Jake Soligo Explained

Jake Soligo
Birth Date:25 January 2003
Birth Place:Victoria, Australia
Originalteam:Eastern Ranges
Draftpick:No. 36, 2021 AFL draft
Debutdate:Round 1, 2022
Debutteam:Adelaide
Debutstadium:Adelaide Oval
Height:179cm
Weight:84kg
Position:Midfielder
Guernsey:14
Years1:2022–
Games Goals1:55 (21)
Statsend:round 19, 2024
Careerhighlights:

Jake Soligo (born 25 January 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

Soligo was drafted by Adelaide with their second pick and the 36th pick overall in the 2021 AFL draft.[1] He debuted in Adelaide's first game of 2022 against as a substitute and collected 5 disposals in a narrow loss.[2] In June of 2023, Soligo signed a six-year contract extension which would keep him at the Crows until 2029.[3] At the time, this was the longest contract of any current Adelaide Crows player.[4]

Prior to the 2024 season, Soligo badly rolled his ankle during preseason training.[5] For this reason, he started as the medical substitute against in Round 1, but had maximum impact for his limited game time. In Round 8 of the 2024 season in the showdown against Port Adelaide, Soligo won the Showdown Medal and was the best on ground, with 28 disposals and 10 tackles.[6] Soligo is having a career-best season as an inside midfielder, becoming one of Adelaide's best players alongside Izak Rankine and captain Jordan Dawson.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 19, 2024.[7]

|-| 2022 || || 14| 16 || 6 || 5 || 129 || 105 || 234 || 33 || 55 || 0.38 || 0.31 || 8.06 || 6.51 || 14.63 || 2.06 || 3.44 || 0|-| 2023 || || 14| 21 || 10 || 11 || 209 || 138 || 347 || 74 || 65 || 0.48 || 0.52 || 9.95 || 6.57 || 16.52 || 3.52 || 3.10 || 1|-| 2024 || || 14| 18 || 5 || 6 || 200 || 193 || 393 || 45 || 67 || 0.28 || 0.33 || 11.11 || 10.72 || 21.83 || 2.50 || 3.72 || |- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 55 !! 21 !! 22 !! 538 !! 436 !! 974 !! 152 !! 187 !! 0.38 !! 0.40 !! 9.78 !! 7.93 !! 17.71 !! 2.76 !! 3.40 !! 1|}

Honours and achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Draft Wrap: Crows secure exciting talent. Adelaide Football Club. 25 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Adelaide Crows vs Fremantle Dockers - AFL Round 1, 2022. Fox Footy. March 20, 2022.
  3. Web site: Soligo signs long-term extension. June 16, 2023. Adelaide Football Club.
  4. Web site: Adelaide Crows Football Club Player List. FootyWire. 21 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Crows blows as star cops repeat of gruesome injury; Dee in doubt for opener: AFL Track Watch. Ben. Waterworth. Max. Laughton. Fox Sports. 31 January 2024.
  6. Web site: Showdown 55 Medal votes. Adelaide Football Club. 2 May 2024.
  7. Web site: AFL Tables - Jake Soligo - Stats - Statistics . 2024-07-23 . afltables.com.