Jade North

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Jade North
Personal information
Full name	Jade North
Date of birth	January 7, 1982
Place of birth	Taree, Australia
Position	Right Back
Club information
Current club	Newcastle Jets
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1998–01 2001–03 2003–04 2005–present	Brisbane Strikers Sydney Olympic Perth Glory Newcastle Jets	48 (3) 60 (3) 22 (0) 30 (1)
National team**
2002 -	Australia	14 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 19, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of November 19, 2006.

Jade North (born January 7, 1982 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia) is an Indigenous Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a right full back for the Australian A-League club Newcastle United Jets. He is also a member of the Australian national football team.

North's breakthrough came when he played every game of Australia's runner's up side at the FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999 where his country lost the final to Brazil on penalties. He was also a member of Australia's quarter final effort at the Olympic Games in Athens 5 years later.

He lived in New Zealand until the age of 11, then moved back to Australia, taking up residence in the suburb of Sunnybank in Brisbane, with his brother Brook North and parents. He attended Sunnybank High School until he was offered a place with the AIS in Canberra at the age of 15, then later joined the Brisbane Strikers as one of the youngest players to join the National Soccer League and then later moving to the Perth Glory.

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Newcastle United Jets - Current Squad
1 Necevski | 2 Eagleton | 3 North | 4 Deans | 5 Rodriguez | 6 Durante | 7 Faria | 8 Thompson | 9 Coveny | 10 Carle | 11 Elrich | 12 Okon | 13 D'Apuzzo | 14 Wheelhouse | 15 Musialik | 16 Haliti | 17 Ozbey | 18 J. Griffiths | 19 Bridge | 20 Kennedy | 22 Old | Manager: van Egmond