Travis Dodd

Travis Dodd is the kind of footballer I quietly admire. The headline fact is striking: he was the first Indigenous Australian to score for the national team, which gives his career a weight that stats alone can't capture. But what I respect just as much is the second act. Rather than chasing glamour abroad, he wound down with North Eastern MetroStars in South Australia and moved into coaching, staying close to the grassroots that made him. That choice tells you he cares about the soil of the game, not just the spotlight. A meaningful, rooted career over a flashy one.

Travis Dodd (born 6 January 1980) is an Australian football (soccer) coach and former football (soccer) player who last played for North Eastern MetroStars SC in the National Premier League - South Australia competition. He played as an attacking midfielder or winger and also played as a striker. He was the first Indigenous Australian to score for the Australian national team.

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Name (English)

Travis Dodd

Name (Japanese)

トラヴィス・ドッド

Reading

とらゔぃす・どっど

Born

January 6, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

Origin

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Blood type

Private

Height

177 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%83%E3%83%89

Tags

• South Australia
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.