Will Dobson
28 Midfielder
Born in Belmont, Will Dobson spent several years in the Weston Bears and Newcastle Jets Youth systems. Having debuted for the Youth Team in 2023 as a 15 year old, he made the step up to become a regular starter, helping the team to an unbeaten 2024 campaign in the FNSW League Two competition. He was then rewarded with a two-year scholarship deal at age 16 ahead of the 2024/25 A-League season. Will is adept at playing in the midfield, or on the wing.
2024/25 Season:
Dobson was given his debut in round one against Melbourne City, playing the final two minutes off of the bench in a 0-1 loss. For the majority of the season, Dobson was in and out of the squad, with his minutes largely limited when he did play. He played 45 minutes in a 1-3 loss to Western United on round 15, impressing Head Coach Robert Stanton, who rewarded him with his first ever start the following game, in a 2-2 draw against Perth Glory. Will made his first assist in a 2-6 loss to Western United in round 23.
2025/26 Season:
Will played a key role in the successful 2025 Australia Cup campaign. He came off of the bench in the first four rounds, scoring his first professional goal in the quarter-finals against Macarthur, before starting in the final. Dobson started in the second game of the A-League campaign, registering an assist in a 5-2 win over Melbourne Victory. He scored his first A-League goal in round 6 in a 1-2 win over Auckland, where he also assisted the other goal. Dobson earned his first youth international call-up to the Young Socceroos for the March international break, playing twice and scoring once against China.
Jets Debut: 19/10/2024
Dobson is sponsored by Gentleman’s Outfitters.

Height
-Weight
-Age
18Born
-26
Games Played
1827
Time Played
24
Starts
24
Substitute Off
21
Total Clearances
3
Blocks
10
Interceptions
Tackles
64.7%
Success Rate
Duels
40.4%
Success Rate
Areial Dual
29.2%
Success Rate
Passes
72.9%
Success Rate
536
Total passes
391
Successful passes
21
Passes per 90 mins
Long passes
47%
Success Rate
34.5%
Forward
23.1%
Left
21.6%
Right
20.7%
Backward
55.2%
Opp half
18.3%
Own half
3
Topic
2
Succ. crosses
3
Assists
18
Key Passes
Total Shots
30
Shots on target
19
Goals scored
4
13.33%
Conversion rate
457
Min per goals
1
Left foot goals
3
Right foot goals
-
Headed goals
-
Other
4
Goal inside the box
-
Goal outside the box
0
Direct free kick goals
36
Fouls won
23
Foul conceded
3
Yellow cards
-
Red cards