Paul Izzo

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Paul Izzo
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Izzo with the Young Socceroos in 2013
Personal information
Full name Paul David Izzo[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Xanthi
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2010 Campbelltown City
2010–2011 A.I.S.
2011–2012 Adelaide United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Adelaide United 6 (0)
2015–2017 Central Coast Mariners 42 (0)
2017–2020 Adelaide United 78 (0)
2020– Xanthi 27 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Australia U17 13 (0)
2011–2014 Australia U20 15 (0)
2015–2018 Australia U23 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2018

Paul David Izzo (born 6 January 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greek Super League 2 club Xanthi.

Izzo played youth football at the Australian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for Adelaide United. In 2015, he joined Central Coast Mariners before returning to Adelaide United in 2017.

He has appeared numerous times for the Australian under-20 side.

Club career[]

Adelaide United[]

Izzo made his professional debut against the Central Coast Mariners away at Bluetongue Stadium on 1 December 2012, replacing Eugene Galeković who was unavailable as a result of international duties. His first home game appearance for Adelaide United was against Melbourne Victory on 7 December 2012.[3][4][5]

Central Coast Mariners[]

Izzo was released by Adelaide United on 8 July 2015, and subsequently signed with the Mariners for two years.[6]

Return to Adelaide United[]

In April 2017, Izzo returned to hometown club Adelaide United on a three-year contract.[7]

Xanthi[]

In October 2020, Izzo was transferred to Greek club Xanthi for an undisclosed fee, following a few Australian players and coach Tony Popovic.[8]

International career[]

Izzo represented Australia at U20 level at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in United Arab Emirates. Paul Izzo was first called up for the senior Socceroos squad on the 28th of August 2021, for world cup qualifiers against China and Vietnam

Career statistics[]

As of 11 August 2020[9]
Club Season Division League1 Cup Other2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Adelaide United 2011–12 A-League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Central Coast Mariners 2015–16 A-League 21 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
2016–17 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Total 42 0 1 0 0 0 43 0
Adelaide United 2017–18 A-League 24 0 5 0 0 0 29 0
2018–19 29 0 5 0 0 0 30 0
2019–20 25 0 4 0 0 0 29 0
Total 78 0 14 0 0 0 92 0
Xanthi 2020–21 Super League Greece 2 20 0 0 0 2 0 22 0
Career Total 146 0 17 0 2 0 165 0

1 - includes A-League final series statistics

Honours[]

Club[]

Adelaide United

Individual[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "List of Players – 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. ^ http://howe.how/football/HAL_season-guide_201718.pdf
  3. ^ "Paul Izzo". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Paul Izzo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne Victory FC: Team lineup". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Izzo inks with Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  7. ^ Fruci, Joel (19 April 2017). ""I always wanted to come back" – Adelaide United confirm Paul Izzo signing". Outside90.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  8. ^ Radbourne, Lucas (1 October 2020). "'Instrumental' Adelaide A-League star joins Greek club". FTBL.
  9. ^ "Paul Izzo (Central Coast Mariners)". Ultimate A-League.

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