Jonathan McKain

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Jon McKain
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McKain playing for Wellington Phoenix in 2009
Personal information
Full name Jonathan David McKain
Date of birth (1982-09-21) 21 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Centre Back
Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
1998 QAS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2003 Brisbane Strikers 77 (4)
2003–2005 Naţional București 57 (2)
2005–2008 Politehnica Timișoara 65 (2)
2008–2010 Wellington Phoenix 37 (2)
2010–2011 Al-Nassr 21 (2)
2011–2014 Adelaide United 48 (2)
2015–2016 Kelantan FA 31 (2)
2017 Souths United 18 (2)
2018–2019 Rochedale Rovers 31 (5)
Total386(23)
International career‡
2001 Australia U-20 10 (0)
2004 Australia U-23 4 (0)
2004–2011 Australia 16 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Men's Association football
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 2011 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2016

Jonathan "Jon" McKain (born 21 September 1982) is a Scottish Australian football player who retired from professional football in 2016 after a long and successful career. He played in countries including Romania, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia and was a fan favourite for his whole hearted displays and football abilities. After professional retirement, he played for the Rochedale Rovers in FQPL. He is generally a defender but can also play as a defensive midfielder. He was a forceful ball playing centre back or midfielder who was recognised for his work rate and discipline [1]

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Club career

McKain was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School, [1] and he joined Romania club FC Politehnica in the summer of 2005, from fellow Divizia A club FC Naţional București. He had enjoyable success in Romanian and was very well regarded throughout the league by players, coaches, media and fans. He was approached to seek his interest to play for Romania National team after his first season but his heart was always with Australia. He has also played for the Brisbane Strikers in Australia prior to his time in Romania

McKain signed for the Wellington Phoenix for the 2008–2009 A-League season and became a pivotal part of the sides most recognisable period. [2] Despite several injuries McKain maintained excellent form when fit which spark several offers from other A-League clubs and overseas interest. On 14 June 2010, McKain signed a one-year renewable contract for Al-Nassr to be added to Walter Zenga squad. [3] A US$ 1.5 million transfer fee was paid. [4]

After his successful stint in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia club Al-Nassr, McKain returned to Australia, and signed an undisclosed contract with Adelaide United. [5]

In August 2011, McKain was named as Adelaide United's captain ahead of the 2011–12 A-League season after impressing in pre-season friendlies and coaching staff. [6] and played for the club for 3 seasons.

In October 2014, McKain signed for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan FA. He quickly impressed the fans with a goal he scored during a match with LionsXII that ended up in 2–0 win in their homeground stadium and went on to play for 2 successful seasons for the Red Warriors Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan in 2015 [7] [8]

McKain announce his retirement from professional football on his Twitter account in 2016, after a 17-year career. He continued to play semi-professional football in Brisbane for Souths United in the FQPL and then for two seasons for Rochedale Rovers before finishing playing in 2019. [9]

International career

McKain has represented Australia and made three appearances at the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany. He also represented Australia at the 2004 Olympics and the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar

Career statistics

A-league Club Performances
ClubSeason A-League Finals Series Asia Total
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Wellington Phoenix F.C.
(A-League)		 2008–09 180180
2009–10 17220192
Club Total35220372
Career totals
Last updated 1 June 2010
Malaysia Super League Club Performances
ClubSeason Super League FA Cup League Cup OthersTotal
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Kelantan FA
(Malaysia Super League)		 2015 1626040––262
2016 901130––131
Club Total2527170––393
Career totals2527170––393
Last updated 30 July 2016

National team statistics

[10]

Australia national team
YearAppsGoals
200420
200580
200620
200700
200800
200900
201020
201120
Total160

Honours

Kelantan FA

Australia

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References

  1. 1 2 Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN   978-0-646-55807-3.
  2. ↑ "Star signings for Phoenix". Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ↑ McKain to Saudi Arabia Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine . au.fourfourtwo.com.
  4. ↑ Wellington Phoenix’s McKain set for Saudi Arabia move. tribalfootball.com.
  5. ↑ Migliaccio, Val (19 July 2011). "Stout Australian stopper signs". Adelaide NOW. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  6. ↑ McKain Named Reds Skipper Archived 5 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine . au.fourfourtwo.com.
  7. ↑ "Forkey Doe, others under threat as Kelantan plan to offload foreign contingent". Insight Newspaper. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "PLAYERS LIST NEW IMPORT Kelantan 2015" (in Malay). Ammboi. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Former Red Warrior McKain announces his retirement from football". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  10. ↑ McKain, Jon at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup 2011, Australian Squad" . Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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