Joshua Brillante

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Josh Brillante
Joshua Brillante 2013.jpg
Brillante with the Young Socceroos in 2013
Personal information
Full name Joshua Brillante
Date of birth (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Bundaberg, Australia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 8
Youth career
Bundaberg Waves
2006 Bundaberg Spirit
2007–2009 QAS
2009–2011 Gold Coast United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Gold Coast United 14 (0)
2012–2014 Newcastle Jets 46 (0)
2014–2016 Fiorentina 2 (0)
2015 → Empoli (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Como (loan) 21 (0)
2016–2019 Sydney FC 79 (3)
2019–2020 Melbourne City 28 (1)
2020–2021 Xanthi 18 (1)
2021– Melbourne Victory 2 (0)
National team‡
2011–2013 Australia U20 18 (2)
2014–2016 Australia U23 10 (1)
2013– Australia 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2017

Joshua Brillante (born 25 March 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Australian A-league club Melbourne Victory. He was named captain of the Melbourne Victory ahead of the 2021/22 season. Brillante holds dual citizenship due to his Italian heritage.

Club career[]

Gold Coast United[]

Brillante made his A-League debut for Gold Coast on 3 December in a 1–0 loss to the North Queensland Fury.[2]

Newcastle Jets[]

On 12 May 2012 it was announced he had signed for A-League club the Newcastle Jets.[3]

ACF Fiorentina[]

On 15 July 2014, it was announced that Brillante decided to join Italian Serie A club Fiorentina.[4] He made his debut for La Viola against Roma in their 2014–15 Serie A opener at the Stadio Olimpico. He was subbed after 35 minutes.

Loan to Empoli[]

Joshua Brillante went on loan to Empoli whom are also in the Serie A during the January 2015 mid season transfer period.[5]

Loan to Como[]

Initially starting the 2015–16 season on loan from Fiorentina to Empoli, Joshua Brillante signed a new loan deal on 28 August 2015 with Como of the Serie B for the remainder of the season.[6]

Joshua Brillante made his debut for Como on 12 September 2015 away to Livorno.

Sydney FC[]

On 12 July 2016 Brillante returned to the A-League, joining Sydney FC on a three-year deal.[7][8] He scored his first domestic league goal against the Brisbane Roar on 19 November that year. He scored his second goal of the season against Perth Glory in the semi final.

Melbourne City[]

At the end of his contract with Sydney FC, Brillante was in talks to extend, but in the end was signed by Melbourne City, reportedly on a multi-year season contract.[9]

Xanthi[]

In September 2020, Brillante left Melbourne City to join Greek club Xanthi under the coaching of Tony Popovic.[10][11]

Melbourne Victory[]

In July 2021, Brillante returned to his home country to play for the Melbourne Victory also under coach Tony Popovic.[12] He was named captain ahead of the 2021/22 season despite not having played a competitive game for the team.[13]

International career[]

In May 2018 he was named in Australia’s preliminary 26 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 15 July 2021[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gold Coast United 2010–11 A-League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2011–12 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Newcastle Jets 2012–13 A-League 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2013–14 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Total 46 0 0 0 0 0 46 0
Fiorentina 2014–15 Serie A 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Empoli (loan) 2014–15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Como (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Sydney FC 2016–17 A-League 26 2 5 0 0 0 31 2
2017–18 26 1 5 0 6 0 37 1
2018–19 27 0 0 0 4 0 31 0
Total 79 3 10 0 10 0 99 3
Melbourne City 2019–20 A-League 28 1 5 0 0 0 33 0
Xanthi 2020–21 Super League Greece 2 18 1 0 0 0 0 18 1
Career total 209 5 15 0 10 0 234 5

International[]

As of 15 October 2014[15]
Australia national team
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2014 4 0
Total 5 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Gold Coast United

Sydney FC

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "J. Brillante". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ Habermann, Vince. (2010-12-04) Brillante makes his A League debut. News-mail.com.au. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
  3. ^ Gardiner, James. (2012-05-11) Newcastle bank on more fresh legs | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
  4. ^ "Newcastle Jets' Josh Brillante moves to Serie A's Fiorentina". The Guardian. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Fiorentina loan Brillante to Empoli". Goal.com. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Brillante Seals Como Switch". FourFourTwo Australia. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Sydney FC sign Aussie from Italian club". Football Federation Australia. 12 July 2016.
  8. ^ Bossi, Dominic (12 July 2016). "Sydney FC signs Socceoro Joshua Brillante from Serie A club Fiorentina". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  9. ^ Lewis, Dave (3 July 2019). "Melbourne City snatch Brillante from under Sydney's noses on monster deal". The World Game. SBS.
  10. ^ "Brillante departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 23 September 2020.
  11. ^ Oglos, Peter (23 September 2020). "Xanthi FC make first Aussie purchase acquiring A-League legend". The Greek Herald.
  12. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Josh Brillante". Melbourne Victory. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Melbourne Victory announces its 2021/22 Club Captains". Melbourne Victory. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
  15. ^ a b "J. Brillante". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

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