Michael Ferrante

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Michael Ferrante
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Personal information
Full name Michael Ferrante
Date of birth (1981-04-28) 28 April 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Essendon Royals
Youth career
Fawkner
1997–1998 AIS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2001 West Ham United 0 (0)
2001–2002 Comprens Stabia 14 (0)
2002–2004 Benevento 9 (0)
2004 Fawkner Blues 8 (5)
2005–2007 Melbourne Victory 26 (1)
2007–2010 Wellington Phoenix 43 (1)
2010–2012 Richmond 45 (14)
2012–2019 Pascoe Vale 141 (10)
2019–2021 Essendon Royals 9 (0)
International career‡
1997 Australia U-17 3 (0)
1999–2001 Australia U-20 10 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2008

Michael Ferrante (born 28 April 1981) [1] is an Australian former footballer. He is currently the senior men's head coach of Essendon Royals SC.

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Biography

He attended St. Joseph's College Melbourne from years 1992–1997 being a star week in week out for his school side. He came through the ranks at the Australian Institute of Sport and from there he moved on to the youth team at West Ham United. He captained the team in one of the games of the 9–0 aggregate FA Youth Cup Final triumph over Coventry in 1999. [2] The team included Joe Cole, Michael Carrick who went on to become established Premiership and England players plus fellow Australian and current Australian international Richard Garcia.

He had a spell in Italy with Comprensorio Stabia and Serie C side Benevento Calcio before returning to Australia to join Fawkner Blues in 2004. He joined Melbourne's inaugural A-League squad for season 2005–06 and featured in all of Melbourne Victory league games. Following the signings of Fred and Grant Brebner he was frozen out of the squad for the second season and struggled to make appearances. He made 21 appearances for Melbourne in 2005–06, scoring one goal, and five appearances in 2006–07. [1]

After Victory released him from his contract by mutual consent in February 2007, new A-League team Wellington Phoenix signed Ferrante on a two-year deal for the start of the A-League 2007-08 season. [3] [4]

In 2010, he returned home to Melbourne, signing for local club Richmond Eagles mid-season. On 12 July 2012 he announced that a major back injury would prevent him participating in the VPL for the remainder of the 2012. By mutual consent his contract was terminated and Richmond released him to sign with Pascoe Vale who sit top of League State 1 and who are managed by his brother Vitale.

A-League career statistics

Correct as of 24 February 2010
ClubSeasonLeagueFinalsAsiaTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Melbourne Victory 2005–06 2111------2111
2006–07 500------500
Wellington Phoenix 2007–08 1811------1811
2008–09 1900------1900
2009–10 600000---600
Total6922000---6922

Honours

Melbourne Victory

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References

  1. 1 2 "Michael Ferrante". ESPN FC. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "The class of '99". TheFA.com. 1 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  3. ↑ "Wellington Snap Up Four More". Australian FourFourTwo. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Phoenix announce first signings". Queensland Football Website. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
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