An attacking midfielder who knows how to score goals, Culina was always going to make the big time after making his national league debut aged just 16. A lengthy, yet unsettled five year stint at Dutch giants Ajax – interspersed with loan stints to other clubs – ended with a transfer to FC Twente in 2004, and then on to Guus Hiddink's PSV Eindhoven just prior to the Australia's final World Cup qualifying matches in late 2005, where he figured prominently in the first-team and won a Dutch Championship. A virtual ever–present for the Qantas Socceroos since making his debut in early 2005, he started in four games at the 2006 World Cup finals and all four games at the 2007 Asian Cup finals. Is a key link man between defence and attack and was a constant figure during the successful qualifying campaign to reach the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals. After a decade overseas, Jason decided to return to Australia and take up the marquee player position with new franchise club Gold Coast United in their inaugural season (2009/10).