A-League news | Macarthur winger Jed Drew son of former NRL player Brad Drew, English Premier League
The son of former NRL player Brad Drew has broken into the A-League – and has his sights set on the English Premier League.
Jed Drew has played 10 of the 11 games so far this season for Dwight Yorke’s Macarthur FC, impressing on the wing.
“He’s only 19 and still learning but he is keen and loving it,” said Brad, a hooker for Parramatta and Penrith in the 1990s and early 2000s who played over 250 games in Australia and England.
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“I finished my league career in England and Jed grew up there, and that’s where he got his love for soccer.
“He went back there with the Australian Schoolboys a couple of years ago and got a couple of nibbles from European clubs.
“Once he gets a bit more experience in the A-League it’s something we may look at.
“Dwight is an attacking coach so Jed loves the way he runs the team and hopefully he will keep developing.
“This is his first full season and he is improving all the time.”
Jed made his debut as an 18-year-old last year and has been a permanent fixture in the Macarthur team ever since.
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