John Warwick Iredale (born 1 August 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for K League 1 club Gwangju FC and the Australia national team.
Early life Iredale grew up in Cherrybrook, attending Cherrybrook Public School and Oakhill College. Club career Iredale is a youth academy graduate of Sydney FC. He made his senior debut for the club on 2 August 2017 in a 8–0 cup win against Darwin Rovers.
On 26 August 2021, SV Wehen Wiesbaden announced the signing of Iredale on a season long loan deal. He made his professional debut for the club on 28 August in a 4–2 league defeat against 1. FC Magdeburg. On 2 August 2022, he joined the club on a permanent basis by signing a two-year contract.
On 8 July 2024, Iredale joined Danish Superliga club AaB.
On 7 January 2025, Iredale joined Seoul E-Land FC.
On 10 June 2026, Iredale joined Gwangju FC.
International career John Iredale is a former Australian youth international. He was member of the team which reached quarter-finals at the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship. On 30 August 2018, he received his first call-up to the senior team for a training camp which was held in Turkey.
In December 2023, Iredale was included in his first ever Socceroos squad, being named in Australia's 26-man team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. However, he remained as an unused substitute throughout Australia's Asian Cup campaign, with the Socceroos falling short to South Korea 2–1 in the quarter finals.
On 21 March 2024, Iredale made his international debut in a 2–0 win against Lebanon, coming on for Adam Taggart in the 67th minute. He proceeded to score his first international goal five days later against the same opponent, this time with the match ending in a 5–0 win for Australia.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSydney FC2017–18A-League0010—10VfL Wolfsburg II2019–20Regionalliga Nord1310——13102020–21Regionalliga Nord85——85Total211500002115SC Paderborn2021–222. Bundesliga0000—002022–232. Bundesliga0000—00Total00000000SV Wehen Wiesbaden (loan)2021–223. Liga12300—123SV Wehen Wiesbaden2022–233. Liga32600423682023–242. Bundesliga5000—50Total3760042418Career total702410427426
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustralia202421Total21
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Iredale goal.
+ List of international goals scored by John IredaleNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 26 March 2024 Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia 4–0 5–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
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