Jethro Yumange
{{Short description|Papua New Guinean soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jethro Yumange
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|2002|10|3}}
| birth_place = Wewak, Papua New Guinea
| height = 1.70m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = River Light
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs1 = Rockingham City
| collegeyears1 = 2021–2022
| college1 = Chicago State Cougars
| collegecaps1 = 28
| collegegoals1 = 2
| collegeyears2 = 2023–2024
| college2 = Carthage Firebirds
| collegecaps2 = 23
| collegegoals2 = 5
| years1 = 2017–2021
| clubs1 = Rockingham City
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = → Cockburn City (loan)
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = River Light
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2024–
| nationalteam1 = Papua New Guinea
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 13:19, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 13:19, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
}}
Jethro Yumange (born 10 March 2002) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who currently plays for River Light FC and the Papua New Guinea national team.
Club career
Born in Papua New Guinea, Yumange moved to Perth, Australia at age ten. He began playing football there with his school team. In 2015, he joined Rockingham City and played for the under-15 side. During his first season, the club went undefeated with Yumange as its top scorer. Two weeks before his sixteenth birthday, he was promoted to the senior side in the NPL Western Australia.{{cite web |title=Jethro Yumange Signs with Chicago State Men's Soccer |url=https://www.gocsucougars.com/news/2021/4/19/jethro-yumange-signs-with-chicago-state-mens-soccer.aspx |publisher=Chicago State University Athletics |access-date=10 September 2024}} In 2019 he moved to Cockburn City of the same league.{{cite web |title=Bayswater Blows Top Four Finish |url=https://www.bayswatercitysc.com.au/news-article/bayswater-blow-top-four-finish/ |publisher=Baywater City Soccer Club |access-date=10 September 2024}} That year, the team finished second in the state under-20 cup, falling to the academy of Perth Glory in the final with Yumange starting the match.{{cite web |last1=Simcox |first1=Peter |title=Murray Hat-Trick Steers Academy Under 20s to Cup Glory |url=https://perthglory.com.au/news/murray-hat-trick-steers-academy-under-20s-cup-glory/ |publisher=Perth Glory |access-date=10 September 2024}} Yumange departed the club following the season,{{cite web |title=2020 Season Preview |url=https://footballwa.net/2020prev.htm |publisher=Football Western Australia |access-date=10 September 2024}} and returned to Rockingham City in 2020. He remained with the club through the 2021 season.{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Gareth |title=Academy First Team Battle Back to Down Rockingham |url=https://perthglory.com.au/news/academy-first-team-battle-back-down-rockingham/ |publisher=Perth Glory |access-date=10 September 2024}}
In 2021, Yumange committed to play NCAA Division I college soccer in the United States with the Chicago State Cougars. Over his two seasons with the club, he made twenty-eight appearances, scoring two goals.{{cite web |title=CSU Cougars profile |url=https://www.gocsucougars.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/jethro-yumange/2910 |publisher=Chicago State University Athletics |access-date=10 September 2024}} Following the 2022 season, he transferred to Carthage College to play for the Firebirds in the NCAA Division III.{{cite web |title=Carthage Firebirds profile |url=https://athletics.carthage.edu/sports/mens-soccer/roster/jethro-yumange/15830 |publisher=Carthage College Athletics |access-date=10 September 2024}} During breaks in the college season, Yumange played semi-professional football in the USL League Two to remain fit. In 2024, he played for River Light FC, but was limited to just two league appearances because of international duty.{{cite web |last1=Saltori |first1=Rafael |title=Jethro Yumange: Papua New Guinea’s rising star ready to shine at the OFC Nations Cup |url=https://oceaniafootballcenter.org/2024/06/13/jethro-yumange-papua-new-guineas-rising-star-ready-to-shine-at-the-ofc-nations-cup/ |publisher=Oceania Football Center |access-date=10 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=2024 League Two Regular Seasons Stats |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/statistics |publisher=USL League Two |access-date=10 September 2024}}
International career
Yumange received his first call-up to the Papua New Guinea national team for the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup.{{cite web |title=PNGFA announces 23-man squad for OFC Nations Cup |url=https://www.nbc.com.pg/post/13134/ngfa-announces-23-man-squad-for-ofc-nations-cup |publisher=NBC Papua New Guinea |access-date=10 September 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Keamo |first1=Patricia |title=Kapuls Name 23 for OFC Cup |url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/kapuls-name-23-for-ofc-cup/ |publisher=The National |access-date=10 September 2024}} He made his debut in Papua New Guinea's opening match against Fiji on 16 June 2024 and went on to appear in all three of his country's matches in the competition.{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/95230/Jethro_Yumange.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=10 September 2024}}
Career statistics
=International=
{{updated|match played 22 June 2024}}
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!colspan=3|Papua New Guinea | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total||3||0 |
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|jethro-yumange/971930}}
- {{NFT player|95230/Jethro_Yumange}}
- [https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=202920867&client=0-10183-171130-548612-26636976 Rockingham City profile]
- [https://www.gocsucougars.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/jethro-yumange/2910 Chicago State Cougars profile]
- [https://athletics.carthage.edu/sports/mens-soccer/roster/jethro-yumange/15830 Carthage Firebirds profile]
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Category:Papua New Guinean men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Papua New Guinea men's international soccer players
Category:2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup players
Category:Altona Magic SC players
Category:Papua New Guinean expatriate men's soccer players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States