Jonathan McKain

Jonathan "Jon" McKain (born 21 September 1982) is a Scottish Australian football player plays for Rochedale Rovers in QPL. He is generally a defender but can also play as a defensive midfielder.[1]

Not to be confused with John McCain.

Jon McKain
McKain playing for Wellington Phoenix in 2009
Personal information
Full name Jonathan David McKain
Date of birth (1982-09-21) 21 September 1982
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Centre Back
Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
1998 QAS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Brisbane Strikers 67 (3)
2003–2005 Naţional București 47 (0)
2005–2008 Politehnica Timișoara 65 (2)
2008–2010 Wellington Phoenix 37 (2)
2010–2011 Al-Nassr 21 (1)
2011–2014 Adelaide United 48 (1)
2015–2016 Kelantan FA 25 (2)
2017 Souths United 16 (0)
2018– Rochedale Rovers 27 (4)
Total 326 (10)
National team‡
2001 Australia U-20 10 (0)
2004 Australia U-23 4 (0)
2004–2011 Australia 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2016

Club career

McKain was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School,[1] and he joined Romania club FC Politehnica in the summer of 2005, from fellow Divizia A club FC Naţional București. He has also played for the Brisbane Strikers in Australia.

McKain signed for the Wellington Phoenix for the 2008–2009 A-League season.[2] Despite several injuries McKain maintained good form when fit. On 14 June 2010, McKain signed a one-year renewable contract for Al-Nassr to be added to Walter Zenga squad.[3] A US$ 1.5 million transfer fee was paid.[4]

After his stint in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia club Al-Nassr, McKain returned to Australia, and signed an undisclosed contract with Adelaide United.[5]

In August 2011, McKain was named as Adelaide United's captain ahead of the 2011–12 A-League season.[6] In round 12 of the A-league Jon McKain was replaced as captain by Eugene Galeković.

In October 2014, McKain signed for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan FA. He quickly impressed the fans with a goal he scored during a match with LionsXII that ended up in 2–0 win in their homeground stadium Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan in 2015[7][8]

McKain then signed to play for Souths United in the Brisbane Premier League in the 2017 season. However, before playing any game with them, he decided to announce his retirement from professional football on his Twitter account, after 17 years enjoying his career.[9]

International career

McKain has represented Australia and made three appearances at the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany. He also represented Australia at the 2004 Olympics.

Career statistics
A-league Club Performances
Club Season A-League Finals Series Asia Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Wellington Phoenix F.C.
(A-League)		 2008–09 18 0 18 0
2009–10 17 2 2 0 19 2
Club Total35220372
Career totals
Last updated 1 June 2010
Malaysia Super League Club Performances
Club Season Super League FA Cup League Cup Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Kelantan FA
(Malaysia Super League)		 2015 16 2 6 0 4 0 – – 26 2
2016 9 0 1 1 3 0 – – 13 1
Club Total2527170––393
Career totals 25 2 7 1 7 0 – – 39 3
Last updated 30 July 2016

National team statistics

[10]

Australia national team
YearAppsGoals
200420
200580
200620
200700
200800
200900
201020
201120
Total160

Honours

With Australia:

With Kelantan FA:

References
  1. Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
  2. Star signings for Phoenix Archived 21 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. McKain to Saudi Arabia. au.fourfourtwo.com.
  4. Wellington Phoenix’s McKain set for Saudi Arabia move. tribalfootball.com.
  5. Migliaccio, Val (19 July 2011). "Stout Australian stopper signs". Adelaide NOW. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  6. McKain Named Reds Skipper. au.fourfourtwo.com.
  7. "Forkey Doe, others under threat as Kelantan plan to offload foreign contingent". Insight Newspaper. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. "PLAYERS LIST NEW IMPORT Kelantan 2015" (in Malay). Ammboi. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  9. http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3896/malaysia/2017/02/02/32229562/former-red-warrior-mckain-announces-his-retirement-from?ICID=SP_TS_2
  10. McKain, Jon at National-Football-Teams.com
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