Marco Tilio

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Marco Tilio
Personal information
Full name Marco Tilio
Date of birth (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne City
Number 23
Youth career
Sydney Olympic
2015–2018 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Sydney FC NPL 16 (5)
2019–2020 Sydney FC 3 (1)
2020– Melbourne City 34 (3)
2021– Melbourne City NPL 2 (1)
National team‡
2019 Australia U-20 13 (12)
2021– Australia U-23 3 (1)
2022– Australia 1 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
First place 2019 Vietnam U-20 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2022

Marco Tilio (born 23 August 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for A-League club Melbourne City.

Club career[]

Sydney FC[]

At age 17, Tilio made his professional debut in the 2019 AFC Champions League in a group stage match against Kawasaki Frontale, replacing Anthony Caceres in the 74th minute as they went on to lose 4–0, being eliminated from the competition.[2]

He was promoted to the first-team squad on 4 September 2019 at age 18 for the 2019–20 A-League season.[3]

Tilio was part of the 2019–20 Y-League championship winning Sydney FC Youth team. He played 85 minutes and scored a brace as the Sky Blues beat Melbourne Victory Youth 5–1 in the 2020 Y-League Grand Final on 31 January 2020.[4] He finished as the league's Golden Boot winner with 11 goals from 9 games.

Tilio made his first A-League appearance as an 88th minute substitute in a Round 20 clash against Central Coast Mariners on 23 February 2020, scoring Sydney's second goal in the 89th minute before assisting Harry Van Der Saag's 91st minute strike as they ran out 3–0 winners.[5][6]

Tilio left Sydney at the end of the 2019–20 A-League in September 2020, after rejecting a contract extension.[7]

Melbourne City[]

On 21 September 2020, Melbourne City announced that Tilio had signed a three-year contract with the club.[8] He made his Melbourne City debut in a starting appearance on 3 January 2021 against Adelaide United.[9] On 5 April 2021, Tilio scored his first goal for Melbourne City in his eighth appearance for the club in a 3–2 away win over Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.[10]

International[]

2019–present: Youth level and hat-trick[]

Tilio began his international career with the Young Socceroos in 2019, where he was called up to the Australia squad for the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship.[11] At age 17, Tilio played his first international game against the Vietnam U-20s in the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship group stage where he scored a hat trick in the 1st, 34th and 90th minute.[12]

On the 22nd of July 2021, Tilio scored his first goal for the Olyroos in a 2-0 win against Argentina with his second touch after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 23 July 2021[13]
Club Season League National Cup Asia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sydney FC NPL 2019 National Premier Leagues NSW 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 5
Sydney FC 2018–19 A-League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 1
Total 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 1
Melbourne City 2020–21 A-League 22 2 — — — 22 2
Career total 39 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 42 8

International[]

National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Australia U20 2019 10 8 0 0 10 8
2020 3 4 0 0 3 4
Total 13 12 0 0 13 12
Australia U23 2021 3 1 0 0 3 1
Career total 16 13 0 0 16 13

Honours[]

Club[]

Melbourne City

Sydney FC

International[]

Australia U20

References[]

  1. ^ Howe, Andrew. "Official A-League 2020/21 Season Guide, p. 69" (PDF). Australian Professional Leagues. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ "AFC Champions League | AFC". www.the-afc.com.
  3. ^ Rupolo, Nicholas (4 September 2019). "Sydney FC promote trio of youngsters". FTBL.
  4. ^ "Sydney FC Youth vs Melbourne Victory Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 31st Jan 2020". Foxtel Y-League. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Sydney FC Young Guns Deliver the Points in Gosford". 23 February 2020.
  6. ^ Greco, John (24 February 2020). "Future bright for Sydney FC as young guns Tilio and van der Saag make their mark". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
  7. ^ "Marco Tilio to leave Champions". Sydney FC. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Melbourne City FC signs talented youth trio". Melbourne City FC. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Adelaide United v Melbourne City". A-League. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  10. ^ Comito, Matthew (5 April 2021). "Late Tilio goal wins five-goal thriller for City against Phoenix". A-League. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Australia Squad for the 2019 AFF U-18 Championship" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Match Summary: Vietnam U18 v Australia U18" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Marco Tilio – Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  14. ^ "MAS U18 v AUS U18" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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