Christian Theoharous
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Theoharous | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012 | Bentleigh Greens | ||
| 2014–2017 | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Melbourne Victory NPL | 23 | (11) |
| 2017–2018 | Melbourne Victory | 19 | (1) |
| 2018– | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 20 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Australia U-20 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2018 | |||
Christian Theoharous (born 6 December 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Early life
Christian's father, Andrew Theoharous played for Heidelberg in the National Soccer League, and captained the Bentleigh Greens after the demise of the NSL.[1]
Theoharous is of Greek and Greek Cypriot descent; his father was born in Pegia, Cyprus while his mother was born in Australia to Greek-born parents. He also has an older sister, who is an accountant.[1]
Club career
Melbourne Victory
On 27 February 2017, Theoharous signed with Melbourne Victory FC as a scholarship player, after having been part of the Victory's youth team since 2014.[2]
Theoharous made his Victory debut in 2017 as an 83rd minute substitute for Daniel Georgievski in a 1–0 loss to Brisbane Roar. Theoharous scored his debut first team goal for the Victory against the Central Coast Mariners on 18 March 2018.
Despite becoming a regular first-team player in the 2017–18 season, he missed Victory's victorious Grand Final finish to the season after receiving an injury from a two-footed tackle from behind by Sydney FC player Luke Wilkshire in the semi final.[3]
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach announced that he had signed for the club on their official website on 18 May 2018.[4]
References
- ^ a b Stamocostas, Con. "Christian Theoharous – the skills of the father are the skills of the son". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Victory signs Christian Theoharous as scholarship player". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Christian Theoharous is in doubt for the A-League grand final after Luke Wilkshire’s ugly challenge injured his ankle, Fox Sports Australia, 4 May 2018
- ^ "U23: THEOHAROUS AND NGWISANI ARRIVE, MUSTAFIC STAYS". Borussia Mönchengladbach. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
External links
- Christian Theoharous at Soccerway
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Australian soccer players
- Australian people of Greek Cypriot descent
- Melbourne Victory FC players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- A-League players
- National Premier Leagues players
- Australia under-20 international soccer players
- Australian soccer forward stubs