Kasey Wehrman

Kasey Wehrman

Personal information
Full name	Kasey Desmond Wehrman
Date of birth	16 August 1977 (1977-08-16)
Place of birth	Cloncurry, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Newcastle Jets
Number	7
Youth career
	Acacia Ridge
	Mount Isa
1995	QAS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1999	Brisbane Strikers	49	(6)
1999–2001	Perth Glory	47	(1)
2001–2003	Moss	37	(4)
2003–2007	Lillestrøm	81	(2)
2007–2009	Fredrikstad	46	(4)
2009	→ Lyn (loan)	5	(0)
2010–	Newcastle Jets	27	(0)
National team‡
1997	Australia U-20	1	(0)
1998–2000	Australia U-23	15	(1)
1998–2006	Australia	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Kasey Wehrman (born 16 August 1977 in Cloncurry) is an Australian football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for the Newcastle Jets in Australia's Hyundai A-League. Wehrman is an Indigenous Australian.^{[citation needed]}

Club career

Having impressed as a youth player with the Queensland Academy of Sport, Wehrman signed with National Soccer League club Brisbane Strikers, and was an integral member of their premiership team in 1996-97, where he was crowned the Under 21 Player of the Year. After four seasons with the Strikers, he transferred to Perth Glory in 1999, where he helped the club win the Minor Premiership in his first season.

With two seasons in Perth, Wehrman sought a move overseas, and after successful trials in Norway, he signed with Moss. He settled into first team football almost immediately, becoming a mainstay in the Moss midfield. After the club was relegated in 2002, Wehrman signed with Lillestrøm where he featured for the next four seasons, before transferring to Fredrikstad in 2007.

On 31 August he signed a loan deal with Lyn for the 2009 season. On 19 October 2009 reports suggested that Kasey was to move to Preston North End as a free agent. On 8 April 2010, it was announced that Wehrman had signed a two-year deal with the Newcastle Jets, returning to Australia after eight years abroad. After speaking out publicly against the Jets, Wehrman's future at the Jets is in doubt.

International career

Wehrman was capped 11 times for the Australian under-20 team and has played a number of times for the full Australian national team including unofficial and official international games making his debut in 1998 against Fiji in Brisbane. He was a surprise inclusion for a friendly match against Ghana in November 2006 after having been overlooked for the previous 5 years.

National team statistics

Australia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	4	0
1999	0	0
2000	5	0
2001	2	0
2002	0	0
2003	0	0
2004	0	0
2005	0	0
2006	1	0
Total	12	0

Honours

Club

Brisbane Strikers:

• NSL Championship: 1996-1997

Individual

Personal Honours:

• NSL Under-21 Player of the Year: 1996-1997

External links

• Newcastle Jets profile
• (Norwegian) Fredrikstad FK profile
• OzFootball profile
• National Football Teams

Awards
Preceded by Jim Tsekenis	NSL U21 Player of the Year 1996/97	Succeeded by Brett Emerton