Matthew Jurman

Matthew John Jurman (/ˈjɜːrmən/ YUR-mən;Croatian: [jurman]) is an Australian football (soccer) player of Croatian heritage who plays as a centre-back for A-League club Newcastle Jets.

Club Career

Youth career

After graduating from Westfields Sports High School in 2007, Jurman furthered his football development at the AIS before signing for the Sydney FC youth team in 2008. In his first year at the club, Jurman helped Sydney FC to their first youth championship in the competition's inaugural campaign and later earned himself a senior deal at the club under then manager, John Kosmina.

Sydney FC

Jurman made his senior debut for Sydney FC off the bench on 9 September 2007 against Perth Glory. Throughout his time at Sydney, he went on to make 22 appearances in the league as well as a number of appearances for the club in the 2011 Asian Champions League. He scored his only goal for Sydney in a 2–1 away loss to Kashima Antlers.

Along with a strong finish to the season where he became a first team regular, Jurman is remembered for an incident that occurred during the 2010–11 season after Sydney FC striker Juho Makela scored a crucial goal to put Sydney FC 2–0 ahead over Gold Coast United. Makela jumped the fence to celebrate with the club's fans followed by the rest of the squad. During the jubilant celebrations, the fence collapsed and pinned Jurman's causing fears that he may have broken his leg. Jurman eventually played on and confirmed after the game that there was moderate swelling and bruising but no significant damage sustained.

Brisbane Roar

On 10 February 2011, it was confirmed Jurman had signed for A-League club Brisbane Roar on a two-year contract. He would be available for the beginning of the 2011–12 season. He was released by the club at the end of the 2012–13 A-league season along with Stef Nijland and James Meyer.

Return to Sydney FC

On 2 May 2013, Sydney FC announced

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