Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Jeffrey Nisbet | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Central Coast Mariners | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
St Marys FC | |||
Sunshine Coast | |||
2017–2018 | CCM Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | CCM Academy | 46 | (3) |
2018– | Central Coast Mariners | 115 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
2024– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Joshua Nisbet (born 15 June 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Central Coast Mariners. [1] He can play in several positions including defensive midfield, winger, attacking midfield or as a forward.
At 1.60m, Nisbet is the shortest current player in the A-League. [2]
Nisbet made his professional debut for the Central Coast Mariners on 1 August 2018 in a FFA Cup match against Adelaide United, starting the game before being replaced at the second-half by Peter Kekeris. [3] He made his first league appearance for the Mariners as a second-half substitute in a Round 15 clash against Newcastle Jets in the F3 Derby, the Mariners going on to lose the game 1–0. [4] On 30 January 2019, he signed his maiden professional contract with the Central Coast. In the 2020–21 season, Nisbet started 24 times and provided 3 assists. [5] In the 2021-22 season, Josh Nisbet played 25 matches and scored 1 goal. In June 2022 he signed a new contract for an additional 2 years. [6]
Nisbet won the Mariners Medal for the 2022-23 season, as their best player of the year. [7] Nisbet was part of the Championship winning Mariners team in that same season.
Nisbet made his 100th league appearance for the club on 3 December 2023, in a home match against Melbourne Victory. [8]
Nisbet was called up to the Australian under-23 team for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in June 2022. [9]
In March 2024, Nisbet was called up to the Australia squad for the first time, as a replacement for the injured Lewis Miller for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Lebanon. [10] Nisbet made his debut in the second match against Lebanon in Canberra, [11] coming off the bench at Canberra Stadium in the 67th minute. Nisbet was cap #642 for Australia. [12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other [lower-alpha 1] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Central Coast Mariners Academy | 2017 | NPL NSW 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
2018 | NPL NSW 2 | 25 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
2019 | NPL NSW 2 | 15 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
Central Coast Mariners | 2018-19 | A-League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
2019-20 | A-League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
2020-21 | A-League | 25 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
2021-22 | A-League Men | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | ||
2022-23 | A-League Men | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | ||
2023-24 | A-League Men | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
Total | 94 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 132 | 4 | ||
Career total | 139 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 177 | 4 |
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