Joel Theissen

Joel Theissen (born 12 August 1986 in Windsor, New South Wales) is an Australian footballer who last played for GPS Portland Phoenix in the USL Premier Development League.

Joel Theissen
Personal information
Full name Joel Theissen
Date of birth (1985-08-12) 12 August 1985
Place of birth Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Australian Institute of Sport
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 New Mexico Lobos 0 (0)
2009–2011 Rio Grande RedStorm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Newcastle United Jets 0 (0)
2004–2005 Central Coast United
2005–2006 Parramatta Melita Eagles
2006 Sydney FC 1 (0)
2007 Marconi Stallions
2007 Sydney Olympic
2008 Cape Cod Crusaders 10 (1)
2009–2010 Ottawa Fury 29 (0)
2011–2012 GPS Portland Phoenix 24 (4)
National team‡
Australia U20
Australia U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 May 2009

Career

Early career

A left-sided midfielder or defender, Thiessen attended the Australian Institute of Sport, and played with former NSL side Newcastle United, before catching the eye of Sydney FC head coach Terry Butcher. Thiessen was placed on a short-term contract the A-League club in September 2006 to cover for the injured Robbie Middleby, and played in one senior game for the team before leaving to play for Marconi Stallions and Sydney Olympic.

United States

In March 2008 Thiessen re-located to the United States to attend college at the University of New Mexico. After failing to be cleared by the NCAA clearinghouse he moved on to the University of Rio Grande in the NAIA. He played with the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League during his 2008 collegiate off-season. In March 2009 he signed with the Ottawa Fury for the 2009 Premier Development League season, and played two seasons with the team, before moving to GPS Portland Phoenix in 2011.


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