Jaushua Sotirio

Jaushua James Elie Sotirio (born 11 October 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

Jaushua Sotirio
Sotirio in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jaushua James Elie Sotirio[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 11
Youth career
FC Five Dock
APIA Leichhardt
0000–2013 Marconi Stallions
2013 Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Marconi Stallions 4 (1)
2013–2019 Western Sydney Wanderers 81 (11)
2019–2022 Wellington Phoenix 65 (14)
2022–2023 Newcastle Jets 23 (3)
2023– Kerala Blasters 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Australia U20 7 (1)
2014–2017 Australia U23 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:30, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2017

Club career

Western Sydney Wanderers

Sotirio began his professional career at Western Sydney Wanderers, and made his league debut on 14 December 2013 at Hunter Stadium against Newcastle Jets.[2] His starting debut came on 15 November 2014 against Perth Glory, where he also scored in the 2–1 defeat.

Sotirio spent 6 seasons at the Wanderers, making a total of 81 league appearances for the club, before departing at the end of the 2018-19 season.[3]

Wellington Phoenix

Following his departure from Western Sydney, Sotirio joined Wellington Phoenix.[4]

Sotirio spent 3 seasons at Wellington Phoenix, making 65 league appearances, before leaving after the 2021-22 season.[5]

Newcastle Jets

Sotirio's next move was to the Newcastle Jets for the 2022-23 season.[6] Sotirio spent just one season at the club before departing in May 2023.[7]

Kerala Blasters

Immediately after his release from Newcastle was announced, it was announced in May 2023 that Sotirio had joined Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters on a two-year deal. The Blasters also paid an undisclosed amount of transfer fee to sign Sotirio.[8] On 19 July 2023, Kerala Blasters announced that Sotirio suffered an ankle injury on his right leg during a training session and would remain out of action until at least 2024. He ruptured his achilles tendon, which required surgery.[9]

Personal life

Sotirio has dual citizenship (French and Australian); both of his parents are from New Caledonia.[10]

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
  2. "Jaushua Sotirio is just 18 years old but is now in Tony Popovic's Western Sydney Wanderers plans". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. "Wanderers confirm player departures". 3 May 2019.
  4. "Wellington Phoenix Sign Australia U-23 Attacker". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. "Men confirm departures". 23 May 2022.
  6. "Newcastle Jets Sign Explosive Attacker Jaushua Sotirio". Newcastle Jets FC. 27 June 2022.
  7. "Jets announce winger is off to Asia & officially confirm worst-kept transfer secret". 16 May 2023.
  8. "ISL – Kerala Blasters FC signs Jaushua Sotirio". 16 May 2023.
  9. "INJURY UPDATE: JAUSHUA SOTIRIO – Kerala Blasters FC". Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  10. Smithies, Tony (21 December 2013). "Jaushua Sotirio is just 18-years-old but is now in Tony Popovic's Western Sydney Wanderers plans". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 8 January 2019.


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