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Matthew Jurman
	Jurman training with Sydney FC
Personal information
Full name	Matthew John Jurman
Date of birth	8 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Macarthur FC
Number	5
Youth career
	Wollongong Wolves
2005–2006	Parramatta Eagles
2006–2007	AIS
2008–2011	Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007	AIS
2007–2008	Sydney Olympic
2008–2011	Sydney FC
2011–2013	Brisbane Roar
2013–2017	Sydney FC
2017–2018	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2018–2019	Al-Ittihad
2019–2020	Western Sydney Wanderers
2020–2021	Xanthi
2021–2023	Newcastle Jets
2023–	Macarthur FC
International career‡
2007–2009	Australia U20
2010–2012	Australia U23
2017–2019	Australia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2019

Matthew John Jurman (/ˈjɜːrmən/ YUR-mən;^[3] Croatian: [jûrman]) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a centre-back for A-League club Macarthur FC.

Club career

Youth career

After graduating from Westfields Sports High School in 2007, Jurman furthered his football development at the AIS before signing for the Sydney FC youth team in 2008. In his first year at the club, Jurman helped Sydney FC to their first youth championship in the competition's inaugural campaign and later earned himself a senior deal at the club under then manager, John Kosmina.

Sydney FC

Jurman made his senior debut for Sydney FC off the bench on 9 September 2007 against Perth Glory. Throughout his time at Sydney, he went on to make 22 appearances in the league as well as a number of appearances for the club in the 2011 Asian Champions League. He scored his only goal for Sydney in a 2–1 away loss to Kashima Antlers.

Along with a strong finish to the season where he became a first team regular, Jurman is remembered for an incident that occurred during the 2010–11 season after Sydney FC striker Juho Mäkelä scored a crucial goal to put Sydney FC 2–0 ahead over Gold Coast United. Mäkelä jumped the fence to celebrate with the club's fans followed by the rest of the squad. During the jubilant celebrations, the fence collapsed and pinned Jurman's causing fears that he may have broken his leg. Jurman eventually played on and confirmed after the game that there was moderate swelling and bruising but no significant damage sustained.^[4]

Brisbane Roar

On 10 February 2011, it was confirmed Jurman had signed for A-League club Brisbane Roar on a two-year contract. He would be available for the beginning of the 2011–12 season.^[5] He won another league championship the first season and left after the second season to re join Sydney FC.

Return to Sydney FC

On 2 May 2013, Sydney FC announced that Jurman would be returning to the club for a second stint after signing a 1-year deal to join the Sky Blues.^[6] Jurman made his first appearance in the 2013–14 season for Sydney away to Melbourne Heart as a 64th-minute substitute for Brett Emerton in a game that Sydney FC won 2–0. On 8 March 2014 Jurman scored his first ever A-League goal with a 59th-minute header to level the Sydney Derby at 1–1 after Shinji Ono's opening goal. Sydney FC would go on to win the game 3–1, their first ever home derby win.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

On 3 January 2017, Sydney FC confirmed that Jurman had been released, allowing him to join South Korean side Suwon Samsung Bluewings.^[7]

During Jurmans time with the Suwons he received the K-League Newcomer of the Year Award after a fantastic season with the team.^[8]

Al-Ittihad

On 9 July 2018, the Saudi Arabia Professional League team Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) announced Jurman would be joining them in Jeddah for the 2018–19 season.^[9]

International career

Jurman was first called up to the Australian squad in August 2017.^[10] He made his senior international debut on 5 October 2017 against Syria in a 2018 World Cup qualifier which finished in a 1–1 draw.^[11] In May 2018 he was named in Australia's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2023^[13]^[14]

Club	Season	League¹			Cup		Continental²		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sydney FC	2007–08	A-League	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2008–09		6	0	—		—		—		6	0
	2009–10		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2010–11		8	0	—		6	1	—		14	1
	Total		22	0	—		6	1	—		28	1
Brisbane Roar	2011–12	A-League	19	0	—		3	0	—		22	0
	2012–13	A-League	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	Total		34	0	—		3	0	—		37	0
Sydney FC	2013–14	A-League	21	1	—		—		—		21	1
	2014–15		17	1	2	0	—		—		19	1
	2015–16		25	0	2	0	7	0	—		34	0
	2016–17		11	0	5	0	—		—		16	0
	Total		74	2	9	0	7	0	—		90	2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2017	K League 1	25	2	0	0	3	0	—		28	2
	2018	K League 1	4	0	0	0	1	0	—		5	0
	Total		29	2	0	0	4	0	—		33	2
Al-Ittihad	2018–19	Saudi Pro League	11	0	1	0	6	0	—		18	0
Western Sydney Wanderers	2019–20	A-League	24	0	0	0	—		—		24	0
Xanthi	2020–21	Super League Greece 2	23	0	0	0	—		2	0	25	0
Newcastle Jets	2021–22	A-League Men	22	0	1	0	—		—		23	0
	2022–23	A-League Men	20	1	2	0	—		—		22	1
	Total		42	1	3	0	—		—		45	1
Career total			259	5	13	0	26	1	2	0	300	6

¹ – includes A-League final series statistics
² – AFC Champions League statistics are included in season ending during group stages (i.e. ACL 2007 and A-League season 2006–07 etc.); also includes 2005 OFC Club Championship statistics