Jacob Farrell

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Jacob Farrell
Personal information
Full name Jacob Brett Farrell
Date of birth (2002-11-19) 19 November 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Gosford, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Portsmouth
Number 19
Youth career
Wyoming FC
2015–2020 CCM Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 CCM Academy 7 (0)
2021 Valentine FC 4 (0)
2021 CCM Academy 8 (0)
2021–2024 Central Coast Mariners 75 (5)
2024– Portsmouth 1 (0)
International career
2022– Australia U23 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Jacob Brett Farrell (born 19 November 2002) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Portsmouth.

Contents

Club career

Central Coast Mariners

Farrell signed a senior contract with Central Coast Mariners in November 2021, aged eighteen, after 6 years with the Central Coast Mariners Academy. [1] He made his first-team debut for the Mariners in a win over Blacktown City in the 2021 FFA Cup on 13 November 2021. [2]

He made his A-League Men debut on 21 November 2021 in an F3 Derby against Newcastle Jets and scored a header in a 2–1 win. [3] Farrell went on to be a regular starter for the Mariners in their 2021–22 season. [4] [5]

Farrell came on as a substitute in the second half of the 2023 A-League Men Grand Final. Within fifteen minutes of coming on, Farrell earned two penalties for the Mariners, both of which were scored by Jason Cummings as the Mariners won 6–1 to claim the A-League Men Championship. [6]

On 1 May 2024, Farrell scored with a header in an eventual 2–0 win over Adelaide United to secure the 2023–24 A-League Men Premiership for the Mariners. [7] Five days later, Farrell played in the Mariners win in the 2024 AFC Cup final. [8] Farrell played a full game for the Mariners in their win in the 2024 A-League Men Grand Final and set up a late goal for Ryan Edmondson to seal the victory for the Mariners' third trophy of the season. [9]

Portsmouth

On 26 July 2024, Farrell joined English Championship club Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal. [10]

International career

Farrell was called up to the Australian under-23 side for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in June 2022. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 July 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Central Coast Mariners Academy 2020 [13] NPL NSW 2 7070
Valentine 2021 [14] NPL Northern NSW 400040
Central Coast Mariners Academy 2021 [15] NPL NSW 2 8080
Central Coast Mariners 2021–22 A-League Men 25150301
2022–23 A-League Men 25210262
2023–24 A-League Men 25210102362
Total75570102927
Portsmouth F.C. 2024–25 Championship 0000
Career total9457000102001117

Honours

Central Coast Mariners

Individual

See also

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