Jamie Maclaren (born 29 July 1993) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for A-League club Melbourne City. He has also previously played for Darmstadt 98, Perth Glory, Brisbane Roar and Hibernian. Maclaren initially represented Scotland at youth level, but has since appeared for Australia at both youth and senior international level. He is a five time A-League Golden Boot winner as A-League top scorer in the 2016–17 (19 goals), 2019–20 (22 goals), 2020–21 (25 goals) and 2021–22 (15 goals) season, 2022–23 and 24 goals). He is now the A-League all time leading goalscorer overtaking Besart Berisha with 144.
Parents and family
Maclaren holds a British passport, and is half-Maltese through his mother. This partial Maltese heritage led to Malta approaching Maclaren to play for them, however, he turned down the request. His father Donald had a short career as a footballer with Dunfermline Athletic (after failing to break through at Heart of Midlothian) prior to emigrating to Australia, while his paternal uncle Ross MacLaren played in the English leagues with Shrewsbury Town, Derby County and Swindon Town.
Maclaren’s parents, Don and Julie, made the trip to Qatar and made sure he had emotional support he needed. Don Maclaren played football in Scotland for Hearts of Midlothian’s youth team, before emigrating to Australia and having a successful career in the old NSL.
His father is Scottish whereas his mother is Maltese.
Wife and Children
Maclaren is in a relationship with his girlfriend Iva Arapovic.
No information about Jamie Maclaren children at the moment. Although, Jamie Maclaren and his partner Iva lost their child to miscarriage.
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