Mitchell Mallia

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Mitchell Mallia
Mallia playing for Central Coast Mariners Youth in 2010
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Daniel Mallia
Date of birth (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Liverpool, Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Blacktown City
Youth career
St. Pats
AC United
Southern Districts
Macarthur Rams
Marconi Stallions
2009–2011 Central Coast Mariners Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Central Coast Mariners 1 (0)
2010–2011 Marconi Stallions 21 (2)
2011–2014 Sydney FC 18 (1)
2014–2018 Blacktown City 87 (33)
2017 → Perth Glory (loan) 6 (1)
2019–2021 Marconi Stallions 45 (12)
2022–2023 Blacktown City 23 (6)
2024– Blacktown City 0 (0)
International career‡
2007 Australia U-17 5 (2)
2012 Australia U-23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2016

Mitchell Daniel Mallia (born 22 March 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for Blacktown City in the NPL NSW.

Playing career[edit]

Club[edit]

Central Coast Mariners[edit]

On 31 January 2010 he made his first team debut for the Mariners in a 3–1 loss against Perth Glory, becoming the youngest player to represent the Mariners in the A-League.[1]

Sydney FC[edit]

In 2011, after he was told he wasn't in the plans of Central Coast manager Graham Arnold, Mallia moved to Sydney FC to take up a contract in their National Youth League setup. After an impressive start to the youth season where he was the leading goalscorer, Sydney FC manager Vítězslav Lavička gave Mallia his first Sydney FC senior appearance on 17 December 2011 against Newcastle Jets where he would then go on to make 6 appearances in the 2011–12 A-League season.[2] Mallia scored his first senior goal for Sydney FC on 19 February 2012 against Adelaide United in his team's 2–1 win at Hindmarsh Stadium. After impressing throughout the season, Mallia signed his first senior contract on 21 January 2012, sealing a two-year deal with Sydney FC along with fellow youngsters from the youth league team Daniel Petkovski and Hagi Gligor.[3]

Blacktown City[edit]

In 2014, after the end of his contract with Sydney FC, Mallia signed with NPL NSW club Blacktown City.[4]

Mallia scored a first half hat-trick on the opening match day of the 2015 National Premier Leagues NSW Men's 1 season against Sydney United in their 3–2 victory.[5]

Perth Glory[edit]

Following Joel Chianese being sidelined with a collar bone injury, Perth Glory signed Mallia on an injury replacement contract on 11 October 2017.[6] After Chianese's recovery from his injury, Mallia was released from the club.[7]

Retirement[edit]

After spending nearly 5 years playing in the 2nd tier of Australian football, Mallia chose to retire before the start of the 2023 NPL NSW season due to continuous injuries.[8]

Return to Blacktown City[edit]

On 12th December 2023, it was revealed that Mitch had come out of retirement to play for Blacktown City for the 2024 NPL NSW season.[9]

International career[edit]

On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.[10] He is also eligible to play for the Malta national football team.

In March 2018, Mallia was called up to the Maltese squad for two friendly matches, but never made an appearance.[11]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 2 November 2017
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Central Coast Mariners 2009–10 A-League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Marconi Stallions 2010 NSW Premier League 12 2 3 1 0 0 15 1
2011 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 21 2 3 1 0 0 24 1
Sydney FC 2011–12 A-League 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
2012–13 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2013–14 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
Blacktown City 2014 National Premier Leagues 15 8 3 1 0 0 18 9
2015 21 9 9 1 0 0 30 10
2016 24 6 3 2 0 0 27 8
2017 18 6 8 10 0 0 24 14
Total 78 29 23 14 0 0 101 43
Perth Glory 2017–18 A-League 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
Career total 122 33 26 15 0 0 148 48

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Marconi Stallions
Blacktown City

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mallia headlines generation next". Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Mitchell Mallia (Sydney FC)". Ultimate A-League.
  3. ^ "Sky Blues nab Mallia". Football Federation Australia. 21 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Mallia hungry for success". Football NSW. 6 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Mallia hat-trick sinks United 58". NPL NSW. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Mallia heads West". Perth Glory. 11 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Walker extends stay, Mallia departs". Perth Glory. 19 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Mallia calls time on his footballing career". Football NSW. 7 February 2023.
  9. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark. "Familiar faces return as Blacktown City hyped for 2024". Football NSW. Mark Stavroulakis.
  10. ^ "New Blood for the Olyroos". The World Game. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  11. ^ "NPL gun earns international call-up". FourFourTwo. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

External links[edit]

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