Jake Barker-Daish

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jake Barker-Daish

| image =

| fullname = Jake Barker-Daish

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|5|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Darwin, Australia

| height = 1.79 m

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub = Moreland Zebras

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2009

| youthclubs1 = VIS

| youthyears2 = 2009–2011

| youthclubs2 = AIS

| youthyears3 = 2011–2012

| youthclubs3 = Gold Coast United

| years1 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = Altona Magic

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2012

| clubs2 = Gold Coast United

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012–2014

| clubs3 = Adelaide United

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = Colne

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015

| clubs5 = South Melbourne

| caps5 = 22

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2016

| clubs6 = Richmond SC

| caps6 = 27

| goals6 = 9

| years7 = 2017

| clubs7 = Melbourne Knights

| caps7 = 3

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018

| clubs8 = Moreland Zebras

| caps8 = 12

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2021

| clubs9 = Moreland Zebras

| caps9 = 13

| goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2013

| nationalteam1 = Australia U20

| nationalcaps1 = 17

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 2014

| nationalteam2 = Australia U23

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 8 September 2021

| nationalteam-update = 17 January 2014

}}

Jake Barker-Daish (born 7 May 1993) is an Australian former soccer player who last played as a midfielder for Moreland Zebras. He represented Australia at youth level, and played for both Gold Coast United and Adelaide United in the A-League. In the 2010–11 season, Barker-Daish won the Australian Institute of Sport Player of the Year.

After his career was cut short by injury, Barker-Daish started up The Unlaced Podcast, where he interviews fellow professional sportspeople and celebrities.{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Josh |date=2021-08-15 |title=Former Young Socceroos star Jake Barker-Daish finding new purpose in podcasting after career crossroads |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/football/news/former-young-socceroos-star-jake-barker-daish-finding-new-purpose-in-podcasting-after-career-crossroads/fspwv9l4nw0e1dfypiohx222d |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=The Sporting News |language=en-gb}}

Club career

=Youth career=

Barker-Daish was selected for the Australian Institute of Sport at just 15 years of age.

=Gold Coast United=

In 2011 Barker-Daish signed with A-League club Gold Coast United. He made his professional debut in the 2011–12 A-League season on 17 February 2012, in a round 21 clash against Melbourne Heart.[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/Melbourne-Heart-FC-v-Gold-Coast-United-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2192 Match report - Melbourn Heart - Gold Coast United]. footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 17 February 2012. He made seven appearances for Gold Coast United, where he managed to gain 3 assists in his first two starts.

=Adelaide United=

On 6 April 2012, it was announced that Barker-Daish had signed for Adelaide United in the A-League.[http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/236424,adelaide-united-snap-up-barker-daish.aspx Adelaide United snap up Barker-Daish] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407194538/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/236424%2Cadelaide-united-snap-up-barker-daish.aspx |date= 7 April 2012 }}. au.fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 6 April 2012. He would feature in 19 appearances over two injury-interrupted seasons for the Reds, scoring two goals in his time there.

=Colne=

After being released from Adelaide United, Barker-Daish signed a short-term contract with North West Counties Football League side Colne F.C. He made two league appearances and made two appearances in the Men United Cup winning the man of the match award in a match against Silsden F.C., a match in which he also scored the winning goal.{{cite web |url=http://www.colnefootballclub.com/teams/44230/player/jake-barker-daish-1401476/24770 |title=Jake Barker-Daish - Colne FC - Colne Football Club |website=www.colnefootballclub.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714104859/http://www.colnefootballclub.com/teams/44230/player/jake-barker-daish-1401476/24770 |archive-date=14 July 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.colnefootballclub.com/teams/44230/match-centre/0-2454731 |title=Hard Fought Win in the Cup - Colne FC - Colne Football Club |website=www.colnefootballclub.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721234050/http://www.colnefootballclub.com/teams/44230/match-centre/0-2454731 |archive-date=21 July 2015}}

=NPL Victoria=

In February 2015, Barker-Daish signed for South Melbourne in the NPL.{{cite web|url=http://www.smfc.com.au/australian-under-23-international-barker-daish-signs-for-south/|title=Australian Under 23 International Barker-Daish signs for South • South Melbourne Football Club|date=5 February 2015|publisher=}}

He then joined newly promoted Richmond SC in February 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.mfootball.com.au/richmond-sign-barker-daish-and-current-new-zealand-international/|title=Richmond sign Barker-Daish and current New Zealand international|date=2 February 2016|publisher=}} Despite scoring nine goals for the club and winning the club's Most Valuable Player award, they were unable to escape relegation, losing 4–0 to North Geelong Warriors in the promotion-relegation playoff.

Barker-Daish joined Melbourne Knights for the 2017 season. Due to a serious hip injury his season was cut short and was unable to continue to play for the club after round 3 of the 2017 season.{{cite web|title=Knights sign Young Socceroo as second off-season recruit|url=http://www.melbourneknights.com.au/news/knights-sign-young-socceroo-second-off-season-recruit/|website=Melbourne Knights FC|accessdate=13 November 2016|date=13 October 2016}}

International career

Barker-Daish represented his country at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/jake-barker-daish/| publisher = worldfootball.net | accessdate = 6 May 2012| title = Jake Barker-Daish }}