Jack Hingert

Jack Hingert
Personal information
Full name Jack David Hingert
Date of birth (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Brisbane Roar
Number 19
Youth career
Sutton United
2002–2005 Crystal Palace
2005–2006 Knox City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Knox City 51 (4)
2008–2009 Peterborough United 0 (0)
2009 Dandenong Thunder 15 (0)
2009–2011 North Queensland Fury 27 (0)
2011 Dandenong Thunder 7 (1)
2011– Brisbane Roar 212 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2022

Jack Hingert (born 26 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for A-League club Brisbane Roar.[2][3][4]

In 2016, Hingert became an ambassador for the RSPCA Queensland a fitting role for the footballer who has been fostering dogs from the RSPCA for the past four years.[5]

Early life

Hingert was born in London, England, to a father of Sri Lankan descent and attended Smitham Primary School and Woodcote High School in Coulsdon, London.[6][7] He moved to Australia as a teenager, settling in Melbourne, Victoria and attended Wesley College in Glen Waverley and Lyndale secondary college in Dandenong, Melbourne.[8]

Club career

Hingert's football career began during his time living in England from the age of 14. He spent four years strengthening his skills at the Crystal Palace youth academy before his first stint with Peterborough United in 2008/09.[9]

Hingert moved to Australia with his family at the age of 14 and spent his youth career in Melbourne. In 2009, Hingert played for the Dandenong Thunder in the Victorian Premier League.[10]

In 2009, Hingert moved to Queensland to play in the A-League for the North Queensland Fury[11][12] making 11 appearances with the team before unfortunate circumstances saw the Club close down in 2011.[13]

In 2011, Hingert moved back to Melbourne to play for the Dandenong Thunder in the Victorian Premier League during the A-League off-season.

In July 2011, Hingert signed a two-year contract with Brisbane Roar.[14] Hingert has played for the Brisbane Roar for the past seven years and established himself as an integral part of the team and Brisbane Roar community. Over the past seven years, Hingert has made over 150 appearances,[15] including winning two A-League Championships with the team in the 2011/2012 and 2013/2014 seasons.

Honours

Brisbane Roar

References

  1. ^ "Jack Hingert". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. ^ "The five most loyal players in the A-League". thefootballsack.com.au.
  3. ^ "HINGERT MOVES ON AFTER A-LEAGUE NIGHTMARE". ftbl.com.au.
  4. ^ "A-LEAGUE STAR'S SIDE HUSTLE AND HIS 5 TIPS FOR SUCCESS". ftbl.com.au.
  5. ^ "Roar defender reveals softer side with RSPCA role". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. ^ abacic (5 October 2022). "Jack Hingert proud of Sri Lanka National Team call up". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Croydon U12s lose in trophy". Watford Observer. February 2003. p. 1. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Lion Magazine". Wesley College and lyndale secondary college in Dandenong. August 2007. p. 34. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  9. ^ "Q and A with Jack Hingert". Brisbane Roar. March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Hingert heads to bigger stage". Springvale Dandenong Leader. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  11. ^ "Ferguson settles on Dodd and Hingert". North Queensland FC. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Fury sign gifted teen". Townsville Bulletin. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  13. ^ "FFA cuts North Queensland Fury from A-League". The Sydney Morning Herald. March 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Brisbane secure Hingert". Brisbane Roar. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Brisbane Roar captain Matt McKay and fullback Jack Hingert extend contracts". The Courier-Mail. 17 December 2018.