Jaushua Sotirio

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Jaushua Sotirio
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Sotirio in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jaushua James Elie Sotirio [1]
Date of birth (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 11
Youth career
FC Five Dock
APIA Leichhardt
0000–2013 Marconi Stallions
2013 Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Marconi Stallions 4 (1)
2013–2019 Western Sydney Wanderers 81 (11)
2019–2022 Wellington Phoenix 65 (14)
2022–2023 Newcastle Jets 23 (3)
2023– Kerala Blasters 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Australia U20 7 (1)
2014–2017 Australia U23 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:30, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2017

Jaushua James Elie Sotirio (born 11 October 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

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Club career

Western Sydney Wanderers

Sotirio began his professional career at Western Sydney Wanderers, and made his league debut on 14 December 2013 at Hunter Stadium against Newcastle Jets. [2] His starting debut came on 15 November 2014 against Perth Glory, where he also scored in the 2–1 defeat.

Sotirio spent 6 seasons at the Wanderers, making a total of 81 league appearances for the club, before departing at the end of the 2018-19 season. [3]

Wellington Phoenix

Following his departure from Western Sydney, Sotirio joined Wellington Phoenix. [4]

Sotirio spent 3 seasons at Wellington Phoenix, making 65 league appearances, before leaving after the 2021-22 season. [5]

Newcastle Jets

Sotirio's next move was to the Newcastle Jets for the 2022-23 season. [6] Sotirio spent just one season at the club before departing in May 2023. [7]

Kerala Blasters

Immediately after his release from Newcastle was announced, it was announced in May 2023 that Sotirio had joined Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters on a two-year deal. The Blasters also paid an undisclosed amount of transfer fee to sign Sotirio. [8] On 19 July 2023, Kerala Blasters announced that Sotirio suffered an ankle injury on his right leg during a training session and would remain out of action until at least 2024. He ruptured his achilles tendon, which required surgery. [9]

Personal life

Sotirio has dual citizenship (French and Australian); both of his parents are from New Caledonia. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jaushua Sotirio is just 18 years old but is now in Tony Popovic's Western Sydney Wanderers plans". Fox Sports Australia . Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Wanderers confirm player departures". 3 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix Sign Australia U-23 Attacker". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Men confirm departures". 23 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Newcastle Jets Sign Explosive Attacker Jaushua Sotirio". Newcastle Jets FC. 27 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Jets announce winger is off to Asia & officially confirm worst-kept transfer secret". 16 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "ISL – Kerala Blasters FC signs Jaushua Sotirio". 16 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "INJURY UPDATE: JAUSHUA SOTIRIO – Kerala Blasters FC" . Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Smithies, Tony (21 December 2013). "Jaushua Sotirio is just 18-years-old but is now in Tony Popovic's Western Sydney Wanderers plans". The Sunday Telegraph . Retrieved 8 January 2019.


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