Mikey Ghossaini

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Mikey Ghossaini
Personal information
Full name Michael Ghossaini
Date of birth (2007-08-25) 25 August 2007 (age 17)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne City
Number 50
Youth career
2017–2022 Football Technique School
2020–2022 Glen Eira
2023–2024 Melbourne City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 Melbourne City Youth 5 (0)
2024– Melbourne City 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:25, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

Michael Ghossaini (born 25 August 2007) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Australian club Melbourne City.

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Club career

Youth

Ghossaini began his youth career at Football Technique School (FTS), a private academy linked to Glen Eira, joining at age 10 in late 2017. [1] Between 2020 and 2022, he scored 93 goals in 59 National Premier Leagues matches for Glen Eira's U13, U14, and U15 teams. [1] [2]

Ahead of the 2023 season, Ghossaini transferred from Glen Eira to Melbourne City's youth academy. [3] During the 2024 season, he finished top scorer in the U23 competition, scoring 22 goals in 17 matches. [3] Over the course of 2023 and 2024, Ghossaini scored a combined 55 goals in various youth competitions for Melbourne City. [3] He began training regularly with the first team during the 2024 season. [3]

Melbourne City

Ghossaini made his first-team debut for Melbourne City in the A-League on 31 December 2024, appearing as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against the Central Coast Mariners. [4] Three days later, on 3 January 2025, Ghossaini provided a backheel assist for Nathaniel Atkinson's goal against Wellington Phoenix, [5] which was later awarded the A-League Assist of the Month for January 2025. [6]

International career

Born in Australia, Ghossaini is of Lebanese descent and is eligible to play for both Australia and Lebanon at the international level.

In 2022, he was named as a shadow-squad player for the Australia national under-16 team in preparation of the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Indonesia. [1] In 2024, Ghossaini received a call-up to the Lebanon national under-20 team, [3] scoring in a 2–1 friendly win against an All-Stars Lebanese team. [7] [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 March 2025 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Australia Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Melbourne City Youth 2024 [10] Victorian Premier League 50—50
Melbourne City 2024–25 A-League 80—80
Career total13000130

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mikey Ghossaini (2007) - Signing Melbourne City U18s". Football Technique School. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Michael Ghossaini at GameDay
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 sachapisani (19 August 2024). "55-goal teen sensation wins Golden Boot as another A-Leagues academy claims title: Wonderkid Watch". A-Leagues. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  4. ↑ jackkovacic (31 December 2024). "ALM REPORT: Central Coast 1-1 City". Melbourne City. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  5. ↑ @aleagues; (6 January 2025). "A few years ago, Mikey Ghossaini was just a kid waiting for a photo with Nathaniel Atkinson. On Saturday, that same kid set him up with a backheel assist" – via Instagram.
  6. ↑ "Michael Ghossaini | eToro Assist of the Month | January | Isuzu UTE A-League 2024-25". A-Leagues. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  7. ↑ ""كأس سليم ابو شبكة" فوز منتخب لبنان تحت ال20 سنة على نجوم الأندية". Time Out Super Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام - كأس سليم ابو شبكة الاولى احرز منتخب تحت 20 سنة في كرة القدم". الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Michael Ghossaini at Soccerway . Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Michael Ghossaini – 2024 VPL 1 Men". GameDay. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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