McMaster to be eligible for selection in the Australia national soccer team.[8]

References
  1. "Zápis o utkání č. 86". Fotbal.cz (in Czech). Fotbalové asociace České republiky. 2 May 1999. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. Gunning for glory
  3. Toulon: Davis on cue to seal victory
  4. "Stockport 3–3 Swindon". BBC. 2 October 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  5. "Chesterfield 4–2 QPR". BBC. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  6. "Peterborough 0–2 Chesterfield". BBC. 7 February 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  7. "Players torn by national loyalty and hopes of glory". The Age. Melbourne. 19 June 2004.
  8. "McMaster Focused on Mariners". The World Game. 7 January 2006. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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