Joshua Brillante

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Joshua Brillante
Personal information
Full name Joshua Brillante[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bundaberg, Australia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 25
Youth career
Bundaberg Waves
2006 Bundaberg Spirit
2007–2009 QAS
2009–2011 Gold Coast United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Gold Coast United 14 (0)
2012–2014 Newcastle Jets 46 (0)
2014–2016 Fiorentina 2 (0)
2015 → Empoli (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Como (loan) 21 (0)
2016–2019 Sydney FC 79 (3)
2019–2020 Melbourne City 28 (1)
2020–2021 Xanthi 18 (1)
2021–2023 Melbourne Victory 50 (5)
2023– Western Sydney Wanderers 7 (1)
International career‡
2011–2013 Australia U20 18 (2)
2014–2016 Australia U23 10 (1)
2013– Australia 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2017

Joshua Brillante (born 25 March 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers. Brillante holds dual citizenship due to his Italian heritage.

Club career[edit]

Gold Coast United[edit]

Brillante made his A-League debut for Gold Coast on 3 December in a 1–0 loss to the North Queensland Fury.[3]

Newcastle Jets[edit]

On 12 May 2012 it was announced he had signed for A-League club the Newcastle Jets.[4]

ACF Fiorentina[edit]

On 15 July 2014, it was announced that Brillante decided to join Italian Serie A club Fiorentina.[5] He made his debut for La Viola against Roma in their 2014–15 Serie A opener at the Stadio Olimpico. He was subbed after 35 minutes.

Loan to Empoli[edit]

Joshua Brillante went on loan to Empoli whom are also in the Serie A during the January 2015 mid season transfer period.[6]

Loan to Como[edit]

Initially starting the 2015–16 season on loan from Fiorentina to Empoli, Joshua Brillante signed a new loan deal on 28 August 2015 with Como of the Serie B for the remainder of the season.[7]

Joshua Brillante made his debut for Como on 12 September 2015 away to Livorno.

Sydney FC[edit]

On 12 July 2016 Brillante returned to the A-League, joining Sydney FC on a three-year deal.[8][9] He scored his first domestic league goal against the Brisbane Roar on 19 November that year. He scored his second goal of the season against Perth Glory in the semi-final.

Melbourne City[edit]

At the end of his contract with Sydney FC, Brillante was in talks to extend, but in the end was signed by Melbourne City, reportedly on a multi-year season contract.[10]

Xanthi[edit]

In September 2020, Brillante left Melbourne City to join Greek club Xanthi under the coaching of Tony Popovic.[11][12]

Melbourne Victory[edit]

In July 2021, Brillante returned to his home country to play for the Melbourne Victory also under coach Tony Popovic.[13] He was named captain ahead of the 2021/22 season despite not having played a competitive game for the team.[14] After 50 league games for the club and despite having a year remaining on his contract, Brillante mutually terminated his contract with the club.[15]

Western Sydney Wanderers[edit]

Shortly thereafter, on 9 July 2023, he signed a 2-year contract with Western Sydney Wanderers, becoming the sixth A-League Men club he will have represented.[16]

International career[edit]

Brillante with the Young Socceroos in 2013

Brillante represented Australia at U20 level at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in United Arab Emirates[17] and at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[18] In May 2018 he was named in Australia’s preliminary 26 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[19]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 11 December 2023[20][21]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gold Coast United 2010–11 A-League 2 0 — — 2 0
2011–12 12 0 — — 12 0
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Newcastle Jets 2012–13 A-League 22 0 — — 22 0
2013–14 24 0 — — 24 0
Total 46 0 0 0 0 0 46 0
Fiorentina 2014–15 Serie A 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Empoli (loan) 2014–15 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Como (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 21 0 0 0 — 21 0
Sydney FC 2016–17 A-League 26 2 5 0 — 31 2
2017–18 26 1 5 0 6 0 37 1
2018–19 27 0 0 0 4 0 31 0
Total 79 3 10 0 10 0 99 3
Melbourne City 2019–20 A-League 28 1 5 0 — 33 0
Xanthi 2020–21 Super League Greece 2 18 1 0 0 — 18 1
Melbourne Victory 2021–22 A-League Men 26 2 3 2 1 0 30 4
2022–23 24 3 1 0 — 25 3
Total 50 5 4 2 1 0 55 7
Western Sydney Wanderers 2023–24 A-League Men 7 1 3 0 — 10 1
Career total 266 11 22 2 11 0 299 13

International[edit]

As of 15 October 2014[20]
Australia national team
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2014 4 0
Total 5 0

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Gold Coast United

Sydney FC

Melbourne Victory

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "J. Brillante". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ Habermann, Vince. (2010-12-04) Brillante makes his A League debut. News-mail.com.au. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
  4. ^ Gardiner, James. (2012-05-11) Newcastle bank on more fresh legs | Newcastle Herald Archived 13 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Theherald.com.au. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
  5. ^ "Newcastle Jets' Josh Brillante moves to Serie A's Fiorentina". The Guardian. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Fiorentina loan Brillante to Empoli". Goal.com. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Brillante Seals Como Switch". FourFourTwo Australia. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Sydney FC sign Aussie from Italian club". Football Federation Australia. 12 July 2016.
  9. ^ Bossi, Dominic (12 July 2016). "Sydney FC signs Socceoro Joshua Brillante from Serie A club Fiorentina". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. ^ Lewis, Dave (3 July 2019). "Melbourne City snatch Brillante from under Sydney's noses on monster deal". The World Game. SBS.
  11. ^ "Brillante departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 23 September 2020.
  12. ^ Oglos, Peter (23 September 2020). "Xanthi FC make first Aussie purchase acquiring A-League legend". The Greek Herald.
  13. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Josh Brillante". Melbourne Victory. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Melbourne Victory announces its 2021/22 Club Captains". Melbourne Victory. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  15. ^ apavlidis (9 July 2023). "Josh Brillante departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  16. ^ D'Urbano, Nick (9 July 2023). "Wanderers bolster midfield stocks with arrival of ex-Victory captain Brillante". Keep Up. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  17. ^ NSW, Football (23 October 2012). "Paul Okon names Qantas Young Socceroos squad for AFC U-19 Championship". Football NSW. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  18. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013™: Australia". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
  20. ^ a b "J. Brillante". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  21. ^ Joshua Brillante at Soccerway
  22. ^ "PFA reveals player-voted Austraffic A-League Men Team of the Season on eve of Grand Final". Professional Footballers Australia. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

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