Oscar Priestman
Australian soccer player (born 2003)
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Oscar James Moncrieff Priestman (born 25 March 2003) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Motherwell FC.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Oscar James Moncrieff Priestman | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2023 | Sydney FC NPL | 26 | (1) |
| 2022 | Sydney FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 10 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 51 | (2) |
| 2025– | Motherwell | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Priestman started his career with the reserve team of Australian side Sydney FC, where he made twenty-six league appearances and scored one goal. Priestman also made his professional debut for Sydney FC having appeared in two Australia Cup matches in 2022.
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, he signed for Australian side Western Sydney Wanderers FC, where he made fifty-one league appearances and scored two goals and helped the club achieve qualification for the 2025 A-League Men finals series.[1] Following his stint there, he signed for Scottish side Motherwell FC during the summer of 2025.[2]
International career
Priestman is an Australia youth international. On 19 March 2025, he debuted for the Australia men's national under-23 soccer team during a 2–1 away friendly win over the Croatia national under-21 football team.
Style of play
Priestman plays as a midfielder and is right-footed. Danish manager Jens Berthel Askou said in 2025 that "he's shown his big talent and potential as a dynamic and athletic central midfielder with good feet, solid body language and a great workrate".[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 February 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | A-League Men | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Motherwell | 2025–26[4] | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | |
| Career total | 67 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 1 | ||
- Includes Australia Cup and Scottish Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in the A-League Men finals series