Nicholas D'Agostino (soccer)

Nick D'Agostino
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas D'Agostino
Date of birth	25 February 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team	Melbourne Victory
Number	18
Youth career
	Runaway Bay
	QAS
	Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014	FFA COE
2015–2018	Brisbane Roar NPL
2015–2019	Brisbane Roar
2019–2021	Perth Glory
2021–	Melbourne Victory
National team‡
2013	Australia U-17
2019–2021	Australia U-23
Honours
Men's football
Representing Australia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2020

Nicholas D'Agostino (born 25 February 1998) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Melbourne Victory.

Club career[]

Brisbane Roar[]

D'Agostino signed a two-year contract with Brisbane Roar on 5 August 2016.^[2]

Perth Glory[]

In June 2019, following new coach Robbie Fowler's changes in squads, D'Agostino left Brisbane Roar and joined Perth Glory.^[3] On 7 August 2019, D’Agostino made his competitive debut for Perth Glory, in a FFA Cup fixture against Western Sydney Wanderers.

Melbourne Victory[]

D'Agostino joined Melbourne Victory in August 2021. He signed a three-year contract, reuniting him with his former manager Tony Popovic.^[4]

International career[]

He's eligible to represent Australia, and also for Malta and Italy due to his origins. He also holds Maltese citizenship. In 2019, the Maltese F.A. were keen on verifying D'Agostino's eligibility to represent Malta at first team level, due to having Maltese grandparents. The Maltese FA continue to monitor his performances.

He was selected by Graham Arnold for the Under 23 team in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers which took place in Cambodia.^[5] After being goalless in his first two matches, he scored a double in the final group match against South Korea to help Australia advance through to the finals which is going to be held in Thailand.^[6]

In the main tournament, D'Agostino became the hero for Australia, having scored only three goals, but mostly important one which guaranteed his team a victory over Thailand at the group stage, and especially, the only goal against Uzbekistan in the third-place encounter which clinched Australia a place for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

The Olyroos beat Argentina in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention.^[7]

Career statistics[]

Club	Season	Division	League¹		Cup²		Continental³		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brisbane Roar FC	2015–16	A-League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17		8	2	0	0	6	0	14	2
	2017–18		9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	2018–19		17	1	0	0	0	0	17	1
Perth Glory	2019–20		12	3	1	0	2	0	15	3
Perth Glory	2020–21		16	5	0	0	0	0	16	5
Melbourne Victory	2021–22		6	3	0	0	1	2	7	5
Career Total			69	14	2	0	8	0	79	14

¹ – includes A-League final series statistics
² – includes FFA Cup statistics
³ – includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)