Dylan Macallister

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Dylan Macallister
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Macallister playing for Central Coast Mariners in 2008
Personal information
Full name Dylan Jacob Macallister
Date of birth (1982-05-17) 17 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Manly United
Number 9
Youth career
Manly United
Sydney Olympic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2001 Sydney Olympic 40 (10)
2002–2003 Northern Spirit 30 (5)
2004–2005 SK Brann 30 (4)
2006–2007 Lyn 13 (1)
2006 → Sparta Sarpsborg (loan) 9 (2)
2008–2010 Central Coast Mariners 36 (5)
2010–2011 Wellington Phoenix 22 (7)
2011 Breiðablik 11 (3)
2011–2012 Gold Coast United 15 (3)
2012 Rockdale City Suns 7 (4)
2012–2014 Melbourne Heart 21 (1)
2014–2015 Eastern Salon 36 (12)
2015–2016 Rockdale City Suns 27 (8)
2016– Manly United 41 (14)
International career
1999 Australia U-17 16 (6)
2004 Australia U-23 7 (6)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
FIFA U-17 World Championship
Runner-up 1999 New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2018

Dylan Jacob Macallister (born 17 May 1982) is a retired Australian football (soccer) player who currently coaches for Manly United FC in the National Premier League. He previously played for Australian clubs Sydney Olympic, Northern Spirit, Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Heart, New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix, Norwegian clubs SK Brann, Lyn and Sparta Sarpsborg, and Hong Kong club Eastern Salon.

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Club career

Sydney Olympic

Macallister was born in Manly, New South Wales .As a youth, he played for his local Manly Warringah Dolphins before moving on to Sydney Olympic (then known as the Olympic Sharks). He marked his professional debut for the club in 1999 by scoring in his first appearance.

Northern Spirit

Having won the 2001–02 National Soccer League with the Sharks, Macallister proceeded to join another club from Sydney, the now defunct Northern Spirit. Macallister was then supposed to have left for Switzerland and FC Aarau in August, but immediately regretted signing the contract. The transfer was eventually called off and Macallister instead continued playing for Northern Spirit until he was bought by the Norwegian club Brann in February 2004.

SK Brann

After some initial success – he scored two goals against Molde in the second round of the 2004 season – Dylan figured mostly as a substitute. He scored 10 goals in 38 appearances which equates to approximately 20 matches in terms of playing time. Macallister's first season was blighted by a fatigue injury and after a good start to his second season he suffered a training injury, sidelining him for eight weeks.

FC Lyn

Macallister was sold to Lyn on 29 March 2006 and debuted in the season opener against Start. He appeared in the starting line-up in his third and fourth matches, scoring a fine goal in the fourth, but failed to become a regular.

Following the end of the transfer dispute over Mikel John Obi and subsequent return of Lyn's other Nigerian players, Chinedu Ogbuke and Ezekiel Bala, Dylan Macallister was one of three non-EU players on the team at a time when Norwegian clubs were only allowed two non-EU players in their matchday squads. He was therefore loaned out to the First Division club Sparta Sarpsborg, from 16 August until the end of the season.

Sparta Sarpsborg

During his stay at Sparta he made nine appearances, scoring two goals. Sparta retained their spot in the league, but Macallister's season ended on a dull note as he was sent off in his last game. He returned to Lyn for the 2007 season, but made just five league appearances for the club, scoring no goals.

Central Coast Mariners

His contract with Lyn originally lasted to the end of the 2008 season, but it was announced on 28 March that he was released of his contract, and had signed with Australian A-League club Central Coast Mariners. He scored two goals on debut for the Mariners against the Queensland Roar.

Wellington Phoenix

On 13 May 2010, it was announced that he had signed a contract with the Wellington Phoenix in the Hyundai A league Australian Competition, bringing him to the capital to play as a target-man. In the highly publicised 2010 pre-season game v Argentina's Boca Juniors in the capital, Macallister scored the opening goal in the 24th minute. Phoenix went on to win 2–1. [1] [2] He scored 7 league goals in 14 starts during his time with the club.

Breiðablik

Macallister signed for Icelandic champions Breiðablik on 16 May 2011. He made his debut on 22 May in a 3–1 win against Fylkir.

