Jason Culina

Jason Culina

Culina in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Jason Culina[1]
Date of birth	(1980-08-05) 5 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	St Albans
	Melbourne Knights
1994–1996	Sydney United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	Sydney United	32	(1)
1998–1999	Sydney Olympic	21	(1)
2000–2004	Ajax	3	(0)
2001	→ Germinal Beerschot (loan)	12	(1)
2002–2003	→ De Graafschap (loan)	24	(1)
2004–2005	Twente	38	(12)
2005–2009	PSV	98	(3)
2009–2011	Gold Coast United	44	(8)
2011	Newcastle Jets	0	(0)
2012–2013	Sydney FC	8	(2)
Total		280	(29)
National team
1996–1997	Australia U-17	5	(6)
1999	Australia U-20	4	(1)
1998–2000	Australia U-23	16	(1)
2005–2011	Australia	58	(1)
Teams managed
2017–2018	Sydney United 58
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jason Culina (born 5 August 1980) is a former Australian soccer player and coach.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sydney United	1996–97	6	0	–		–		6	0
	1997–98	26	1	–		–		26	1
	Total	32	1	0	0	0	0	32	1
Sydney Olympic	1998–99	20	1	–		–		20	1
Ajax	1999–00	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2001–02	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
	2003–04	3	0	2	0	2	0	7	0
	Total	3	0	6	0	2	0	11	0
Germinal Beerschot (loan)	2000–01	12	1	4	2	–		16	3
De Graafschap (loan)	2002–03	24	1	4	2	–		28	3
Twente	2004–05	32	11	2	0	–		34	11
	2005–06	6	1	0	0	–		6	1
	Total	38	12	2	0	0	0	40	12
PSV	2005–06	23	0	4	2	2	0	29	2
	2006–07	28	1	5	1	8	0	41	2
	2007–08	18	1	3	0	4	0	25	1
	2008–09	29	1	4	0	6	0	39	1
	Total	98	3	16	3	20	0	134	6
Gold Coast United	2009–10	26	3	–		0	0	26	3
	2010–11	18	5	–		0	0	18	5
	Total	44	8	0	0	0	0	44	8
Newcastle Jets	2011–12	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Sydney FC	2012–13	8	2	–		0	0	8	2
Career total		279	29	32	7	22	0	333	36

International

Score and result list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Culina goal.

International goal scored by Jason Culina

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 September 2005	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Solomon Islands		7–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Ajax

• KNVB Cup: 2001–02
• Eredivisie: 2003–04

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
• Russian Railways Cup: 2007
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2008

Individual

• Gold Coast United Player of the Year: 2009–10

References

1. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2020.