Jackson Signs For Newcastle Jets
Words: Michael Flynn
Image supplied by Newcastle Jets FC
Brisbane Roar Youth product Lachlan Jackson was today unveiled as the latest recruit for Hyundai A-League club Newcastle Jets.
The Townsville-born 20-year-old joins Jets after making his Hyundai A-League debut earlier this year for Roar - scoring his first goal in the competition against his new club.
The central defender made 11 appearances in PlayStation 4 NPL Queensland for Young Roar over the past two seasons, scoring twice in the 2014 season.
Jackson's one-year deal with Jets is his first professional contract.
His full-time ascension to the national top flight adds to the growing number of PlayStation 4 NPL Queensland players to have progressed to play professional football both in Australia and overseas since the competition’s launch in 2013 - including Ross Archibald (ex-Olympic FC), Kenneth Dougall (ex-Brisbane City) and Joshua Brindell-South (ex-Moreton Bay United).
Jets have also previously identified PlayStation 4 NPL Queensland players for their Foxtel National Youth League and PlayStation 4 NPL Northern New South Wales squads, including Ryan Ensor (ex-SWQ Thunder), Braedyn Crowley (ex-Northern Fury) and Adam Edgar (ex-Sunshine Coast FC)
Read the full announcement on Lachlan Jackson's signing on the official Newcastle Jets website
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