Andy Higgins (footballer, born 1993)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Higgins[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 September 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Left back, Left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | ECU Joondalup | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | ECU Joondalup | ||
2010–2012 | Portsmouth | ||
2013–2014 | Perth Glory | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Perth Glory | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Heathridge | ? | (?) |
2014– | ECU Joondalup | 50 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2016 |
Andrew Higgins is an Australian footballer who currently plays for ECU Joondalup as a left back or left winger.
Career
Portsmouth
Born in Perth, Higgins moved to England, and signed a two-year scholarship with Portsmouth on 15 July 2010.[2]
On 14 August 2012, he made his debut in the League Cup in a 3–0 defeat at Plymouth Argyle.[3]
Perth Glory
On 20 November 2012, Higgins cancelled his contract at Portsmouth to return home to Australia, in order to search for first team football,[4] and subsequently joined Perth Glory's U21 squad. On 13 January 2013 he made his debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 6–4 Youth Football League win at Newcastle Jets.[5]
Higgins appeared in three further Youth League matches during the season (against Sydney FC,[6] Central Coast Mariners[7] and Melbourne Heart[8]) before subsequently leaving the club.
ECU Joondalup
In January 2014, Higgins joined his first club ECU Joondalup.[9]
Career Statistics
- As of 23 August 2014[10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Portsmouth | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Perth Glory | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
ECU Joondalup | 2014 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
Career total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 |
References
- ^ "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/12/2010 and 31/12/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Pompey Unveil New Scholars". Portsmouth FC. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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- ^ "Higgins leaves Pompey".
- ^ "Glory shock Jets in goal-fest". Football Australia. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ "Sky Blues sink Glory in thriller". Football Australia. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ "Zahra stars as Glory upset Mariners". Football Australia. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ "Glory too much for Heart". Football Australia. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ "Hot ECU prospects head to Villa". Fox Sports Pulse. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ "Andy Higgins – Player Profile". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
External links
- Andy Higgins at Soccerbase
- Andy Higgins at Soccerway
- Sporting Pulse profile
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Perth, Western Australia
- Australian soccer players
- Association football defenders
- Association football wingers
- Association football utility players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Perth Glory FC players
- A-League players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate footballers in the United Kingdom