Jack Iredale

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Jack Iredale
Personal information
Full name Jack Henry Stewart Iredale [1]
Date of birth (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 15
Youth career
AIS
2016–2017 Perth Glory
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Perth Glory NPL 23 (2)
2017 ECU Joondalup 4 (1)
2017–2019 Greenock Morton 37 (3)
2017–2018 → Queen's Park (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2020 Carlisle United 22 (2)
2020–2022 Cambridge United 73 (5)
2022–2024 Bolton Wanderers 51 (3)
2024– Hibernian 28 (1)
International career
2012 Australia U17 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025

Jack Henry Stewart Iredale (born 2 May 1996) is a Scottish born, Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. Born in Scotland, he represents the Australia national team.

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Early life

Iredale was born in Scotland, before moving to New Zealand at the age of one. He lived in New Zealand, where his mother, Fiona represented the country in judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [3] [4] He moved to Australia as a ten-year-old. [5] He suffered three anterior cruciate ligament injuries playing football between the ages of 15 and 18. [5]

Career

Club

Iredale signed with National Premier Leagues Western Australia side ECU Joondalup in May 2017. [6]

In July 2017, Iredale signed with his hometown club, Scottish Championship side, Greenock Morton. [7] Iredale was nominated for SPFA Goal of the Season for a wonder-strike against Dundee United. [8]

He signed a one-year extension in May 2018. [9]

On 7 May 2019, English League Two side Carlisle United announced that they had signed Iredale on a one-year contract for the 2019–20 season. [10]

On 14 August 2020, Iredale signed for Cambridge United. [11] On 4 May 2022, it was announced Iredale would be leaving the club after turning down a new contract. [12]

On 9 May 2022, Iredale signed a three-year contract with Bolton Wanderers, marking their first signing of the transfer window. [13] In January 2023, he was ruled out for the rest of the season due to injury. [14]

Iredale moved to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in August 2024, signing a two-year contract. [15] He scored his first goal for Hibs on 2 March 2025, a match-winning goal in an Edinburgh derby against Hearts [16] that won the PFA Scotland goal of the season award for 2024–25. [17] He signed a new contract with Hibs in April 2025, which is due to expire in the summer of 2028. [18]

International

Iredale was selected for a training camp of the full Australia squad in May 2025, ahead of 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Saudi Arabia. [19] [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ECU Joondalup 2017 National Premier Leagues 4200000042
Greenock Morton 2017–18 Scottish Championship 9231101 [a] 0143
2018–19 Scottish Championship28130401 [a] 0361
Total373615020504
Queen's Park (loan) 2017–18 Scottish League One 141000000141
Carlisle United 2019–20 [21] League Two 22230203 [b] 0302
Cambridge United 2020–21 [22] League Two38410204 [b] 0454
2021–22 [23] League One 35140203 [b] 0441
Total735504070895
Bolton Wanderers 2022–23 [24] League One19010104 [b] 0250
2023–24 [25] League One31330207 [c] 0433
2024–25 [26] League One1000000010
Total5134030110693
Hibernian F.C. 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 5000000050
Career total2061618114023026117
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Six appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cambridge United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jack Iredale". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Colman, Jon (19 July 2019). "Carlisle Utd's Jack Iredale: 'Mental resilience was ingrained in me. Everything else was just noise'". News and Star. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Voerman, Andrew (17 September 2023). "Darren Bazeley eager to meet dual-national prospects around All Whites match in London". Stuff. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 Lopez, Erick (11 August 2015). "Three strikes and not out – Perth Glory Youth's Jack Iredale's fight against knee injury" . Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Jacks sign Perth Glory defender". ECU Joondalup SC. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Jonathan Mitchell (27 July 2017). "Signing news: Jack Iredale joins Morton". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Jonathan Mitchell. "Jack Iredale". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Jonathan Mitchell (1 May 2018). "Jack Iredale signs one-year contract extension". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Jack Iredale: Carlisle United sign Greenock Morton left-back". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Jack Iredale: Cambridge United sign former Carlisle United left-back". BBC Sport. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Iredale set to leave U's". Cambridge United F.C. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  13. ↑ McDougall, John (9 May 2022). "Bolton Wanderers confirm Jack Iredale Cambridge United free transfer capture and contract length". Manchester Evening News .
  14. ↑ The Bolton News: "Ian Evatt on Bolton Wanderers' signing Randell Williams from Hull City: With Jack Iredale out for up to four months, Wanderers do have a decision to make at left wing-back for the visit of Plymouth on Saturday."
  15. ↑ "Defender Jack Iredale joins Hibs on two-year deal from Bolton". BBC Sport. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  16. ↑ O'Neill, George (2 March 2025). "Hibs beat Hearts in Scottish Premiership to jump to third after derby thriller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  17. ↑ Wilson, Fraser (4 May 2025). "Every PFA Scotland award winner as John McGlynn pips Brendan Rodgers to make it 2 in a row". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "Iredale extends Hibs stay to 2028". BBC Sport. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  19. ↑ Heddo, Taryn (16 May 2025). "Squad Notes: Six players return, with three set for first Socceroos training camp in Abu Dhabi". www.socceroos.com. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  20. ↑ Greechan, John (16 May 2025). "Hibs boost international reputation with another World Cup call-up". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Jack Iredale in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Jack Iredale in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Jack Iredale in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Jack Iredale in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Jack Iredale in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  26. ↑ Jack Iredale at Soccerway . Retrieved 2 December 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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