Lachlan Jackson
{{short description|Australian soccer player (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lachlan Jackson
| image = 240929 FC 서울 vs 수원 (Lachlan Jackson).jpg
| caption = Jackson in 2024
| fullname = Lachlan Robert Tua Jackson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|03|12}}
| birth_place = Townsville, Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.96}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Melbourne Victory
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = QAS
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Brisbane Roar
| years1 = 2014–2015
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 2
| clubs1 = Brisbane Roar NPL
| years2 = 2014–2015
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 1
| clubs2 = Brisbane Roar
| years3 = 2015–2021
| caps3 = 88
| goals3 = 1
| clubs3 = Newcastle Jets
| years4 = 2021–2025
| caps4 = 85
| goals4 = 5
| clubs4 = Suwon FC
| years5 = 2025–
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 0
| clubs5 = Melbourne Victory
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Australia U-23
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 14 June 2025
| nationalteam-update = 17:08, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
}}
Lachlan Robert Tua Jackson (born 12 March 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for A-League Men club Melbourne Victory.
Club career
=Brisbane Roar=
Jackson made his senior professional debut against the Melbourne Victory, entering the match as a substitute for the fatigued Luke DeVere in the 84th minute, a game which the Roar lost 2–1. Jackson continued his playing by being a starting player in the penultimate clash against the Victory at Suncorp Stadium, and proved to be a bulwark in defence despite the Roar going down 1–0 in spite of a controversial penalty. He was again chosen for the terminal match of the season, a clash against the Newcastle Jets again at Suncorp Stadium. Kofi Danning opened the scoring in the 71st minute, but the Roar couldn't prevent Edson Montaño from equalising. In the dying minutes of the match, Jet's custodian Ben Kennedy saved a shot from youthful winger Shannon Brady, yet Jackson was there to collect the rebound and finished clinically into the left corner.
=Newcastle Jets=
On 13 July 2015, the Newcastle Jets secured the signature of Jackson on a one-season deal. Jackson made a total of 18 appearances in his first season at Newcastle, playing at both centre back and full back throughout the year. Jackson's solid performances throughout his first season with Newcastle earned him a one-year contract extension. On 3 June 2021, the Jets announced Jackson had departed on mutual consent after accepting a deal to player overseas.{{Cite web|date=3 June 2021|title=Jackson granted mutual termination|url=https://www.newcastlejetsfc.com.au/news/jackson-granted-mutual-termination|website=Newcastle Jets}}
=Suwon FC=
In July 2021, Jackson signed for South Korean club Suwon FC.{{cite news|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/socceroos-abroad-aussies-in-the-acl-and-club-transfers-all-over-the-world-566859|title=Socceroos Abroad: Aussies in the ACL and club transfers all over the world|first=Christian|last=Marchetti|newspaper=FTBL|date=3 July 2021|access-date=13 July 2021}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 9 December 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/lachlan-jackson/336122/|title=L. Jackson|website=Soccerway|access-date=18 December 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brisbane Roar
|3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | ||
| rowspan=7|Newcastle Jets
|rowspan=6|A-League |18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19
|18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|13 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total | 88 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 1 |
| rowspan=4|Suwon FC
|2021 |rowspan=3|K League 1 |19 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2022
|21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2023
|23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total | 63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 4 |
| colspan=3|Career total | 154 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 6 |
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|lachlan-jackson/336122|Lachlan Jackson}}
{{Melbourne Victory FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Lachlan}}
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Brisbane Roar FC players
Category:Newcastle Jets FC players
Category:Melbourne Victory FC players
Category:National Premier Leagues players
Category:Sportspeople from Townsville
Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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