Jesse Curran

Jesse Curran (born 16 July 1996) is a Filipino-Australian professional footballer currently playing for Udon Thani, while on loan from Muangthong United. Curran is a versatile player who can play as a defensive midfielder and also down the right flank either as a right back or a right winger.

Jesse Curran
Personal information
Full name Jesse Curran
Date of birth (1996-07-16) 16 July 1996
Place of birth Ryde, NSW, Australia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Right back
Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Udon Thani
(on loan from Muangthong United)
Number 24
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– Muangthong United 0 (0)
2020– → Udon Thani (loan) 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:13, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

He has previously played for Devonport City, Blacktown City, Central Coast Mariners and Dundee and on loan for Montrose and East Fife.

Early life

Curran was raised in Tasmania before moving to Sydney to attend Westfields Sports High School, aged sixteen.[1] He is of Scottish heritage on his father's side[2] and is of Filipino heritage on his mother's side.[3]

Playing career

Club

Curran signed with Central Coast Mariners to play in the National Youth League in September 2013.[4] He was an unused substitute for the senior side on one occasion, an A-League match against Adelaide United in October 2013.[5] He received the club's National Youth League Player of the Year award in 2014.[6]

In March 2015, Curran trialled with Scottish Premiership club Dundee.[7] He signed a two-year deal with the club shortly after.[8] Curran 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.[2] In November 2015, Curran joined Montrose on a one-month emergency loan deal,[9] playing in three matches before returning to Dundee. In March 2017, Curran joined Scottish League One side East Fife on an emergency loan deal.[10] He signed a new contract with Dundee after returning to the club in May 2017.[11]

Curran signed a new one-year deal with Dundee in June 2018.[12] In the 2018–19 season, Curran 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.[13]

He left Dundee in June 2019, with his contract having expired.[14]

After a successful trial, Curran signed a deal with Thai side Muangthong United at the beginning of 2020.[15] Due to Muangthong being unable to register him as an ASEAN player, Jesse went on loan to Thai League 2 side Udon Thani on 7 February.[16] He would score his first goal for the club on 21 February against Navy FC.[17] Jesse was named in the Team of the Week after the following match against Sisaket, but would be sent off the next week against Phrae United.[18][19]

International

Curran is eligible to play for the national teams of Australia, Scotland and Philippines.[3]

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.[20] Two months later, he was contacted by Philippines coach Sven-Goran Eriksson in relation to representing the team internationally.[21] He made an unofficial appearance for the Azkals, coming in as a substitute during the Azkals' friendly 3-1 win over Chaint Hornbill.

Career statistics
As of match played on 1 March 2020[22][23]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Central Coast Mariners 2013–14 A-League 00———00
Dundee 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 300000—30
2016–17 Scottish Premiership 100010—20
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 800000—80
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 3411150—402
Total 461116000532
Montrose (loan) 2015–16 Scottish League Two 3000000030
East Fife (loan) 2016–17 Scottish League One 120000000120
Muangthong United 2020 Thai League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Udon Thani (loan) 2020 Thai League 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 — 4 1
Career total 652116000723
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See also

References
  1. "Curran heads north to follow soccer dream". The Examiner. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. "Aussie youngster impresses in Dundee debut". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. "Dundee's Jesse Curran puts Scotland, Philippines and Australia talk to one side". 29 November 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. Alex Luttrell (12 September 2013). "Rising star to join Central Coast Mariners in National Youth League". The Mercury. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. Cameron Whiteley (28 October 2013). "Curran ready to take next step". The Advocate. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  6. 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.
  7. "Central Coast teen trials with Dundee FC". FourFourTwo. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  8. John Davidson (6 June 2015). "Curran makes Dundee switch". FourFourTwo.
  9. John Davidson (10 November 2015). "Jesse Curran makes Montrose move". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  10. Mackenzie, Alasdair (1 March 2017). "East Fife snap up Dundee youngster Jesse Curran on emergency loan". The Herald. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  11. Cran, George (27 May 2017). "Dundee kids put pen to paper at Dens". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  12. "Dundee: Jesse Curran and Matthew Henvey sign new deals". BBC Sport. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  13. 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.
  14. "Jesse leaves club". Dundee F.C. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  15. "The league is shaken!! Muangthong signs Australian strength". SMMSport. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  16. "@EnglishUDFC on Twitter". Twitter. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  17. OzGoals (4 March 2020). "Jesse Curran Goal 2-[1] (3-2) Siam Navy vs Udon Thani Feb20". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  18. macky (27 February 2020). "Thai League 2 Team of the Week - Matchday 3". SMMSPORT. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  19. TNN ช่อง 16 (1 March 2020). "ไฮไลท์ฟุตบอลไทยลีก 2 (T2) 2020 สัปดาห์ที่ 4 แพร่ ยูไนเต็ด พบ อุดรธานี เอฟซี". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  20. Lewis, Dave (30 September 2018). "Kid Curran on Arnold's Socceroos radar". The World Game. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  21. Scott Burns (15 November 2018). "Sven makes stunning move to poach Jesse Curran from Scotland". Daily Express. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  22. "Jesse Curran » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  23. "J. Curran". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

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