01 Oct Socceroos skipper Jedinak announces international retirement

Socceroos skipper Mile Jediank has announced his retirement from international football.

Jedinak took to Instagram to announce his decision after an outstanding international career, winning 79 caps and scoring 20 goals.

The 34-year-old captained Australia at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups and led the Socceroos to Asian Cup glory on home soil in 2015.

“I can confirm that after much deliberation I have made the decision to retire from playing international football,” he said.

“It is an enormous privilege to represent your country and one I did not take lightly. Words will never be able to do justice the feeling of immense pride I felt when representing Australia. I gave everything I had in every single game I played to try and achieve success for our nation.

“However, after a huge amount of time reflecting and discussing with those closest with me, I feel that it is the right time to move aside in order to focus on my club football and prolonging that journey.

“The feeling of captaining our country to Asian Cup glory in 2015, and to have been able to contribute to achieving success for Australia, will stay with me forever. Additionally being able to captain the team, and score, in two World Cups is something I could only have dreamed about as a boy. There are just too many highlights to mention them all."

The defensive midfielder bows out as the only player to skipper Australia at two World Cups and just the second player to score at two World Cups alongside Tim Cahill.