John Iredale

John Iredale

Personal information
Full name	John Warwick Iredale
Date of birth	(1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Seoul E-Land FC
Number	9
Youth career
	West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook
	NWS Spirit
	Marconi Stallions
	Blacktown City
	NSWIS
2015–2017	Sydney FC
2017–2019	SC Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Sydney FC	0	(0)
2019–2021	VfL Wolfsburg II	21	(15)
2021–2022	SC Paderborn	0	(0)
2021–2022	→ SV Wehen Wiesbaden (loan)	12	(3)
2022–2024	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	55	(9)
2024	AaB	14	(3)
2025–	Seoul E-Land FC	20	(9)
International career‡
2018	Australia U20	2	(0)
2021	Australia U23	2	(0)
2024–	Australia	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024

John Warwick Iredale (born 1 August 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for K League 2 club Seoul E-Land FC and the Australia national team. ^[1]

Club career

Iredale is a youth academy graduate of Sydney FC. He made his senior debut for the club on 2 August 2017 in a 8–0 cup win against Darwin Rovers. ^[2]

On 26 August 2021, SV Wehen Wiesbaden announced the signing of Iredale on a season long loan deal. ^[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 28 August in a 4–2 league defeat against 1. FC Magdeburg. ^[4] On 2 August 2022, he joined the club on a permanent basis by signing a two-year contract. ^[5]

On 8 July 2024, Iredale joined Danish Superliga club AaB. ^[6]

On 7 January 2025, Iredale joined Seoul E-Land FC. ^[7]

International career

John Iredale is a former Australian youth international. ^[8] He was member of the team which reached quarter-finals at the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship. ^[9] On 30 August 2018, he received his first call-up to the senior team for a training camp which was held in Turkey. ^[10]

In December 2023, Iredale was included in his first ever Socceroos squad, being named in Australia's 26-man team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. ^[11] However, he remained as an unused substitute throughout Australia's Asian Cup campaign, with the Socceroos falling short to South Korea 2-1 in the quarter finals.

On 21 March 2024, Iredale made his international debut in a 2-0 win against Lebanon, coming on for Adam Taggart in the 67th minute. He proceeded to score his first international goal five days later against the same opponent, this time with the match ending in a 5-0 win for Australia.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 21 October 2023 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sydney FC	2017–18	A-League	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
VfL Wolfsburg II	2019–20	Regionalliga Nord	13	10	—		—		13	10
	2020–21	Regionalliga Nord	8	5	—		—		8	5
	Total		21	15	0	0	0	0	21	15
SC Paderborn	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SV Wehen Wiesbaden (loan)	2021–22	3. Liga	12	3	0	0	—		12	3
SV Wehen Wiesbaden	2022–23	3. Liga	32	6	0	0	4 [a]	2	36	8
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	Total		37	6	0	0	4	2	41	8
Career total			70	24	1	0	4	2	74	26

1. Two Appearances in the Hessian Cup and in the 2022–23 2. Bundesliga Relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 26 March 2024 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Australia	2024	2	1
Total		2	1

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Iredale goal.

List of international goals scored by John Iredale

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 March 2024	Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia	Lebanon	4–0	5–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. John Iredale at Soccerway
2. "Sydney FC Set 8-0 FFA Cup Record". 2 August 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
3. "SC Paderborn verleiht John Iredale an Wehen Wiesbaden". 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
4. "Wehen Wiesbaden vs. Magdeburg - 28 August 2021" . Retrieved 28 August 2021.
5. "SVWW VERPFLICHTET RÜCKKEHRER JOHN IREDALE FEST" (in German). SV Wehen Wiesbaden. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
6. "John Iredale makes move to Denmark". 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
7. "[공식발표] 서울E, 호주 국가대표 출신 공격수 아이데일 영입". 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
8. "Australia U-23 Selection to play four friendlies in Spain". 18 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
9. "Ante Milicic finalises Young Socceroos squad for AFC U19 Championship in Indonesia". 6 October 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
10. "Graham Arnold selects fresh faces for first Caltex Socceroos training camp". 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
11. "Subway Socceroos AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ Squad Revealed | Socceroos". www.socceroos.com.au. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

External links

• John Iredale at WorldFootball.net