Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jake William Brimmer | ||
Date of birth | 3 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Liverpool | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2011–2013 | Nunawading City | ||
2013–2014 | FFV NTC | ||
2014– | Liverpool | ||
National team‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Australia U17 | 13 | (3) |
2016– | Australia U20 | 2 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 October 2016 |
Jake William Brimmer (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian footballer who plays as midfielder in the Liverpool FC Academy, while representing his country in the Australian U-20 side.
Brimmer began to show his skills at the Rowville Sports Academy and with his junior club Nunawading City before joining the FFV NTC program. Continuing to impress, Brimmer was in talks of a contract with Melbourne Victory before being spotted by Liverpool FC scout Barry Hunter, and subsequently signed a three-year deal for his childhood team.
Brimmer has featured on numerous occasions for the Australian U-17 side. In September 2014, he scored two goals in a win against Japan, both from free kicks, in the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship. He was selected in the Australian squad for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
On 29 September 2016, Brimmer was called up for the Australian U-20 side for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship.
Brimmer has been described as an all-action midfielder who is capable of scoring goals, and has a good habit of being in the right place at the right time.
Brimmer is of Maltese ancestry.