Jonathan Aspropotamitis
 Aspropotamitis pictured playing for Western Sydney Wanderers | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Paddington, Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pohang Steelers | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Queens Park | |||
| 2009–2011 | Sydney University | ||
| 2012 | Parramatta FC | ||
| 2013 | APIA Leichhardt | ||
| 2014 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2014–2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 43 | (0) |
| 2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Central Coast Mariners | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Western United | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Perth Glory | 31 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Macarthur FC | 31 | (1) |
| 2024– | Pohang Steelers | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Australia U-23 | 4 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2020 | |||
Jonathan Aspropotamitis (born 7 June 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for the Pohang Steelers.[1][2]
Career
Western Sydney Wanderers
Aspropotamitis made his professional debut on 11 March 2015 vs Melbourne City FC in a 3–2 victory for the Western Sydney Wanderers at Pirtek Stadium. He also made his Asian Champions League debut on 7 April 2015 vs FC Seoul in a 1–1 draw at Pirtek Stadium.
Aspropotamitis signed his 1st professional senior contract with the Western Sydney Wanderers on 31 May 2015.
Early in the 2015–16 season Aspropotamitis got the opportunity to fill in for the experienced Alberto Aguilar who sustained an injury in the round 4 encounter v Perth Glory. An assured display from the young centre back, coupled with the Wanderers first win of the season, lead to his selection over the following weeks.
A string of solid performances lead the Wanderers to move quickly and extend the young centre backs contract for a further 2 seasons, Wanderers CEO said of the signing "We think he will continue to develop here and really go to the next level as a centre back. He has the maturity, the composure and the determination to become a very important player for this club and we are delighted to have him sign for an additional two years."[3]
Central Coast Mariners
On 14 May 2018, the Western Sydney Wanderers announced the departure of Aspropotamitis, who was then signed by the Central Coast Mariners on a one-year deal.[4]
Western United
On 15 April 2019, Aspropotamitis signed a 2-year deal for new A-League side Western United.[5]
Perth Glory
In November 2020, Aspropotamitis was selected as part of the 2020 AFC Asian Champions League squad which played out the remaining games, which were originally postponed due the COVID-19 pandemic, in Qatar.[6] He scored Perth Glory's first ever goal in continental competition in a 1–2 loss against Shanghai Shenhua.[7]
Macarthur FC
Aspropotamitis joined Macarthur FC ahead of the 2022-23 season.[8]
On 28 December 2023, Macarthur announced that a transfer had been agreed with a club based in Asia, pending a medical evaluation from his future club.[9]
Pohang Steelers
Aspropotamitis joined Pohang Steelers ahead of the 2023 KLeague 1 season
He made his debut on February 14 in the Asian Champions League R16 clash v Jeonbuk Motors and his Leage debut in the season opener v Ulsan Hyundai.
International career
In 2017 Aspropotamitis was part of the Australia men's national under-23 soccer team squad which competed in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification tournament.[10] He played in all three games as captain, while being voted Man of the Match in the first match[11] and scoring a goal in the final match.[citation needed]
Personal life
Educated at Newington College.[12] He is of Greek ancestry.[citation needed]
Career statistics
- As of 23 December 2023.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | International | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2014–15 | A-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 52 | 0 | |||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2018–19 | A-League | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Western United | 2019–20 | A-League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Perth Glory | 2020–21 | A-League | 18 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Macarthur FC | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 127 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 3 | ||
Honours
Western Sydney Wanderers
Macarthur
References
- ^ Macarthur FC [@mfcbulls] (28 December 2023). "The club has reached an agreement with an overseas club in Asia for the transfer of Jonathan Aspropotamitis, pending a medical evaluation" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Lewis, Dave (28 December 2023). "Aussie's China move creates new Korea opportunity for Aspro". FTBL.
- ^ "Aspro inks two year extension in Red & Black". 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Mariners sign defender Aspropotamitis". The World Game. SBS. 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Signing news: Western United nab young Mariners defender". Hyundai A-League. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Garcia names squad for AFC Champions League". Perth Glory FC. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Gallant Glory fall just short against Shanghai". Perth Glory FC. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Bulls boost defence with the signing of Aspropotamitis". Macarthur FC. 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Macarthur reach agreement with overseas club for transfer of experienced defender". aleagues.com.au. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Australia U-23 News". 21 August 2017.
- ^ "The AFC".
- ^ "Newington College Sporting Blogs". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Jonathan Aspropotamitis at Soccerway
- ^ Gibson, Timothy (2 October 2022). "Macarthur prevail in Australia cup final against Sydney United". The Football Sack. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
External links
- Jonathan Aspropotamitis at Soccerway
- Jonathan Aspropotamitis | Post Match Press Conference 11 March 2015 Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Western Sydney Wanderers 12 March 2015
- Jonathan Aspropotamitis the silver lining to Western Sydney Wanderers' injury clouds SMH Online 31 March 2015
- Jonathan Aspropotamitis Signs 1st Professional Contract Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Western Sydney Wanderers 31 May 2015
- Aspro Inks Two Year Extension in Red & Black Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Western Sydney Wanderers 15 December 2015