Angus Thurgate

Angus Thurgate (born 8 February 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Western United in the A-League Men. He has previously played for Newcastle Jets.[1][2]

Angus Thurgate
Personal information
Full name Angus Charles Thurgate
Date of birth (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000
Place of birth Port Macquarie, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Western United
Number 32
Youth career
2014–2015 Football Mid North Coast
2015–2018 Newcastle Jets
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Newcastle Jets NPL 34 (4)
2018–2023 Newcastle Jets 116 (11)
2023– Western United 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2020 Australia U20 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2018

Club career

Newcastle Jets

After playing for the Newcastle Jets Reserves since 2016, Thurgate was called up to the first team in January 2018 in their round 14 away match against Sydney FC, Thurgate was an unused substitute as the match finished 2–2. He than made his professional debut 2 rounds later at home against Brisbane Roar coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for striker Andrew Nabbout.

In the 2018–19 A-League, Thurgate scored 1 goal out of his 9 appearances. His goal came against Western Sydney Wanderers on 4 June 2019.

In November 2019, Thurgate scored in two consecutive matches against Western United and Wanderers respectively.[3][4]

At the conclusion of the 2022–23 A-League season, Thurgate departed Newcastle after 125 appearances and 11 goals in all competitions.[5]

Western United

In May 2023, Thurgate signed a three-year contract with Western United.[6]

References
  1. "Angus Thurgate - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. "Angus Thurgate". Newcastle Jets. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. "A-League: Thurgate enjoying his positional flexibility". Newcastle Jets. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. "A-League: Newcastle Jets vs Western Sydney Wanderers, news, score, video, Angus Thurgate, Dimi Petratos,". Fox Sports. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  5. "Newcastle Jets Confirm A-League Men departures". Newcastle Jets FC. 7 May 2023.
  6. Hughes, Nick (17 May 2023). "Star midfielder Angus Thurgate joins Western United". Western United.

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