Paul Izzo

Paul Izzo
	Izzo with the Young Socceroos in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Paul David Izzo
Date of birth	6 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Adelaide, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Melbourne Victory
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2010	Campbelltown City
2010–2011	A.I.S.
2011–2012	Adelaide United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2015	Adelaide United
2015–2017	Central Coast Mariners
2017–2020	Adelaide United
2020–2022	Xanthi
2022–	Melbourne Victory
International career‡
2010–2011	Australia U17
2011–2014	Australia U20
2015–2018	Australia U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022; ‡ 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 A-League Men club Melbourne Victory.

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 8 July 2022^[9]

Club	Season	Division	League¹		Cup		Other²		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Adelaide United	2011–12	A-League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13	A-League	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2013–14	A-League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15	A-League	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	A-League	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	A-League	29	0	5	0	0	0	30	0
	2019–20	A-League	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
	2021–22	Super League Greece 2	25	0	2	0	0	0	27	0
	Total		45	0	2	0	2	0	49	0
Melbourne Victory	2022–23	A-League Men	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total			171	0	19	0	2	0	192	0

¹ - includes A-League final series statistics

² - includes Super League Greece relegation play-offs

Honours

Club

Adelaide United

FFA Cup: 2014, 2018, 2019

Individual

Central Coast Mariners Player of the Year: 2016–17

References

^ "List of Players – 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ http://howe.how/football/HAL_season-guide_201718.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Paul Izzo". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
^ "Paul Izzo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
^ "Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne Victory FC: Team lineup". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
^ "Izzo inks with Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ 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.
^ Radbourne, Lucas (1 October 2020). "'Instrumental' Adelaide A-League star joins Greek club". FTBL.
^ "Paul Izzo (Central Coast Mariners)". Ultimate A-League.

External links

Paul Izzo at Soccerway
Paul Izzo – FIFA competition record (archived)

[1] "List of Players – 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

[2] ttp://howe.how/football/HAL_season-guide_201718.pdf ^{[bare URL 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.

[ultimatealeague-9] "Paul Izzo (Central Coast Mariners)". Ultimate A-League.

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