Devante Clut

Devante Clut

Personal information
Full name	Devante Autupuna Clut
Date of birth	(1995-10-16) 16 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bankstown City
Number	10
Youth career
2012–2013	Parramatta FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Parramatta FC	17	(4)
2013–2014	Newcastle Jets	0	(0)
2014–2016	Brisbane Roar	16	(2)
2014	Brisbane Roar NPL	8	(0)
2016–2018	Newcastle Jets	22	(1)
2018–2019	Blacktown City	45	(2)
2020–2023	Sydney United	72	(6)
2024–	Bankstown City	20	(0)
International career‡
2014	Australia U20	3	(1)
2017–2018	Australia U23	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2017

Devante Clut is an Australian football player who plays as a midfielder for Bankstown City Lions.

Career

Nike The Chance

In July 2012, Devante Clut was one of three chosen from the Chance Pacific Finals to compete in the world finals of Nike The Chance in Barcelona Spain. ^[1]

Parramatta FC

In December 2012, Devante Clut signed his first senior contract with NPL NSW 2 club Parramatta FC after gaining multiple interests from other NSW clubs. ^[2]

On 24 March 2013, he made his senior debut for Parramatta against Mt Druitt Rangers.

On 5 May 2013, He scored his first senior goal in a 5-0 win against Bankstown City FC.

Brisbane Roar

In October 2013, Devante Clut signed a professional youth contract for Brisbane Roar. ^[3] On 24 January 2014, Clut made his professional debut for Brisbane Roar, in the 2–1 home victory against Wellington Phoenix. Clut started the match and in the 49th minute scored a volley from outside the box. ^[4] He has continued to perform consistently for the club throughout the 2014–15 A-League National Youth League, scoring 8 goals in 16 appearances in that competition. Clut made his 2014–15 debut against the Suwon Bluewings where he scored two brilliant out-of-the-box strikes to draw the match at 3–3. Clut went on to score one more goal in the A-League, a clinical finish in the Roar's 6–1 plundering of the Central Coast Mariners at Suncorp Stadium. ^[5]

On 3 June 2015, in a friendly match against Spanish side Villarreal, Devante scored a brace including a superb strike, reminiscent of that of Loïc Rémy's strike against Sydney FC the previous day. ^[6]

Newcastle Jets

On 28 April 2016, Clut signed a two-year deal with the Newcastle Jets. ^[7] Clut scored his first A-League goal for the Newcastle Jets on 16 October 2016 against his former club, Brisbane Roar, on his 21st birthday. ^[8]

On 9 February 2018, after having a hard time making the starting squad, Clut and Newcastle Jets mutually terminated his contract to allow him to join Blacktown City in the NPL NSW. ^[9]

Blacktown City

2018

On 12 February 2018, Clut joined Blacktown City after departing Newcastle Jets. ^[10] Clut made his debut against Wollongong Wolves, coming on in the second half. Clut scored his first goal for the club on 24 March 2018 against Bonnyrigg White Eagles in the 22nd minute. After an influential season, Clut finished the season with 23 appearances and 2 goals qualifying for the Elimination Final where Blacktown lost 2-0 to Rockdale Ilinden.

2019

Clut played in the 2019 season and started in the first five games of the season with two assists against Sydney Olympic in Round 3. After not making an appearance for nearly half the season, Clut was put on the bench in Round 20 against Wollongong Wolves, coming on late in the game, before eventually making it to the semi-finals and losing 7-3 to the eventual runners-up Sydney United. In September 2019, Clut left Blacktown City after only appearing 10 times during the 2019 campaign.

