Mile Jedinak, Australia footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Mile Jedinak is an Australian professional football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently assistant coach at Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

Jedinak was born and raised in Sydney, and played youth football with Sydney United before starting his senior career at the club. Following loan spells at Varteks and South Coast United, Jedinak moved to Central Coast Mariners in 2006. He subsequently had spells with Turkish clubs Gençlerbirliği and Antalyaspor.

In 2011, he was signed by English club Crystal Palace, where he was appointed club captain in 2012, captaining the club to promotion to the Premier League in 2013 as well as to the 2016 FA Cup final. In 2016, he joined Championship side Aston Villa, also helping them to achieve promotion back to the Premier League in 2019 before retiring.

Jedinak made his senior debut for the Australia national team in 2008. He went on to make 79 appearances for his country, serving as captain from 2014 until his international retirement in 2018. He represented Australia in the 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups. He has also played at two AFC Asian Cups, including captaining Australia to victory on home soil in the 2015 edition.