Jacob Italiano
 Italiano with Australia in 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jacob Michael Italiano[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 July 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Grazer AK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inglewood United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | FW NTC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | FFA CoE | 29 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Perth Glory NPL | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Perth Glory | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 103 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Grazer AK | 52 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Australia U17 | 13 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Australia U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Australia U23 | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Australia | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 June 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacob Michael Italiano (born 30 July 2001)[2] is an Australian professional football player who plays as a right back for Austrian Bundesliga club Grazer AK and the Australia national team.
He has previously played for Australian club Perth Glory and German club Borussia Mönchengladbach II.
Early life
[edit]Club career
[edit]Perth Glory
[edit]Italiano played for Perth Glory from 2017 to 2019.[3]
Borussia Mönchengladbach
[edit]In May 2019, Italiano moved to German club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[4][5] He played for the reserves side and often trained with the senior team.
Grazer AK
[edit]In June 2024, Italiano joined newly promoted Austrian club Grazer AK on a three-year contract.[6]
International career
[edit]Italiano is dual-citizen of Australia and Italy.[3] He was called up to the Australian national team for a set of friendlies in October 2025, making his debut against Canada.[7][8]
On 31 May 2026, Italiano was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[9] He featured in both the Turkey and United States group-stage matches before sustaining a groin injury during training ahead of the third match against Paraguay, which forced him to miss the rest of the tournament.[10]
Honours
[edit]Perth Glory
Australia U23
- AFC U-23 Championship 3rd place: 2020[11]
- WAFF U-23 Championship: runner-up 2024[12]
Australia U17
References
[edit]- ↑ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup 2026: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 3 June 2026. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Jacob Italiano". Perth Glory FC. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Jacob Michael Italiano - Borussia M'gladbach - Player Profile". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. 30 July 2001. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "Jacob Italiano, Borussia Monchengladbach move". 13 January 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Trio depart club". Perth Glory FC. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Herzlich Willkommen, Jacob Italiano – oder: He comes from a land down under" [Welcome, Jacob Italiano – or: He comes from a land down under]. Grazer AK (in German). 18 June 2024.
- ↑ "Eight CommBank Socceroos changes for Canada, USA matches". Socceroos. Football Australia. 3 October 2025.
- ↑ "CommBank Socceroos Squad Update". Socceroos. Football Australia. 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Popovic includes Volpato in Socceroos selection". 31 May 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Injured Australian pair Leckie, Italiano out of World Cup". France 24. 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "AFC U-23 Championship | AFC".
- ↑ "Subway Olyroos' Head Coach, Tony Vidmar has named an extended 26-man squad for the fifth edition of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-23 Championship – Saudi Arabia 2024". Football Federation Australia. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ↑ "Match Summary - AFF Smart U16 Championship 2015" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Jacob Italiano at Soccerway
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Australia men's youth international soccer players
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
- Australian people of Italian descent
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- Men's association football forwards
- A-League Men players
- National Premier Leagues Men's players
- Regionalliga players
- Perth Glory FC players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
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