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, correct 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 is a former youth international for Australia.

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Early life

Iredale was born in Scotland, before moving to New Zealand and then Australia at a young age. [3] He suffered three anterior cruciate ligament injuries playing football between the ages of 15 and 18. [3]

Career

Club

Iredale signed with National Premier Leagues Western Australia side ECU Joondalup in May 2017. [4]

In July 2017, Iredale signed with his hometown club, Scottish Championship side, Greenock Morton. [5] Iredale was nominated for SPFA Goal of the Season for a wonder-strike against Dundee United. [6]

He signed a one-year extension in May 2018. [7]

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. [8]

On 14 August 2020, Iredale signed for Cambridge United. [9] On 4 May 2022, it was announced Iredale would be leaving the club after turning down a new contract. [10]

On 9 May 2022, Iredale signed a three-year contract with Bolton Wanderers, marking their first signing of the transfer window. [11] In January 2023, he was ruled out for the rest of the season due to injury. [12]

Iredale moved to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in August 2024, signing a two-year contract. [13] He scored his first goal for Hibs on 2 March 2025, a match-winning goal in an Edinburgh derby against Hearts [14] that won the PFA Scotland goal of the season award for 2024–25. [15] He signed a new contract with Hibs in April 2025, which is due to expire in the summer of 2028. [16]

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. [17] [18]

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 [19] League Two 22230203 [b] 0302
Cambridge United 2020–21 [20] League Two38410204 [b] 0454
2021–22 [21] League One 35140203 [b] 0441
Total735504070895
Bolton Wanderers 2022–23 [22] League One19010104 [b] 0250
2023–24 [23] League One31330207 [c] 0433
2024–25 [24] 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. 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.
  4. ↑ "Jacks sign Perth Glory defender". ECU Joondalup SC. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Jonathan Mitchell. "Jack Iredale". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Jack Iredale: Carlisle United sign Greenock Morton left-back". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Jack Iredale: Cambridge United sign former Carlisle United left-back". BBC Sport. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Iredale set to leave U's". Cambridge United F.C. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  11. ↑ McDougall, John (9 May 2022). "Bolton Wanderers confirm Jack Iredale Cambridge United free transfer capture and contract length". Manchester Evening News .
  12. ↑ 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."
  13. ↑ "Defender Jack Iredale joins Hibs on two-year deal from Bolton". BBC Sport. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "Iredale extends Hibs stay to 2028". BBC Sport. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ Greechan, John (16 May 2025). "Hibs boost international reputation with another World Cup call-up". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Jack Iredale in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Jack Iredale in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Jack Iredale in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Jack Iredale in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Jack Iredale in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  24. ↑ Jack Iredale at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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