Jacob Italiano

Jacob Italiano
Italiano with Australia in 2026
Personal information
Full name Jacob Michael Italiano
Date of birth (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Perth, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 Grazer AK
Number 14
Youth career
Inglewood United
2014–2015 FW NTC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 FFA CoE 29 (9)
2017–2019 Perth Glory NPL 2 (0)
2017–2019 Perth Glory 18 (0)
2019–2024 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 103 (9)
2024– Grazer AK 52 (5)
International career‡
2016 Australia U17 13 (4)
2017–2021 Australia U20 2 (0)
2019–2024 Australia U23 13 (2)
2025– Australia 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Third place2020U-23 Team
WAFF U-23 Championship
Runner-up2024
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
First place2016U-17 Team
Third place2015U-17 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 June 2026

Jacob Michael Italiano (born 30 July 2001) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a right back for Austrian Bundesliga club Grazer AK and the Australia national team.

He has previously played for Australian club Perth Glory and German club Borussia Mönchengladbach II.

Early life

Italiano was born in Perth, Australia.

Club career

Perth Glory

Italiano played for Perth Glory from 2017 to 2019.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

In May 2019, Italiano moved to German club Borussia Mönchengladbach. He played for the reserves side and often trained with the senior team.

Grazer AK

In June 2024, Italiano joined newly promoted Austrian club Grazer AK on a three-year contract.

International career

Italiano is dual-citizen of Australia and Italy. He was called up to the Australian national team for a set of friendlies in October 2025, making his debut against Canada.

On 31 May 2026, Italiano was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He featured in both the Turkey and United States group-stage matches before sustaining a groin injury during training ahead of the third match against Paraguay, which forced him to miss the rest of the tournament.

Honours

Perth Glory

Australia U23

Australia U17

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup 2026: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 3 June 2026. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Jacob Italiano". Perth Glory FC. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jacob Michael Italiano - Borussia M'gladbach - Player Profile". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. 30 July 2001. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jacob Italiano, Borussia Monchengladbach move". 13 January 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Trio depart club". Perth Glory FC. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Herzlich Willkommen, Jacob Italiano – oder: He comes from a land down under" [Welcome, Jacob Italiano – or: He comes from a land down under]. Grazer AK (in German). 18 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Eight CommBank Socceroos changes for Canada, USA matches". Socceroos. Football Australia. 3 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "CommBank Socceroos Squad Update". Socceroos. Football Australia. 5 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Popovic includes Volpato in Socceroos selection". 31 May 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Injured Australian pair Leckie, Italiano out of World Cup". France 24. 27 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "AFC U-23 Championship | AFC".
  12. ↑ "Subway Olyroos' Head Coach, Tony Vidmar has named an extended 26-man squad for the fifth edition of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-23 Championship – Saudi Arabia 2024". Football Federation Australia. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "Match Summary - AFF Smart U16 Championship 2015" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2021.