Jacob Italiano

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jacob Italiano

| full_name = Jacob Michael Italiano

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Perth, Australia

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Right back

| currentclub = Grazer AK

| clubnumber = 14

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Inglewood United

| youthyears2 = 2014–2015

| youthclubs2 = FW NTC

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = FFA CoE

| caps1 = 29

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2017–2019

| clubs2 = Perth Glory NPL

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2019

| clubs3 = Perth Glory

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2024

| clubs4 = Borussia Mönchengladbach II

| caps4 = 103

| goals4 = 9

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = Grazer AK

| caps5 = 28

| goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = Australia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2021

| nationalteam2 = Australia U20

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2019–

| nationalteam3 = Australia U23

| nationalcaps3 = 13

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| club-update = 11 June 2025

| nationalteam-update = 21 November 2021

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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}}

Jacob Michael Italiano (born 30 July 2001){{Cite web|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/player/jacob-italiano|title=Jacob Italiano|website=Perth Glory FC|language=en|access-date=6 June 2019}} is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Austrian Bundesliga club Grazer AK. He has previously played for Australian club Perth Glory and German club Borussia Mönchengladbach II.

Club career

=Perth Glory=

=Borussia Mönchengladbach=

In May 2019, Italiano moved to German club Borussia Mönchengladbach.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/teams/perth-glory/jacob-italiano-borussia-monchengladbach-move-teen-to-move-to-germany-in-2019/news-story/09fc6fbaf515463074f7419ebf6665ce|title=Jacob Italiano, Borussia Monchengladbach move|date=13 January 2018|publisher=|accessdate=24 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/trio-depart-club-0|title=Trio depart club|website=Perth Glory FC|date=23 May 2019|accessdate=24 May 2019}} He played for the reserves side and often trained with the senior team.

=Grazer AK=

In June 2024, Italiano joined newly promoted Austrian club Grazer AK on a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://grazerak.at/aktuelles/saison-24-25-herzlich-willkommen-jacob-italiano|title= Herzlich Willkommen, Jacob Italiano – oder: He comes from a land down under |trans-title=Welcome, Jacob Italiano – or: He comes from a land down under

|language=de|website=Grazer AK|date=18 June 2024}}

Personal life

Italiano is dual-citizen of Australia and Italy.{{cite web | title=Jacob Michael Italiano - Borussia M'gladbach - Player Profile | website=bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website | date=30 July 2001 | url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/jacob-italiano | access-date=5 June 2023}}

Honours

Perth Glory

A-League: Premiers 2018–19

Australia U23

AFC U-23 Championship 3rd place: 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-u-23-championship/matches/2019/2031776|title = AFC U-23 Championship | AFC}}

WAFF U-23 Championship: runner-up 2024{{ cite web|url = https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/subway-olyroos-squad-waff-u-23-championship-confirmed|title =Subway Olyroos' Head Coach, Tony Vidmar has named an extended 26-man squad for the fifth edition of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-23 Championship – Saudi Arabia 2024.|date =8 March 2024|publisher=Football Federation Australia|access-date=April 6, 2025}}

Australia U17

AFF U-16 Youth Championship: 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/results/2016_AFF_U16_CHAMPIONSHIP-029.pdf|title=Match Summary - AFF Smart U16 Championship 2015|date=23 July 2016|accessdate=31 August 2021|website=ASEAN Football Federation}}