Jake Barker-Daish

Jake Barker-Daish (born 7 May 1993) is an Australian former soccer player who last played as a midfielder for Moreland Zebras. He represented Australia at youth level, and played for both Gold Coast United and Adelaide United in the A-League. In the 2010–11 season, Barker-Daish won the Australian Institute of Sport Player of the Year.

After his career was cut short by injury, Barker-Daish started up The Unlaced Podcast, where he interviews fellow professional sportspeople and celebrities.

Club career Youth career Barker-Daish was selected for the Australian Institute of Sport at just 15 years of age. He made seven appearances for Gold Coast United, where he managed to gain 3 assists in his first two starts.

Adelaide United On 6 April 2012, it was announced that Barker-Daish had signed for Adelaide United in the A-League. He would feature in 19 appearances over two injury-interrupted seasons for the Reds, scoring two goals in his time there.

NPL Victoria In February 2015, Barker-Daish signed for South Melbourne in the NPL.

He then joined newly promoted Richmond SC in February 2016. Despite scoring nine goals for the club and winning the club's Most Valuable Player award, they were unable to escape relegation, losing 4–0 to North Geelong Warriors in the promotion-relegation playoff.

Barker-Daish joined Melbourne Knights for the 2017 season. Due to a serious hip injury his season was cut short and was unable to continue to play for the club after round 3 of the 2017 season.

International career Barker-Daish represented his country at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.