Miguel Di Pizio

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Miguel Di Pizio
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 (age 18) [1]
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Central Coast Mariners
Number 23
Youth career
AC United FC
2019–2022 Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Western Sydney Wanderers NPL 8 (1)
2023– Central Coast Mariners NPL 14 (3)
2023– Central Coast Mariners 22 (2)
International career‡
2023– Australia U17 10 (5)
2024– Australia U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024

Miguel Di Pizio (born 4 January 2006) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for A-League Men club Central Coast Mariners.

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Early life

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Di Pizio started playing football at the age of four. [3] He attended Mamre Anglican School, located in Kemps Creek, and Westfields Sports High School, representing in both schools' football teams. [3] He has an older brother, Gianni Di Pizio, who also played at Western Sydney Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners. [3] In addition to being Australian, Di Pizio is of Italian and Mauritius descent. [3] [4] [5]

Club career

Central Coast Mariners

A youth academy player of Western Sydney Wanderers, [6] Di Pizio signed a scholarship contract (his first professional contract) with Central Coast Mariners under head coach Nick Montgomery on 12 April 2023. [7] Di Pizio made his professional debut as an 85th-minute substitute on 22 April 2023 in a 3–1 league win against F3 rivals Newcastle Jets. [1] [8] He was added to the Mariners' 2023 A-League Grand Final squad, [9] [10] but was not named on the match squad on the day. [11]

On 29 November 2023, Di Pizio scored his first professional goal in the 2023–24 AFC Cup in a 1–1 home draw to Terengganu. [12] Di Pizio made his starting debut for the Mariners on 8 December 2023 in a 4–0 victory over Western United at Central Coast Stadium. [1] [3] Di Pizio was part of the Mariners' treble winning season, achieving the both league titles, and the AFC Cup. [13] [14] [15] In the 2024 A-League Grand Final, Di Pizio became the youngest ever goalscorer in an A-League Grand Final after scoring in a 3–1 victory over Melbourne Victory at Central Coast Stadium. [16] He extended with the Mariners on a two-year contract in July 2024. [17]

International career

In July 2022, Di Pizio received his first international call-up to represent the Australian under-17 team ahead of the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship, [18] and was renamed in a 23-man squad for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers. [19] [20] He helped Australia to automatic qualification for the U-17 Asian Cup, scoring the third goal in a 3–1 win over China to top the group. [21] During the tournament, Di Pizio also managed to score a brace in a 23–0 victory against Northern Mariana Islands, [22] and a goal in a 10–0 win over Cambodia. [23]

In May 2023, Di Pizio was renamed in the 23-man squad for the U-17 Asian Cup that was staged in Bangkok and Chonburi. [24] [25] Di Pizio featured in all three group matches as Australia qualified to the knockout rounds. [1] [26] He was also awarded player of the match in a 2–0 win against Tajikistan in the Joey's last group match. [27] Di Pizio also featured in Australia's 3–1 quarter-final loss to Japan at BG Stadium. [28]

Honours

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers U20

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