Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 6 December 1999||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia [2] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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 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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Melbourne Victory NPL | 2016 [15] | National Premier Leagues Victoria | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
2017 [16] | National Premier Leagues Victoria | 11 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 6 | |||
Total | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | ||
Melbourne Victory | 2016–17 | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2017–18 | A-League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 14 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
Total | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
Western United | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2022–23 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Central Coast Mariners | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | A-League Men | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 4 | |
Total | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 4 | ||
Career total | 103 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 119 | 16 |
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