Mile Jedinak
Jedinak with Antalyaspor in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Michael John Jedinak | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sydney United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Sydney United | 84 | (12) |
| 2003–2004 | → Varaždin (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → South Coast United (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2006–2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 45 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Gençlerbirliği | 38 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | → Antalyaspor (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2011–2016 | Crystal Palace | 165 | (10) |
| 2016– | Aston Villa | 32 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Australia U-20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2008– | Australia | 70 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
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Michael John "Mile" Jedinak (Croatian pronunciation: [jedǐːnak]; born 3 August 1984) is an Australian international footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Aston Villa and for the Australia national team, of whom he is captain.
Jedinak was born and raised in Sydney, and played youth football with Sydney United before starting his senior career at the club. Following loan spells at Varteks and South Coast United, Jedinak moved to Central Coast Mariners in 2006. He next played in Turkey, for Gençlerbirliği and Antalyaspor on loan before joining Crystal Palace and subsequently playing a role in the club earning promotion to the Premier League.
Jedinak has made over 60 appearances for the Australian national team, and has been Captain over 25 times since 2014. This includes participation in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups. He has also played at two AFC Asian Cups, including captaining Australia to victory on home soil in the 2015 edition.
Jedinak began playing when he was chosen to be part of the PDSSSC – a competition between Catholic schools within the Parramatta Diocesan – where he played for St Agnes Catholic High, the same school compatriot Željko Kalac attended. He also played for Loyola Senior High School, Mount Druitt in the Jesuit Cup. As captain, Jedinak led the team to success, winning the competition. He began his career at Sydney United, and spent some time in the early years of his career at Croatian club Varaždin, making one competitive appearance for the Croatian side in a 2003–04 UEFA Cup qualifier against Levadia Maardu. He was part of the Sydney United side that won the NSW Premier League title for 2006, playing a role in midfield that earned him a trial with the Mariners.
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