Jacob Collard

{{short description|Australian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| fullname = Jacob Collard

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|4|12}}

| birth_place = Australia

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| position = Right back

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| youthyears1 = 2012–2015 | youthclubs1 = Perth Glory

| years1 = 2012 | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = FW NTC

| years2 = 2014–2015 | caps2 = 33 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = Perth Glory NPL

| years3 = 2015–2016 | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Perth Glory

| years4 = 2016 | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Olympia

| years5 = 2016 | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Oakleigh Cannons

| years6 = 2016 | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Bayswater City

| years7 = 2017–2019 | caps7 = | goals7 = | clubs7 = Gosnells City

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| club-update = 30 September 2016

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Jacob Collard is an Australian professional footballer who plays as right back for Oakleigh Cannons FC.

Early life

Collard is an Indigenous Australian.

He was raised in Perth, attending South Thornlie Primary School and Lynwood Senior High School.{{cite news|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/collard-ready-make-next-step|title=Collard ready to make next step|website=Perth Glory FC|date=30 December 2015|accessdate=3 June 2020}}

Collard has since done amazing work in the community and is regarded as a mentor to youths, especially those from indigenous backgrounds.

Club career

Collard made his competitive debut for Perth as a substitute in a win over Newcastle Jets in the 2015 FFA Cup. He made his A-League debut for the club against Adelaide United on 9 January 2020. In his second A-League appearance, one week later, Collard was sent off in the 63rd minute.{{cite news|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/comment-news/dreams-of-glory-c-923378|title=Dreams of Glory|website=Perth Now|accessdate=3 June 2020|date=26 January 2016|author=Curro, Francis}}

After failing to secure a professional contract with Perth, Collard joined Tasmanian side Olympia on 5 March 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/another-young-gun-exits-glory|title=Another young gun exits Glory|publisher=FourFourTwo|date=5 March 2016|access-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319023547/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/another-young-gun-exits-glory|archive-date=19 March 2016|url-status=dead}} Collard left the club in April 2016, to move to Melbourne.{{cite news|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-10672-0-0-0&sID=343297&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=42835747|website=National Premier Leagues|date=15 April 2016|accessdate=3 June 2020|title=Olympia FC Warriors Announce Departure of Collard and Gioffre}}

Collard joined National Premier Leagues Victoria side Oakleigh Cannons in May 2016.{{cite news|url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/36354/npl-clubs-announce-new-signings/|title=NPL clubs announce new signings|date=27 May 2016|accessdate=3 June 2020}}

Outside football

Before playing for Perth Glory, Collard worked as a plumber.{{cite news|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/comment-news/collard-blazes-trail-for-indigenous-kids-c-932140|accessdate=3 June 2020|title=Collard blazes trail for indigenous kids|website=Perth Now|date=26 January 2016}}

In 2017, Collard undertook a Western Australia Police cadetship for Indigenous Australians.{{cite news|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/wa-police-cadet-program-boosts-indigenous-representation-on-the-force-ng-b88682502z|title=WA Police cadet program boosts indigenous representation on the force|author=Campbell, Kate|accessdate=3 June 2020|date=12 December 2017}}