Jaushua Sotirio

Jaushua Sotirio

Sotirio in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jaushua James Elie Sotirio [1]
Date of birth	(1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Forward
Team information
Current team	Sydney FC
Number	31
Youth career
	FC Five Dock
	APIA Leichhardt
0000–2013	Marconi Stallions
2013	Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)
2023–2025	Kerala Blasters	0	(0)
2025–	Sydney FC	1	(0)
International career‡
2014	Australia U20	7	(1)
2014–2017	Australia U23	6	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2025

Jaushua James Elie Sotirio (born 11 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for A-League Men club Sydney FC. Born in Australia, he plays for the New Caledonia national team.

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]

International career

On 10 March 2025, Sotirio's request to switch allegiance to New Caledonia was approved by FIFA. ^[10] The following week he was called-up to the squad for the Oceanian 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification semi-final. ^{[11] [12]}

Personal life

Sotirio has dual citizenship (French and Australian); both of his parents are from New Caledonia. ^[13]

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. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
3. "Wanderers confirm player departures". 3 May 2019.
4. "Wellington Phoenix Sign Australia U-23 Attacker". Wellington Phoenix. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 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". 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
10. "FIFA Change of Association Platform". Archived from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
11. McKay, Ben (17 March 2025). "Sydney FC's Sotirio declares for New Caledonia". The Canberra Times .
12. "Tahiti and New Caledonia squads finalised for semi-final". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 March 2025.
13. 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.

External links

• Jaushua Sotirio at Soccerway