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Anthony Lesiotis
Personal information
Full name Anthony Lesiotis
Date of birth (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Heidelberg United
Number 6
Youth career
2017–2019 Melbourne City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Melbourne City NPL 23 (0)
2018–2019 Melbourne City 1 (0)
2019–2020 Melbourne Victory 23 (0)
2020–2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 (0)
2021–2022 Melbourne City 2 (0)
2021 Melbourne City NPL 4 (0)
2023– Heidelberg United 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2018

Anthony Lesiotis (born 24 April 2000), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Heidelberg United. He previously played for Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City.

Club career

He made his professional debut for Melbourne City on 7 August 2018 in an FFA Cup match against Brisbane Roar.[2]

He signed for crosstown rivals Melbourne Victory on 3 January 2019,[3] becoming the first player to make the switch in that direction.

He debuted for Melbourne Victory against Brisbane Roar on 15 January 2019, coming off the bench as a substitute for Victory captain Carl Valeri.[citation needed]

In September 2020, Lesiotis left Melbourne Victory.[4]

On 5 November 2020, Western Sydney Wanderers announced the signing of Lesiotis on a two-year deal.[5] He was released in April 2021, having not made a single appearance.[6] A couple of weeks later, he returned to Melbourne City, signing a scholarship deal until the end of the 2020–21 A-League season.[7]

Personal life

Lesiotis was born in Australia, and is of Greek descent.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 June 2021[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Asia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Melbourne City NPL 2017 NPL Victoria 2 11 0 11 0
2018 19 0 19 0
Total 30 0 30 0
Melbourne City 2017–18 A-League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 2 0
Melbourne Victory 2018–19 A-League 6 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
2019–20 17 0 1 0 4 0 22 0
Total 23 0 1 0 7 0 31 0
Melbourne Victory NPL[11] 2019 NPL Victoria 2 15 0 15 0
Melbourne City 2020–21 A-League 1 0 1 0
Career total 70 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 79 0

References

  1. ^ Howe, Andrew. "Official A-League 2020/21 Season Guide" (PDF). howe.how. Australian Professional Leagues.
  2. ^ "Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 7th Aug 2018". FFA Cup.
  3. ^ Melbourne Victory signs Elvis Kamsoba, Melbourne Victory Official Website, 03 January 2018
  4. ^ Radbourne, Lucas (21 September 2020). "Victory midfielder announces exit via Twitch stream". FTBL.
  5. ^ Rupolo, Nicholas (5 November 2020). "Former Victory A-League midfielder signs for Wanderers". FTBL.
  6. ^ "Wanderers confirm Lesiotis departure". Western Sydney Wanderers. 7 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Lesiotis returns as five Academy products commit to City!". Melbourne City. 21 April 2021.
  8. ^ Stamocostas, Con (19 October 2018). "The Greek Australians looking to light up the 2018/19 A-League and W-League seasons - Neos Kosmos". English Edition.
  9. ^ Anthony Lesiotis at Soccerway
  10. ^ "Player statistics for Anthony Lesiotis". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Player statistics for Anthony Lesiotis (2019)". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 9 June 2021.