On 20 July 2011, Macallister scored Breiðablik's first ever goal in a European Competition, in a 2–0 win against Norwegian champions Rosenborg.

Gold Coast United

On 11 August 2011 it was announced he had signed a contract with A-League outfit Gold Coast United, scoring 5 goals in 15 appearances in the 2011/12 season. [3]

Rockdale City Suns

On 25 May 2012, Macallister joined the NSW Premier League side Rockdale City Suns to maintain match fitness before his next top level stint. [3] He scored 4 goals in 5 games. [4]

Melbourne Heart

Macallister played for the A-League side Melbourne Heart in their opening game of the 2012/13 season against the Melbourne Victory, which they won 2–1; Macallister scored the winning goal in first half stoppage time. [5] Now also runs a boys soccer team with former Albion Rovers legend Mark Leonard

Eastern Salon

Macallister was released from Melbourne Heart and joined Eastern Salon in January 2014. [6] He has gained a cult like status in his short stint at Eastern Salon and is affectionately cheered on with the chant, "He's big, he's tall, he's going to score a goal, Macallister, Macallister!"

Return to Rockdale

Macallister signed for Rockdale City Suns in the National Premier Leagues NSW for the remainder of the 2015 NSW NPL season and the 2015 FFA Cup. [7]

International career

Dylan Macallister has made several appearances for Australia's various age-specific teams. He participated in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, scoring three goals for his national side. Australia would go on to finish as runners-up behind Brazil. He later played for the U-20 team in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. In the qualifiers for the 2004 Olympic Football Tournament he became Australia's top scorer with six goals in seven matches.

Macallister earned his first call-up to the Socceroo squad in 2009. [8] He was an unused substitute in an Asian Cup qualifier against Indonesia in Jakarta on 28 January 2009.

Career statistics

As of 19 January 2015
Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupOtherContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AustraliaLeagueCupLeague CupOther Oceania/Asia Total
1999–00 Sydney Olympic National Soccer League 210000000021
2000–01 18300000000183
2001–02 20600000000206
2002–03 Northern Spirit FC 17100000000171
2003–04 13400000000134
TotalAustralia7015000000007015
NorwayLeagueCupLeague CupOther UEFA Total
2004 SK Brann Tippeligaen 14232000000174
2005 16223720021278
2006 FC Lyn 8121000000102
2006 Sparta Sarpsborg (loan) Adeccoligaen 920000000092
2007 FC Lyn Tippeligaen 502100000071
TotalNorway527977200217017
AustraliaLeagueCupLeague CupOther Oceania/Asia Total
2008–09 Central Coast Mariners A-League 19431000000225
2009–10 17100000040211
2010–11 Wellington Phoenix 22700000000227
TotalAustralia5812310000406513
IcelandLeagueCupLeague CupOther UEFA Total
2011 Breiðablik Úrvalsdeild 11320000021154
TotalIceland11320000021154
AustraliaLeagueCupLeague CupOther Oceania/Asia Total
2011–12 Gold Coast United A-League 15300000000153
2012–03 Melbourne Heart 20100000000201
2013–14 100000000010
TotalAustralia36400000000364
Hong KongLeagueCupLeague CupOther UEFA Total
2013–14 Eastern Sports Club Hong Kong Premier League 10244002100167
2014–15 8100113200124
TotalHong Kong183441153002811
Career total24544181283538128463

Honours

Club

Sydney Olympic
Brann
Eastern Sports Club

International

Australia

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References

  1. ↑ Fox, Michael (13 May 2010). "Wellington Phoenix welcome Aussie striker". Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix defeat Boca Juniors". Stuff.co.nz . NZPA. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Rockdale City Suns press release". Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "NSW Premier League teams, players and statistics" . Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Lynch, Michael (6 October 2010). "First blood to heart as noisy neighbours fire for record crows". smh.com.au . Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Melbourne Heart FC release Macallister". Football Federation Australia. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Davidson, John (9 June 2015). "Macallister to make Rockdale move". FourFourTwo Australia. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dasey: Times are a-changin' for Dylan - Global - ESPN Soccernet". Archived from the original on 28 March 2009.
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