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Jesse Curran
Personal information
Full name Jesse Thomas Curran[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-16) 16 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Ryde, Australia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, right winger, right back
Team information
Current team
 BG Pathum United
Number 27
Youth career
2012 Devonport City
2013 Blacktown City
2013–2015 Central Coast Mariners
2015–2017 Dundee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Devonport City 8 (1)
2013 Blacktown City 2 (0)
2013 Central Coast Mariners 0 (0)
2014 CCM Academy 20 (1)
2015–2019 Dundee 46 (1)
2015 → Montrose (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → East Fife (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2021 Muangthong United 13 (0)
2020 → Udon Thani (loan) 16 (3)
2020 → Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) 14 (0)
2022 Kaya–Iloilo 0 (0)
2022– BG Pathum United 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Philippines 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:50, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:50; 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Jesse Thomas Curran (born 16 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United. Born in Australia, he represents the Philippines national team. Curran is a versatile player who can play as a midfielder and also down the right flank either as a right winger or a right back.

He has previously played for Devonport City, Blacktown City, Central Coast Mariners, Dundee and on loan for Montrose and East Fife. After Dundee, Curran left Scotland to play in Thailand for Muangthong United, and on loan with Udon Thani and Nakhon Ratchasima. Now he come back to Thailand playing for BG Pathum United.

Early life

Curran was raised in Tasmania before moving to Sydney to attend Westfields Sports High School, aged sixteen.[2] He is of Scottish heritage on his father's side[3] and is of Filipino heritage on his mother's side.[4]

Club career

Central Coast Mariners

Curran signed with Central Coast Mariners to play in the National Youth League in September 2013.[5] He was an unused substitute for the senior side on one occasion, an A-League match against Adelaide United in October 2013.[6] He received the club's National Youth League Player of the Year award in 2014.[7]

Dundee

In March 2015, Curran trialled with Scottish Premiership club Dundee.[8] He signed a two-year deal with the club shortly after.[9] He made his senior debut for the club on 4 October 2015, coming on as a first-half substitute for captain Kevin Thomson in a win over Motherwell.[3]

Loan to Montrose

In November 2015, Curran joined Montrose on a one-month emergency loan deal,[10] playing in three matches before returning to Dundee.

Loan to East Fife

In March 2017, he joined Scottish League One side East Fife on an emergency loan deal.[11] He signed a new contract with Dundee after returning to the club in May 2017.[12]

Curran signed a new one-year deal with Dundee in June 2018.[13] In the 2018–19 season, he began to feature regularly in Dundee's starting eleven. He scored his first goal for the side in a 4–0 win over Hamilton Academical in December 2018.[14]

He left Dundee in June 2019, his contract having expired.[15]

Muangthong United

After a successful trial, Curran signed a deal with Thai side Muangthong United at the beginning of 2020.[16]

Loan to Udon Thani

When Muangthong were unable to register him as an ASEAN player, he went on loan to Thai League 2 side Udon Thani on 7 February 2020.[17] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 February against Navy FC.[18] Curran was named in the Team of the Week after the following match against Sisaket, but he was sent off the next week against Phrae United.[19][20] Upon the return of football in Thailand after the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, he scored in his next appearance against Customs United.[21]

Loan to Nakhon Ratchasima

In December 2020, Curran left Udon Thani and joined Thai League 1 side Nakhon Ratchasima on loan from Muangthong.[22] He made his debut for Korat the following week.

Curran was released from Muangthong at the end of 2021.

Kaya–Iloilo

On 20 February 2022, Curran joined Philippines Football League side Kaya–Iloilo.[23] Curran would make his debut for the Lions on 8 March in an AFC Champions League game against Australian side Sydney FC.[24]

BG Pathum United

Curran would return to Thai football after signing with Thai League 1 side BG Pathum United.[25]

International career

Curran is eligible to play for the national teams of Australia, Scotland and Philippines.[4]

In September 2018, Australia coach Graham Arnold (who had coached Curran at Central Coast Mariners) watched Curran play for Dundee, as a potential selection for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[26]

Philippines

Two months later, he was contacted by Philippines coach Sven-Goran Eriksson in relation to representing the team internationally.[27] He made an unofficial appearance for the Azkals, coming in as a substitute during the Azkals' friendly 3-1 win over Chaint Hornbill.

Curran was included in the 25-man squad of the Philippines for 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series.[28] He debuted in a 2–0 loss to Singapore on 29 March 2022.[29]

Career statistics

As of match played on 27 June 2022[30][31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Central Coast Mariners 2013–14 A-League 0 0 — — — 0 0
Dundee 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2016–17 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 8 0
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 34 1 1 1 5 0 — 40 2
Total 46 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 53 2
Montrose (loan) 2015–16 Scottish League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
East Fife (loan) 2016–17 Scottish League One 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Muangthong United 2020–21 Thai League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22 13 0 2 0 0 0 — 15 0
Total 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Udon Thani (loan) 2020–21 Thai League 2 16 3 1 0 0 0 — 17 3
Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) 2020–21 Thai League 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 — 14 0
Kaya–Iloilo 2022 Philippines Football League 0 0 5 0 — 3[a] 0 8 0
BG Pathum United 2022–23 Thai League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 104 4 9 1 6 0 3 0 122 5
  1. ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup

Honours

Club

BG Pathum United

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jesse Curran - Soccer player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Curran heads north to follow soccer dream". The Examiner. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Aussie youngster impresses in Dundee debut". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Dundee's Jesse Curran puts Scotland, Philippines and Australia talk to one side". 29 November 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. ^ Alex Luttrell (12 September 2013). "Rising star to join Central Coast Mariners in National Youth League". The Mercury. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  6. ^ Cameron Whiteley (28 October 2013). "Curran ready to take next step". The Advocate. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  7. ^ Alex Luttrell (27 May 2014). "Tasmanian soccer player Jamie Curran breaks through with Youth League player of the year medal". The Mercury. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Central Coast teen trials with Dundee FC". FourFourTwo. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  9. ^ John Davidson (6 June 2015). "Curran makes Dundee switch". FourFourTwo.
  10. ^ John Davidson (10 November 2015). "Jesse Curran makes Montrose move". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  11. ^ Mackenzie, Alasdair (1 March 2017). "East Fife snap up Dundee youngster Jesse Curran on emergency loan". The Herald. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  12. ^ Cran, George (27 May 2017). "Dundee kids put pen to paper at Dens". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Dundee: Jesse Curran and Matthew Henvey sign new deals". BBC Sport. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  14. ^ Cole, Brad (6 December 2018). "Former North-West Coast player Jesse Curran scores for Dundee in a 4-0 win over Hamilton Academical". The Advocate.
  15. ^ "Jesse leaves club". Dundee F.C. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  16. ^ "The league is shaken!! Muangthong signs Australian strength". SMMSport. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "@EnglishUDFC on Twitter". Twitter. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ OzGoals (4 March 2020). "Jesse Curran Goal 2-[1] (3-2) Siam Navy vs Udon Thani Feb20". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ macky (27 February 2020). "Thai League 2 Team of the Week - Matchday 3". SMMSPORT. Retrieved 8 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ TNN ช่อง 16 (1 March 2020). "ไฮไลท์ฟุตบอลไทยลีก 2 (T2) 2020 สัปดาห์ที่ 4 แพร่ ยูไนเต็ด พบ อุดรธานี เอฟซี". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  22. ^ @TL_Central (21 December 2020). "Thai League Central on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 27 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Kaya FC-Iloilo Signs Jesse Curran – Kaya FC–Iloilo". Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Sydney FC crush Kaya FC-Iloilo to book AFC Champions League 2022 berth". ESPN.com. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  25. ^ "UFABET News : ไวดั่งสายฟ้า! บีจีคว้าตัว "เคอร์แรนส์" ร่วมทัพ" (in Thai). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  26. ^ Lewis, Dave (30 September 2018). "Kid Curran on Arnold's Socceroos radar". The World Game. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  27. ^ Scott Burns (15 November 2018). "Sven makes stunning move to poach Jesse Curran from Scotland". Daily Express. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  28. ^ "Philippines MNT To Face Malaysia And Singapore In FAS Tri-Nations Series". Philippine Football Federation. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  29. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (29 March 2022). "Azkals to play shorthanded vs. Singapore in friendly". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  30. ^ "Jesse Curran » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  31. ^ "J. Curran". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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