Christian Theoharous

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Christian Theoharous
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia [2]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Central Coast Mariners
Number 7
Youth career
2006–2012 Bentleigh Greens
2012–2013 FFV NTC
2014–2017 Melbourne Victory
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Melbourne Victory NPL 23 (11)
2017–2018 Melbourne Victory 19 (1)
2018–2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 26 (4)
2021–2023 Western United 4 (0)
2022 Western United NPL 9 (1)
2023– Central Coast Mariners 34 (2)
International career
2017–2018 Australia U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2018

Christian Theoharous (born 6 December 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger for A-League Men club Central Coast Mariners.

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Early life

Theoharous was born in Melbourne, Victoria to a Cypriot father and Australian mother of Greek descent. [3] His father, Andrew Theoharous, was born in Pegeia, Cyprus and was a former footballer in the National Soccer League for Marconi and later for Bentleigh Greens, whom he captained for a decade. [3] Like his father, Theoharous joined Bentleigh Greens at the age of six before eventually moving to the Victoria National Training Centre (FFV NTC). [3]

Club career

Melbourne Victory

On 27 February 2017, Theoharous signed with Melbourne Victory FC as a scholarship player, after having been part of the Victory's youth team since 2014. [4]

Theoharous made his Victory debut in 2017 as an 83rd minute substitute for Daniel Georgievski in a 1–0 loss to Brisbane Roar. Theoharous scored his debut first team goal for the Victory against the Central Coast Mariners on 18 March 2018.

Despite becoming a regular first-team player in the 2017–18 season, he missed Victory's victorious Grand Final finish to the season after getting injured in the semi-final. [5]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach announced that he had signed for the club on their official website on 18 May 2018. [6]

Theoharous spent three seasons at the club, playing for their reserve team in the fourth tier of German football, before he was released by Borussia Mönchengladbach in June 2021. [7]

Western United

On 1 November 2021, Theoharous joined Australian A-League Men club Western United on a two-year scholarship deal. [8] Theoharous made 4 league appearances for Western United before the club and player agreed to a mutual termination of his contract on 17 January 2023, midway through the second season of his two year deal. [9]

Central Coast Mariners

In January 2023, after agreeing a mutual termination of his contract with Western United, Theoharous signed with Central Coast Mariners until the end of the season, with an extension option. [10] Theoharous made his debut for the club at the first game since his signing, appearing off the substitute's bench against Wellington Phoenix. [11]

Theoharous was part of the 2022-23 A-League Championship winning team for the Mariners, in his first season at the club.

Midway through his second season at the club, Theoharous signed a contract extension to take him into a third season. [12]

Career statistics

As of 1 March 2024 [13] [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Melbourne Victory NPL 2016 [15] National Premier Leagues Victoria 101101
2017 [16] National Premier Leagues Victoria116116
Total2170000217
Melbourne Victory 2016–17 A-League 100010
2017–18 A-League1810060241
Total1910060251
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2018–19 Regionalliga West 6060
2019–20 Regionalliga West143143
2020–21 Regionalliga West6161
Total2640000264
Western United 2021–22 A-League Men 401050
2022–23 A-League Men000000
Total40100050
Central Coast Mariners 2022–23 A-League Men 170170
2023–24 A-League Men1621082254
Total3321082424
Career total103142014211916

Honours

Central Coast Mariners

Notes

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