Jake Girdwood-Reich

Jake Girdwood-Reich of Motherwell was born in Sydney, Australia on 26 May 2004 (age 22).

Jake Girdwood-Reich, born on 26 May 2004 (age 22), is an Australian central defender whose senior career began at Sydney FC. His most productive league season there came in 2023-24, when he made 23 appearances and scored once.

He has since moved into Scottish football with Motherwell, wearing the No 3 shirt. In 2026-27, he has made two league appearances, along with one League Cup outing and six appearances in Conference League qualifiers, taking him to nine matches for the club across all competitions.

Girdwood-Reich is still in the early part of his career, but he has already taken a fairly direct route from regular football in Australia to first-team involvement in Scotland. For now, his profile is that of a developing defender building experience rather than a finished article.

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Jake Girdwood-Reich has made 2 Premiership appearances this season – one start and one substitute appearance

Jake Girdwood-Reich has featured in 6 Conference League Qualifiers matches this season

Jake Girdwood-Reich has made 1 League Cup appearance this season

Jake Girdwood-Reich joined Motherwell for a fee of 520000 in July 2026

Last updated 28 August 2026. Send feedback

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Central Defender
Primary Position: Defender
Position

Jake Girdwood-Reich

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1.86m (6ft 1in)
Height: 3
Squad Number: 75kg (11st 11lb)
Weight: 26 May 2004 (age 22)
Date of Birth: Sydney
Birthplace: Australia 🇦🇺
Country of Birth: Motherwell
Team

📊 Season stats

Team: Motherwell
Premiership 2026 - 2027
Games: 2
Starting: 1
Substitute: 1
Unused: 2
Utilisation: 50%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Motherwell
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Motherwell
Conference League Qualifiers 2026 - 2027
Games: 6
Starting: 6
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: 1
Reds: 1

Jake Girdwood-Reich has made 2 Premiership appearances this 2026-27 season – one start and one substitute appearance – along with one League Cup outing and six Conference League Qualifiers appearances, a distribution that points to greater utilisation in cup and qualifying matches than in the opening league rounds.

📋 Career stats

Team: Motherwell
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 2
Goals: -

Team: Auckland FC
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Australia 🇦🇺
Games: 25
Goals: 1

Team: St. Louis City
Season 2025
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 10
Goals: -

Team: St. Louis City
Season 2024
Country: USA 🇺🇸
Games: 8
Goals: -

Team: Sydney FC
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Australia 🇦🇺
Games: 23
Goals: 1

Team: Sydney FC
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Australia 🇦🇺
Games: 11
Goals: -

Jake Girdwood-Reich is 22, is Australian and plays as a central defender for Motherwell. His career has moved between Australia, the United States and Scotland – moving from Sydney FC to St. Louis City for a fee in July 2024, spending time on loan at Auckland FC in September 2025, and joining Motherwell in July 2026 – a trajectory that combines fee-based transfers and a loan spell during early senior development.

💰 Transfers

Team: Motherwell
15 July 2026
From: St. Louis City
Type: Fee (£520k)

Team: Auckland FC
12 September 2025
From: St. Louis City
Type: Loan

Team: St. Louis City
18 July 2024
From: Sydney FC
Type: Fee (£680k)

Team: Sydney FC
1 July 2021
Type: Signed

Signed by Motherwell from St. Louis City for a fee of 520000 in July 2026; previously transferred from Sydney FC to St. Louis City for a fee of 680000 in July 2024 and loaned to Auckland FC in September 2025 – the moves feature transfer fees and a loan and span A-League, Major League Soccer and the Scottish Premiership.

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