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Giancarlo Gallifuoco
Personal information
Full name Giancarlo Gallifuoco
Date of birth (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Defensive midfielder
Right back
Team information
Current team
 Dover Athletic
Number 4
Youth career
–2012 Sutherland Sharks
2009 NSWIS
2009–2011 AIS
2012–2014 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Swansea City 0 (0)
2015–2016 Template:ALeague MV 3 (0)
2016–2017 Torquay United 35 (3)
2017– Dover Athletic 1 (0)
International career‡
Australia U-17 6 (4)
2012 Australia U-20 4 (0)
2015– Australia U-23 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2016

Giancarlo Gallifuoco (born 12 January 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dover Athletic in the National League.

Born in Sydney, Gallifuoco played youth football for Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City before making his professional debut for Melbourne Victory in 2015. In 2016, he returned to England to play for Torquay United.

Gallifuoco has played for Australia numerous times at youth level.

Club career

Tottenham

Gallifuoco signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Tottenham Hotspur in February 2012.[1] In his first season with the club he became a regular in the Tottenham under-21 side, alongside fellow Australian Massimo Luongo.[2] He also experienced first-team football in a friendly win over Enfield Town in August 2013.[3]

Swansea

In August 2014, Gallifuoco signed a one-year deal with Swansea City.[4] He played predominately with the under-21 side, including victory in the 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League 2.[5] Gallifuoco was released by Swansea at the end of the 2014–15 season.[6]

Melbourne Victory

Gallifuoco next returned to Australia, joining A-League side Melbourne Victory in September 2015.[7] He made his senior competitive debut one month later, in a win over Hume City in the semifinals of the 2015 FFA Cup.[8] He left the Victory at the end of the season after only limited first-team opportunities.[9]

Torquay United

Gallifuoco then returned to England, signing with National League side Torquay United in August 2016.[10]

Dover Athletic

In July 2017 Gallifuoco moved to rival National League side Dover Athletic on a one-season deal.[11] He made his debut in a 1-0 away victory to Hartlepool United on 5 August 2017.[12]

Career statistics

As of 6 August 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Melbourne Victory 2015–16 A-League 3 0 1 0 2[a] 0 6 0
Torquay United 2016–17 National League 35 3 2 0 1[b] 0 38 3
Dover Athletic 2017–18 National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 39 3 3 0 3 0 45 3
  1. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Club

Swansea City

References

  1. ^ Lowe, Nathan (2 February 2012). "Tottenham sign Australian youngster Gallifuoco". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. ^ Osborne, Glenn (30 August 2013). "Tottenham a 'dream come true' for Gallifuoco". The World Game. Retrieved 24 April 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Micallef, Philip (12 August 2013). "Aussie teen spurred on by AVB". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Giancarlo Gallifuoco: Swansea City sign former Tottenham midfielder". BBC Sport. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "U21s crowned development league two champions". Swansea City A.F.C. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  6. ^ Nash, Mathew (10 June 2015). "Swansea City to release former Tottenham Hotspur talent Giancarlo Gallifuoco for second year in a row". hitc.com. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  7. ^ Lynch, Michael (29 September 2015). "Melbourne Victory sign Olyroo Giancarlo Gallifuoco". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Salazar, Jo-Ryan (28 October 2015). "Hume City 0-3 Melbourne Victory: And We'll See You Here On Nov. 7". TheStoppageTime.com. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  9. ^ Lynch, Michael (28 May 2016). "Melbourne Victory release another three players as major rebuild looms". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Davidson, John (30 August 2016). "Gallifuoco links with Torquay". FourFourTwo. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Giancarlo Gallifuoco: Dover Athletic sign former Torquay United defender". BBC Sport. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Hartlepool United 0-1 Dover Athletic - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

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