Jackson Khoury
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jackson Habib Khoury[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia[3] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[4] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nejmeh | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 2016–2017 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | ||
| 2018 | Parramatta FC | ||
| 2018–2020 | Sydney United | ||
| 2022–2023 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Sydney United 58 | 21 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 21 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | South Georgia Tormenta | 52 | (7) |
| 2025 | Tacoma Defiance | 25 | (5) |
| 2026– | Nejmeh | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Lebanon | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Jackson Habib Khoury (Arabic: جاكسون حبيب خوري; born 13 October 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh. Born in Australia, he has played for the Lebanon national team.
Early life
Khoury was born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, a western suburb of Sydney, Australia, the eldest of three siblings to an Australian mother and Lebanese father.[5]
Club career
Early career
Khoury began his senior career with Sydney United 58 in the National Premier Leagues NSW,[3] being named as a breakout star in July 2021.[6] He scored in the Grand Final against Rockdale Ilinden in October 2020 and contributed to United's 4–3 victory in the penalty shootout following a 3–3 draw in regular time.[7]
Khoury later joined Central Coast Mariners Academy, who played in NSW League One, in 2022.[8] He played in the 2–1 Grand Final defeat to St George City at the Sydney United Sports Centre on 3 September 2022.[9] Despite the loss, the Mariners were promoted to the National Premier Leagues.[10]
South Georgia Tormenta
In February 2023, Khoury signed a two-year contract, with an option to extend for a year, for American club South Georgia Tormenta in the USL League One.[3] After accumulating seven goals and six assists in 31 appearances in his first season, Khoury was named the USL League One Young Player of the Year in November 2023,[11][12] and, subsequently, Tormenta's Newcomer of the Year Award in December 2023.[13] His 13 goal contributions was the joint third-highest for a player in their debut season in the league's history.[14]
Tacoma Defiance
On 9 December 2024, it was announced that Khoury would join MLS Next Pro side Tacoma Defiance ahead of their 2025 season.[15][16] He left the club at the end of the season, following the expiration of his contract.[17]
Nejmeh
On 18 January 2025, Khoury joined Nejmeh in the Lebanese Premier League.[18]
International career
Eligible to represent Lebanon through his father's side, Khoury was called up into the Lebanese national team for a local training camp in Beirut from 19 December to 28 December 2023.[19][20][21] This was in preparation ahead of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, commencing on 14 January 2024.[19] However, Khoury was not listed in the final squad.[22][23]
In March 2024, Khoury was recalled to the Lebanese squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against his native nation Australia.[5][24][25] Khoury made his international debut on 26 March, after missing the initial fixture in Western Sydney Stadium, as a late substitute in a 5–0 defeat to the Socceroos at Canberra Stadium.[26]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney United 58 | 2019 | NPL NSW | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020[28] | NPL NSW | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
| 2021[29] | NPL NSW | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Central Coast Mariners Academy | 2022[30] | NSW League One | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| South Georgia Tormenta | 2023 | USL League One | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 7 | |
| 2024 | USL League One | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 32 | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 65 | 8 | ||
| Tacoma Defiance | 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 5 | |
| Career total | 119 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 136 | 19 | ||
- ^ Includes Australia Cup, U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Appearances in USL Cup
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024[31]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Jackson Khoury". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Jackson Khoury | MLS Soccer". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Tormenta FC Adds Jackson Khoury to 2023 USL League One Roster". South Georgia Tormenta FC. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Jackson Khoury".
- ^ a b Williams, Paul (20 March 2024). "Lebanese-Australian players eager to make community proud against Socceroos". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Breakout 2021 NPL NSW Men's Performers". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Sydney United 58 prevail on penalties in NPLNSW Grand Final epic". MyFootball. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Triebsch, Ethan (16 March 2023). "2023 Season Preview: Top Young Players". USL League One. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "St George City crowned 2022 League One Champions". Football NSW. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Mariners fall in League One Grand Finals". Central Coast Mariners. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Jackson Khoury Named USL League One Young Player of the Year". South Georgia Tormenta FC. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Jackson Khoury wins best player in the USA". Australasian Soccer Academy. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Jackson Khoury Named Tormenta FC Newcomer of the Year". South Georgia Tormenta FC. November 15, 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Maffit, Gillian (29 May 2024). "Culture and courage: Jackson Khoury's journey from Sydney to Statesboro". USL League One. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ USLLeagueOne com Staff (December 9, 2024). "South Georgia's Jackson Khoury joins Seattle Sounders FC organizaion". USL League One.
- ^ Defiance, Tacoma. "Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Jackson Khoury". Tacoma Defiance.
- ^ https://www.soundersfc.com/tacoma-defiance/news/tacoma-defiance-announces-roster-decisions-to-conclude-2025-season
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/DTqNKrlApRU/
- ^ a b "South Georgia's Jackson Khoury called up to Lebanon national team training camp". USL League One. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "جاكسون خوري يلفت الأنظار بصفوف منتخب لبنان". Alahed News (in Arabic). 24 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "جاكسون خوري بصفوف منتخب لبنان.. والتحاق الحارس خليل وسوني والاخوين ملكي". Belwasat | بالوسط (in Arabic). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Blondel, Gabriel (12 January 2024). "Lebanon's national football team faces uphill battle in Asian Cup, says former captain". Lorient Today. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Younes, Tarek (24 December 2023). "اللاعب جاكسون خوري يترك إنطباعاً جيداً". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Boykin, Caroline (22 March 2024). "Jackson Khoury Covered in The Guardian Ahead of Lebanon National Team Matches". Tormenta FC. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Younes, Tarek (15 March 2024). "بعثة المنتخب اللبناني تغادر الى سيدني للقاء منتخب استراليا". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (26 March 2024). "Socceroos smash Lebanon as Goodwin stars, and Yengi, Iredale score first international goals". Code Sports. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Jackson Khoury at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Jackson Khoury – NPL NSW Men's 2020". GameDay. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Jackson Khoury – NPL NSW Men's 2021". GameDay. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Jackson Khoury – 2022". Football NSW. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Jackson Khoury". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 26 March 2024.