Sebastian Usai

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Sebastian Usai
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Anthony Usai [1]
Date of birth (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Canberra Olympic FC
Number 1
Youth career
2005–2007 Brisbane City FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Brisbane Strikers 12 (0)
2010–2011 North Queensland Fury 4 (0)
2011–2013 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2013–2014 AFC United 16 (0)
2014 Cowdenbeath 5 (0)
2015 Southport 0 (0)
2016 Brisbane Strikers 22 (0)
2016–2020 Friska Viljor 87 (0)
2020 CD Robres 2 (0)
2020– Logan Lightning 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2020

Sebastian Anthony Pryde Usai (born 28 February 1990) is an Australian footballer who currently play as a goalkeeper for CD Robres in Spain.

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Career

North Queensland Fury

Usai joined up with the North Queensland A-League outfit during the 2010-11 season as an injury replacement player. [2] He made his professional debut in the Hyundai A-League on 8 January 2011, in a round 22 clash against Newcastle Jets in a 3–1 loss. [3] After the Fury folded at the end of the season Usai headed to England in search of trials. [4]

Blackburn Rovers

In August, just before Usai was going to return home, he was contacted by Gary Bowyer and after impressing in a trial he signed a deal to the end of the season with an option for a second year. [4]

On 13 May 2012, Usai sat on the bench during Rovers 2–1 defeat by Chelsea in their final match of the 2011–12 Premier League season. [5] His call up to the first team was due to both Paul Robinson and Mark Bunn being injured. [6] He left the club on 8 August 2013 after mutually agreeing termination of his contract. [7]

Cowdenbeath

On 31 January 2014, Usai moved from AFC United to Cowdenbeath. [8] On 25 May 2014, he was released by the club. [9]

Brisbane Strikers

On January 1, 2016, Usai returned to the Brisbane Strikers for his second stint at the club. [10] Usai won goalkeeper of the year in his first season back in the NPL QLD and promptly indicated his intention was to return to Europe. [11]

Friska Viljor FC

On January 1, 2017, Usai returned to Europe signing with Friska Viljor FC. [12] In October 2019, Usai was nominated for Sweden Division 2 Goalkeeper of the year. [13]

CD Robres

On February 3, 2020, Spanish club CD Robres announced via Twitter it had signed Usai. [14] He returned home to Queensland during the global COVID-19 pandemic and signed for Football Queensland Premier League side Logan Lightning on August 1, 2020. [15]

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  6. ↑ "Tim Cahill Sees Red Over Ballboy Row". FourFourTwo (Australia). 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Goalkeeper departs". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Deadline Day - Signing Updates". cowdenbeathfc.com. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Nicholl commits to Cowdenbeath". Scottish Professional Football League. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Strikers Sign Usai and Meredith For 2016 | Uncategorized". The Brisbane Strikers. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "PS4NPLQLD Awards Winners - Football Queensland - NPL". SportsTG. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "Friska Viljor FC". www.friskaviljor.se. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Fyra Ö-viksspelare kan bli årets bästa spelare i division 2". allehanda.se (in Swedish). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  14. ↑ C.D.Robres (3 February 2020). "FICHAJE || Sebastian Usai se convierte en nuevo jugador del Club Deportivo Robres. Portero australiano de 1'90 de altura que llega procedente de la liga de Suecia. ¡¡¡ Bienvenido Sebas !!!". @robrescd (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "Logan Lightning FC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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