Liam Jacob

Liam Jacob (born 18 August 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Liam Jacob
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2009–2010 Liverpool
2010–2012 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Oldham Athletic 1 (0)
2014 Sydney Olympic 2 (0)
National team‡
2012 Australia U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:46, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 December 2012

Career

Jacob played youth football for Liverpool and Manchester United, before signing a one-year contract with Oldham Athletic in June 2012.[1] He was named by the club as a substitute for the first time on 23 November 2012[2] and made his debut on 27 November as a last minute substitute in a match against Doncaster Rovers after Dean Bouzanis was sent-off.[3]

Jacob was released by the club at the end of the 2012–13 season, after appearing for the reserve team for the majority of the season and only making one substitute appearance for the first-team.[4]

International career

In October 2012 he was called up to the Australia squad for the Asian qualifiers for the under-20 World Cup and travelled to United Arab Emirates for the matches.[5] He played 45 minutes in a friendly warm-up match against South Korea prior to the tournament commencing.[6]

References
  1. "Robbie Simpson agrees new Oldham Athletic contract". BBC Sport. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. "Jacob wins first Latics' call". Oldham Athletic AFC. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. "Doncaster 1 – 0 Oldham". BBC Sport. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. "LATICS RETAINED LIST". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. "G'day for Latics' keeper". Oldham Athletic AFC. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  6. "Home and away for Jacob". Oldham Athletic AFC. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
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