Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Garuccio | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Western United | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Adelaide City | |||
2010 | SASI | ||
2010–2011 | Adelaide United | ||
2011–2012 | AIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Melbourne City [2] | 45 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Adelaide United | 50 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Heart of Midlothian | 21 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Melbourne City | 21 | (0) |
2021– | Western United | 57 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2014 | Australia U20 | 17 | (0) |
2018 | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2018 |
Benjamin Garuccio (born 15 June 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left back for Western United in the A-league.
Born in Adelaide, Garuccio played youth football at the Australian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for Melbourne Heart. In 2016, he moved back to Adelaide to play for Adelaide United. Garuccio signed for Scottish club Hearts in May 2018. He returned to Australia in October 2020 with Melbourne City.
Garuccio represented the Australian under-20 side on many occasions.
On 19 September 2012, Garuccio signed for A-League side Melbourne Heart, [3] who have since been rebranded as Melbourne City. [4]
On 16 June 2016, Garuccio returned to his hometown, signing a 2-year contract with Adelaide United. [5]
Garuccio signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premiership club Hearts in May 2018. [6] He scored his first goal for Hearts in a 5–0 win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 29 July 2018, with a 25-yard free-kick.
Garuccio returned to Australia in October 2020, signing for Melbourne City. [7]
In July 2021, Garuccio secured a mutual termination of contract with Melbourne City, so he could join rival Melbourne club Western United. [8] [9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Melbourne City | 2012–13 | A-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Total | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
Adelaide United | 2016–17 | A-League | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
2017–18 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Total | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
Heart of Midlothian | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
Career total | 116 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 132 | 3 |
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