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Full name | Gus Hoefsloot | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 13 March 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Helensburgh Thistles SC | |||||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Sydney FC | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Sydney FC NPL | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Sydney FC | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Australia U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023 |
Gus Hoefsloot (born 13 March 2006) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sydney FC.
Hoefsloot was raised in Stanwell Park to Dutch parents and joined the Sydney FC Academy in 2019 as a 12-year-old. [1] He grew up playing futsal for South Coast Taipans. [2]
Hoefsloot made his debut for Sydney FC's NPL side on 2 April 2022, in a 4–3 win over Sutherland Sharks, at the age of 16. [3]
On 28 June 2023, Sydney FC announced it had promoted Hoefsloot to its A-League Men's squad, signing him to a three-year scholarship contract. He had previously trialled with French side Olympique Lyonnais and had attracted interest from overseas clubs before signing. [4]
Hoefsloot was named in the Australia men's national under-17 soccer team for the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. [5] He made his first and only appearance for the team in a 4–2 loss to Cambodia. [6]
He is also eligible to represent Netherlands.
Australia U-20