Josh Cavallo

Joshua John Cavallo (born 13 November 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left back and central midfielder for A-League Men club Adelaide United.[2] Cavallo has represented the Australian under-20 national team.[3]

Josh Cavallo
Cavallo with Adelaide United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Joshua John Cavallo
Date of birth (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999
Place of birth Bentleigh East, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back, central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Adelaide United
Number 27
Youth career
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Melbourne City NPL 54 (6)
2019–2021 Western United 9 (0)
2021– Adelaide United 44 (0)
International career‡
2018 Australia U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2020

Early life

Joshua John Cavallo[4] was born on 13 November 1999 in Bentleigh East, Victoria.[5] He is of Italian and Maltese descent.[6]

Career

Youth
Cavallo with Melbourne Victory Youth in 2016

Cavallo represented both Melbourne Victory FC Youth and Melbourne City FC Youth.[7]

Western United

On 15 April 2019, Melbourne City announced that Cavallo would leave the club at the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8]

On 24 June 2019, new A-League side Western United announced that Cavallo would join the club ahead of its inaugural season.[9] He made his debut on 3 January 2020 in a 3–2 loss at his previous club. On as a 71st-minute substitute for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, he earned a penalty when fouled by goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis, which was converted by Besart Berisha.[10]

Western United announced that Cavallo was leaving the club on 10 February 2021[11] to seek more playing time with another A-League club.

Adelaide United

On 18 February 2021, Cavallo signed a short-term contract to play for Adelaide United.[12] After a successful stint in the 2020–21 A-League, he signed a two-year contract extension on 11 May.[13] He was rewarded with Adelaide United's A-League Rising Star award after a successful 2020–21 campaign, in which he started 15 games and made 18 appearances.[14]

Personal life

Cavallo came out as gay in October 2021.[15] At the time, there were no other openly gay male footballers playing professional top-flight football. He said in a statement, "I hope that in sharing who I am, I can show others who identify as LGBTQ+ that they are welcome in the football community."[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 31 August 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Western United 2019–20 A-League 90–90
2020–21 A-League 00–00
Total 90–90
Adelaide United 2020–21 A-League 190–190
2021–22 A-League Men 19030220
2022–23 A-League Men 003030
Total 38060440
Career total 47060530

See also

References
  1. "J. Cavallo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. "Joshua Cavallo". Adelaide United. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. "Australian Josh Cavallo becomes only openly gay male footballer in the pro game". The Athletic. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. "Josh Cavallo: what did Adelaide United football player say about coming out as gay - and support received". National World. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. "Maltese-Australian footballer Josh Cavallo comes out as gay".
  7. "Youth in Focus: Josh Cavallo". Melbourne City FC. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. "Cavallo to depart at season's end". Melbourne City FC. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. Windon, Jacob (24 June 2019). "Signing news: Western United confirm double swoop". A-League.
  10. Greco, John (3 January 2020). "Maclaren at the double as 10-man City hold off United fightback". Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  11. "Josh Cavallo departs". Western United FC. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  12. "Reds sign Cavallo for remainder of the season". Adelaide United FC. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  13. "Reds extend Cavallo contract for two-years". A-League. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  14. "Waldus and Halloran claim 2021 Alagich Vidmar Awards". Adelaide United FC. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  15. "Josh Cavallo: 'I'm a footballer and I'm gay,' says Australian player". BBC News. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  16. Kemp, Emma (27 October 2021). "'I have been fighting my sexuality': A-League player Josh Cavallo comes out as gay". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.


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