Jaushua Sotirio
Jaushua James Elie Sotirio (born 11 October 1995) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a winger and striker for Newcastle Jets in the A-League.
 Sotirio in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jaushua James Elie Sotirio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Five Dock | |||
| APIA Leichhardt | |||
| –2013 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 2013 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Marconi Stallions | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 81 | (11) |
| 2019–2022 | Wellington Phoenix | 65 | (14) |
| 2022– | Newcastle Jets | 16 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Australia U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Australia U23 | 6 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2017 | |||
Club career
Jaushua Sotirio made his league debut on 14 December 2013 at Hunter Stadium against Newcastle Jets FC. His starting debut came on 15 November 2014 against Perth Glory FC, where he also scored in the 2–1 defeat.
On 12 June 2019, Sotirio signed a one-year deal with Wellington Phoenix.[2]
After departing Wellington in 2022, Sotirio signed a two-year deal with rival A-League side Newcastle Jets.[3]
Personal life
Sotirio has dual citizenship (French and Australian), both parents are from New Caledonia.[4]
References
- "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
- "Wellington Phoenix Sign Australia U-23 Attacker". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- "Newcastle Jets Sign Explosive Attacker Jaushua Sotirio". Newcastle Jets FC. 27 June 2022.
- Smithies, Tony (21 December 2013). "Jaushua Sotirio is just 18-years-old but is now in Tony Popovic's Western Sydney Wanderers plans". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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