Macarthur Bulls have re-signed veteran defender Matthew Jurman for the upcoming Isuzu UTE A-League 2025-26 season.
Jurman – an eight-time Socceroo – has extended his contract as the Bulls prepare to balance their Isuzu UTE A-League, Australia Cup and AFC Champions League Two commitments.
In 2023-24, Macarthur reached the ASEAN Zonal final of the AFC Cup, which is now known as ACL Two and they are back in the competition after Jurman helped the Bulls win the 2024 Australia Cup.
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The 35-year-old has established himself as a reliable figure in Campbelltown since arriving in 2023.
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“It feels great to re-sign and stay at the club another year. I feel like we have a great squad to try and win things this year,” said Jurman, who has over 200 A-Leagues appearances to his name.
“I still love playing the game and feel very privileged to have been able to do so for this long.”
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It has been a busy off-season for Mile Sterjovski’s Macarthur.
The Bulls have recruited Ji Dong-won (Suwon FC), Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC), Callum Talbot (Melbourne City), Harry Politidis (Melbourne City), Zane Helweh (scholarship), Will McKay (scholarship), Sebastian Krslovic (scholarship) and Šime Gržan, while re-signing Tomislav Uskok, Walter Scott, Kristian Popovic and Luke Brattan.
Jurman added: “We’ve got a great group of lads that just want to win as much as possible, building on from our Australia Cup success from last season, also in Asia again and want to go further this time around and try to win it.
“I personally want to help the team with my experience and winning mentality to win trophies.”
