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Jackson Khoury
Personal information
Full name Jackson Habib Khoury[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-13) 13 October 2002 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia[3]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[4]
Position Winger
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 2 (0)
International career‡
2024 Lebanon 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 February 2026
‡ 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. Born in Australia, he has played for the Lebanon national team.

Early life

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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

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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On 18 January 2026, Khoury joined Nejmeh in the Lebanese Premier League.[18]

International career

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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

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Club

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As of match played 5 October 2025[1][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sydney United 58 2019 NPL NSW —10—10
2020[28] NPL NSW 43——43
2021[29] NPL NSW 171——171
Total 2141000224
Central Coast Mariners Academy 2022[30] NSW League One 212——212
South Georgia Tormenta 2023 USL League One 31720—337
2024 USL League One 210308[b]1321
Total 5275081658
Tacoma Defiance 2025 MLS Next Pro 25530—285
Career total 11918908113619
  1. ↑ Includes Australia Cup, U.S. Open Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in USL Cup

International

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As of match played 26 March 2024[31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 202410
Total 10

Honours

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Nejmeh

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Jackson Khoury". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jackson Khoury | MLS Soccer". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tormenta FC Adds Jackson Khoury to 2023 USL League One Roster". South Georgia Tormenta FC. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jackson Khoury".
  5. 1 2 Williams, Paul (20 March 2024). "Lebanese-Australian players eager to make community proud against Socceroos". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Breakout 2021 NPL NSW Men's Performers". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Sydney United 58 prevail on penalties in NPLNSW Grand Final epic". MyFootball. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Triebsch, Ethan (16 March 2023). "2023 Season Preview: Top Young Players". USL League One. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "St George City crowned 2022 League One Champions". Football NSW. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mariners fall in League One Grand Finals". Central Coast Mariners. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Jackson Khoury Named USL League One Young Player of the Year". South Georgia Tormenta FC. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Jackson Khoury wins best player in the USA". Australasian Soccer Academy. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Jackson Khoury Named Tormenta FC Newcomer of the Year". South Georgia Tormenta FC. November 15, 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Maffit, Gillian (29 May 2024). "Culture and courage: Jackson Khoury's journey from Sydney to Statesboro". USL League One. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  15. ↑ USLLeagueOne com Staff (December 9, 2024). "South Georgia's Jackson Khoury joins Seattle Sounders FC organizaion". USL League One.
  16. ↑ Defiance, Tacoma. "Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Jackson Khoury". Tacoma Defiance.
  17. ↑ https://www.soundersfc.com/tacoma-defiance/news/tacoma-defiance-announces-roster-decisions-to-conclude-2025-season
  18. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DTqNKrlApRU/
  19. 1 2 "South Georgia's Jackson Khoury called up to Lebanon national team training camp". USL League One. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "جاكسون خوري يلفت الأنظار بصفوف منتخب لبنان". Alahed News (in Arabic). 24 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "جاكسون خوري بصفوف منتخب لبنان.. والتحاق الحارس خليل وسوني والاخوين ملكي". Belwasat | بالوسط (in Arabic). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ Younes, Tarek (24 December 2023). "اللاعب جاكسون خوري يترك إنطباعاً جيداً". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  24. ↑ Boykin, Caroline (22 March 2024). "Jackson Khoury Covered in The Guardian Ahead of Lebanon National Team Matches". Tormenta FC. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  25. ↑ Younes, Tarek (15 March 2024). "بعثة المنتخب اللبناني تغادر الى سيدني للقاء منتخب استراليا". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  26. ↑ 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)
  27. ↑ Jackson Khoury at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  28. ↑ "Jackson Khoury – NPL NSW Men's 2020". GameDay. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  29. ↑ "Jackson Khoury – NPL NSW Men's 2021". GameDay. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  30. ↑ "Jackson Khoury – 2022". Football NSW. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  31. ↑ "Jackson Khoury". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
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