Oscar James Moncrieff Priestman (born 25 March 2003) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Motherwell FC.
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. Following his stint there, he signed for Scottish side Motherwell FC during the summer of 2025.
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".
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSydney FC2022–23A-League Men0020--0020Western Sydney Wanderers2023–24A-League Men25030---2802024–25A-League Men25130--102912025–26A-League Men0010---10Total50170----10581Motherwell2025–26Scottish Premiership2802010--3102026–27Scottish Premiership00000010-10Total280201010--320Career total781110101010921
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