Angus Thurgate

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Angus Thurgate
Personal information
Full name Angus Charles Thurgate
Date of birth (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Port Macquarie, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Western Sydney Wanderers
Youth career
2014–2015 Football Mid North Coast
2015–2018 Newcastle Jets
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Newcastle Jets NPL 34 (4)
2018–2023 Newcastle Jets 116 (11)
2023–2025 Western United 55 (3)
2025– Western Sydney Wanderers 0 (0)
International career
2018–2020 Australia U20 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 October 2018

Angus Thurgate (born 8 February 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers.

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Thurgate holds the record for being the youngest player in A-League Men history to reach 150 appearances, [1] achieving the milestone in December 2024 at the age of 24. [2] [3]

Club career

Newcastle Jets

After playing for the Newcastle Jets Reserves since 2016, Thurgate was called up to the first team in January 2018 in their round 14 away match against Sydney FC, Thurgate was an unused substitute as the match finished 2–2. He than made his professional debut 2 rounds later at home against Brisbane Roar coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for striker Andrew Nabbout.

In the 2018–19 A-League, Thurgate scored 1 goal out of his 9 appearances. His goal came against Western Sydney Wanderers on 4 June 2019.

In November 2019, Thurgate scored in two consecutive matches against Western United and Wanderers respectively. [4] [5]

At the conclusion of the 2022–23 A-League season, Thurgate departed Newcastle after 125 appearances and 11 goals in all competitions. [6]

Western United

In May 2023, Thurgate signed a three-year contract with Western United. [7] Thurgate made 55 league appearances for Western United over 2 seasons at the club, including winning the club's player of the season award in the 2024-25 season, however following the suspension of Western United's participation in the 2025–26 season, all players – including Thurgate – were released from their contracts in September 2025. [8] [9]

Western Sydney Wanderers

Following his release from Western United, Thurgate joined Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2025-26 season on a three-year-deal. [10]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. Pisani, Sacha. "It's time to appreciate the 'old school' unsung hero behind Australia's new entertainers". A-Leagues. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  2. Monteverde, Marco. "Angus Thurgate proving to be the key to Western United's impressive form". News.com.au. News Corp. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. Monteverde, Marco. "Western United star Angus Thurgate set to make his 150th A-League appearance". The Australian. News Corp. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. "A-League: Thurgate enjoying his positional flexibility". Newcastle Jets. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  5. "A-League: Newcastle Jets vs Western Sydney Wanderers, news, score, video, Angus Thurgate, Dimi Petratos". Fox Sports. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  6. "Newcastle Jets Confirm A-League Men departures". Newcastle Jets FC . 7 May 2023.
  7. Hughes, Nick (17 May 2023). "Star midfielder Angus Thurgate joins Western United". Western United .
  8. "APL statement: An update on Western United Football Club". A-Leagues. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  9. Monteverde, Marco (8 September 2025). "United contracts terminated". news.com.au . Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  10. "Wanderers sign Thurgate on three-year deal". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 14 September 2025.
  11. Gardiner, James (2 June 2022). "What a star: Newcastle Jets midfielder Angus Thurgate named A-League's young player of the year". Newcastle Herald . Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  12. "A-League All Stars Men lock in final 21-player squad to take on Newcastle United this Friday". A-League Men . 20 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.