Full name James Alexander Jeggo 2002–2006 Green Gully Weight 66 kg Number 18 Height 1.79 m | Role Football player Place of birth Vienna, Austria Name James Jeggo Siblings Luc Jeggo | |
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Date of birth (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 23) Current team Adelaide United FC (#18 / Midfielder) Profiles | ||
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James Jeggo Goal Melbourne Victory Vs central coast Mariners
James Alexander Jeggo (born 12 February 1992) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a central midfielder for Sturm Graz in the Austrian Bundesliga.
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- James Jeggo Goal Melbourne Victory Vs central coast Mariners
- Early life
- Melbourne Victory
- Adelaide United
- Sturm Graz
- International career
- Career statistics
- Club
- Individual
- References
Born in Vienna, Austria, Jeggo moved to Australia as a child and played youth football with Green Gully and at the Victorian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for Melbourne Victory. He moved to Adelaide United in 2014. He moved to Sturm Graz in early 2016.
Jeggo has been called up for Australian youth national teams in the past, however, did not make an appearance.
Early life
Jeggo was born in Vienna, Austria. He moved to Australia as a child, growing up in Melbourne, Victoria. He has a brother Luc Jeggo who formerly captained the Melbourne Victory youth team, and currently plays for Norwegian First Division club Florø SK.
Melbourne Victory
On 21 March 2011 Jeggo signed a 3-year senior contract with A-League club Melbourne Victory after performing very well in the National Youth League. He made his professional debut in the 2011-12 A-League season on 12 November 2011, in a round 6 clash against Central Coast Mariners. Jimmy Jeggo, as referred to by the Melbourne Victory fans quickly become a fan favourite in his few appearances for Melbourne. On 10 February 2012, he was selected for his first league start for Melbourne Victory against the Central Coast Mariners at AAMI Park, where Victory went on to record a 2–1 come from behind win. Jimmy Jeggo's first league goal for the Melbourne Victory came on 16 March 2012, with a strike from outside the penalty box, in their 3–0 win over Wellington Phoenix, which would be the final home game Melbourne Victory would play in the 2011-12 A-League season.
The 2012–13 A-League season saw James Jeggo's first team opportunities reduced. He played 310 minutes, mostly from the bench, less than half the time of his break out season of 2011–12.
Adelaide United
On 1 May 2014, Jeggo signed with Adelaide United. Jeggo played a full match for the side in its 2014 FFA Cup Final victory over Perth Glory.
Jeggo became a regular starter at Adelaide United and under Josep Gombau won the A-League Young Footballer of the Year: 2014–15
Sturm Graz
On 27 January 2016, Jeggo was released from Adelaide United to join Austrian club Sturm Graz for an undisclosed fee.
International career
On 7 March 2011, Jeggo was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.
After establishing himself in the starting squad for Sturm Graz at the beginning of the 2016–17 season, playing a key role as a defensive midfielder, Jeggo was called up to the Australian senior side for World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Japan in October 2016.