Anthony Lesiotis

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Anthony Lesiotis
Personal information
Full name Anthony Lesiotis [1]
Date of birth (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 25)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Heidelberg United
Number 6
Youth career
2017–2019 Melbourne City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Melbourne City NPL 23 (0)
2018–2019 Melbourne City 1 (0)
2019–2020 Melbourne Victory 23 (0)
2020–2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 (0)
2021–2022 Melbourne City 2 (0)
2021 Melbourne City NPL 4 (0)
2023– Heidelberg United 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 August 2018

Anthony Lesiotis (born 24 April 2000), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Heidelberg United. He previously played for Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City.

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Club career

He made his professional debut for Melbourne City on 7 August 2018 in an FFA Cup match against Brisbane Roar. [2]

He signed for crosstown rivals Melbourne Victory on 3 January 2019, [3] becoming the first player to make the switch in that direction.

He debuted for Melbourne Victory against Brisbane Roar on 15 January 2019, coming off the bench as a substitute for Victory captain Carl Valeri.[ citation needed ]

In September 2020, Lesiotis left Melbourne Victory. [4]

On 5 November 2020, Western Sydney Wanderers announced the signing of Lesiotis on a two-year deal. [5] He was released in April 2021, having not made a single appearance. [6] A couple of weeks later, he returned to Melbourne City, signing a scholarship deal until the end of the 2020–21 A-League season. [7]

Personal life

Lesiotis was born in Australia, and is of Greek descent. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 June 2021 [9] [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupAsiaOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Melbourne City NPL 2017 NPL Victoria 2 110110
2018 190190
Total300300
Melbourne City 2017–18 A-League 000000
2018–19 101020
Total101020
Melbourne Victory 2018–19 A-League 60003090
2019–20 1701040220
Total2301070310
Melbourne Victory NPL [11] 2019 NPL Victoria 2 150150
Melbourne City 2020–21 A-League 1010
Career total700207000790

References

  1. Howe, Andrew. "Official A-League 2020/21 Season Guide" (PDF). howe.how. Australian Professional Leagues.
  2. "Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 7th Aug 2018". FFA Cup. 26 June 2018.
  3. Melbourne Victory signs Elvis Kamsoba, Melbourne Victory Official Website, 03 January 2018
  4. Radbourne, Lucas (21 September 2020). "Victory midfielder announces exit via Twitch stream". FTBL.
  5. Rupolo, Nicholas (5 November 2020). "Former Victory A-League midfielder signs for Wanderers". FTBL.
  6. "Wanderers confirm Lesiotis departure". Western Sydney Wanderers . 7 April 2020.
  7. "Lesiotis returns as five Academy products commit to City!". Melbourne City . 21 April 2021.
  8. Stamocostas, Con (19 October 2018). "The Greek Australians looking to light up the 2018/19 A-League and W-League seasons - Neos Kosmos". English Edition.
  9. Anthony Lesiotis at Soccerway
  10. "Player statistics for Anthony Lesiotis". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  11. "Player statistics for Anthony Lesiotis (2019)". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 9 June 2021.