Jonathan McKain
 McKain playing for Wellington Phoenix in 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Jonathan David McKain | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1982 | ||||||||||
| 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* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) | ||||||||
| Total | 386 | (23) | |||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2001 |
Australia U-20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2004 |
Australia U-23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2004–2011 |
Australia | 16 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*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
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]
Club career
McKain was educated at 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
After his successful stint in the
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
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
2004 Olympics
and the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar
Career statistics
| Club | Season | A-League
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Finals Series | Asia
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Total | ||||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
A-League )
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2008–09 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |||||
| Club Total | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||||
| Career totals | |||||||||||
| Last updated 1 June 2010 | |||||||||||
| Club | Season | Super League | FA Cup | League Cup | Others | Total | |||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Kelantan FA )
(Malaysia Super League |
2015 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | |
| Club Total | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 3 | |
| Career totals | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 3 | |
| Last updated 30 July 2016 | |||||||||||
National team statistics
Australia national team
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 |
Honours
With Australia:
- OFC Nations Cup: 2004
With Kelantan FA:
- Malaysia FA Cup:2015 (runner up)
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
- ^ "Star signings for Phoenix". Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ McKain to Saudi Arabia Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. au.fourfourtwo.com.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix’s McKain set for Saudi Arabia move. tribalfootball.com.
- ^ Migliaccio, Val (19 July 2011). "Stout Australian stopper signs". Adelaide NOW. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ McKain Named Reds Skipper Archived 5 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. au.fourfourtwo.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "PLAYERS LIST NEW IMPORT Kelantan 2015" (in Malay). Ammboi. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Former Red Warrior McKain announces his retirement from football". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ McKain, Jon at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Adelaide United profile
- Jonathan McKain – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Jon McKain at Aussie Footballers
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