Sydney United

2020

On 16 November 2019, it was announced Clut signed a deal with Sydney United for the 2020 NPL NSW season. He made his Sydney United debut against former NSL rival Sydney Olympic losing 2-0 at full time. On 25 October, Clut made his first grand final appearance against Rockdale Ilinden. During the game, Clut received a yellow card in the 66th before being taken off for Adrian Vranic in the 75th minute who later equalised with a header. The game drew 3-3 after extra time, the match went to penalties with Sydney United eventually winning 4-3 on penalties after a save from Danijel Nizic. ^[11]

2021

In the 2021 season of the NPL NSW, Clut made 17 appearances throughout the campaign and helped his side finish 3rd in the league but failed to help them qualify for the 2021 FFA Cup after losing 3-1 to Bankstown City Lions in the fourth round of the 2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds. The league season was cancelled after 17 games due to ongoing lockdowns in Australia. ^[12]

2022

Clut made 15 appearances in the 2022 campaign, with his side finishing 8th by the end of the league season making it the lowest finish since coming 9th in the 2012 NSW Premier League season.

Clut appeared once in the 2022 Australia Cup, coming off the bench in the semi-final against his former club Brisbane Roar. Clut was involved in the game winning goal scored by Glen Trifiro in the 105th minute, the match ended 3-2 after extra time and Sydney United qualified for the 2022 Australia Cup Final becoming the first NPL side to make it to the Australia Cup Final. ^[13]

International

Devante made this first appearance for the Australia U20 side in Australia's 4–1 win against Bermuda in National Training Center Invitational.

Honours

With Sydney United:

• National Premier Leagues NSW Championship: 2020 ^[14]
• Waratah Cup Champions: 2023 ^[15]

Club career statistics

As of 1 January 2023

Club	Season	League1		Cup		AFC 2		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Parramatta FC	2013	17	4	—		—		17	4
	Total	17	4	0	0	0	0	17	4
Brisbane Roar	2013–14	1	1	—		—		1	1
	2014–15	1	0	0	0	4	2	5	2
	2015–16	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	Total	10	1	1	0	4	2	15	3
Newcastle Jets	2016–17	18	1	1	0	—		19	1
	2017–18	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total	18	1	1	0	0	0	19	1
Blacktown City	2018	23	2	—		—		23	2
	2019	10	0	—		—		10	0
	Total	33	2	0	0	0	0	33	2
Sydney United	2020	13	3	—		—		13	3
	2021	17	0	—		—		17	0
	2022	15	0	1	0	—		16	0
	Total	45	3	1	0	0	0	46	3
Career total		123	10	3	0	4	2	130	13

¹ – includes final series statistics
² – includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup

References

1. Boulous, Chris (10 July 2012). "Chance of a Lifetime". Fairfield City Champion. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
2. Way, Peter (18 December 2012). "Devante Clut signs first pro contract with Parramatta FC after training with Wanderers". The Daily Telegraph.
3. "Soccer star signs deal with Brisbane Roar". Liverpool City Champion. Fairfax Regional Media. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
4. "Devante Clut scores on debut against Wellington". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
5. 2014–15 A-League National Youth League#Leading goalscorers
6. "Devante Clut Scores Brace". Football Federation Australia. 3 June 2015.
7. "Jets sign former Roar midfielder". Football Federation Australia. 28 April 2016.
8. Gardiner, James (17 October 2016). "Jets in party mode after stunning Roar". The Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
9. Gardiner, James (9 February 2018). "A-League: Devante Clut departs Newcastle Jets for game time in NSW Premier League". The Newcastle Herald . Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
10. Parkes-Hupton, Heath (9 February 2018). "Devante Clut signs for Blacktown City FC". Blacktown Advocate.
11. "Sydney United 58 prevail on penalties in Grand Final epic". Football NSW. 25 October 2020.
12. "Football NSW Cancel 2021 National Premier Leagues Season". Football NSW. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
13. Larkin, Steve (11 September 2022). "A-League: Sydney United 58 become first NPL club to make Australia Cup final". The Sydney Morning Herald.
14. Boulous, Chris (26 October 2020). "CHAMPIONS: Nothing can rain on Sydney United 58's parade". Fairfield City Champion. Fairfax Regional Media. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
15. Football NSW (10 September 2023). "Sydney United 58 taste Waratah Cup success". Football NSW. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

External links

• Devante Clut at WorldFootball.net
• Brisbane Roar profile Archived 30 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine