Joshua Brillante
Joshua Brillante (born 25 March 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Xanthi. Brillante holds dual citizenship due to his Italian heritage.
 Brillante with the Young Socceroos in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Brillante | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bundaberg, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Xanthi | ||
| 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– | Xanthi | 1 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Australia U20 | 18 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Australia U23 | 10 | (1) |
| 2013– | Australia | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2017 | |||
Club career
Gold Coast United
Brillante made his A-League debut for Gold Coast on 3 December in a 1–0 loss to the North Queensland Fury.[2]
Newcastle Jets
On 12 May 2012 it was announced he had signed for A-League club the Newcastle Jets.[3]
ACF Fiorentina
On 15 July 2014, it was announced that Brillante decided to join Italian Serie A club Fiorentina.[4] 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
Joshua Brillante went on loan to Empoli whom are also in the Serie A during the January 2015 mid season transfer period. [5]
Loan to Como
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. [6]
Joshua Brillante made his debut for Como on 12 September 2015 away to Livorno.
Sydney FC
On 12 July 2016 Brillante returned to the A-League, joining Sydney FC on a three-year deal.[7][8] 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
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.[9]
Xanthi
In September 2020, Brillante left Melbourne City to join Greek club Xanthi under the coaching of Tony Popovic.[10][11]
International career
In May 2018 he was named in Australia’s preliminary 26 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 September 2020[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gold Coast United | 2010–11 | A-League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2012–13 | A-League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Como (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Sydney FC | 2016–17 | A-League | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Career total | 191 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 216 | 4 | ||
References
- "J. Brillante". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- Habermann, Vince. (2010-12-04) Brillante makes his A League debut. News-mail.com.au. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
- Gardiner, James. (2012-05-11) Newcastle bank on more fresh legs | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
- "Newcastle Jets' Josh Brillante moves to Serie A's Fiorentina". The Guardian. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- "Fiorentina loan Brillante to Empoli". Goal.com. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- "Brillante Seals Como Switch". FourFourTwo Australia. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- "Sydney FC sign Aussie from Italian club". Football Federation Australia. 12 July 2016.
- Bossi, Dominic (12 July 2016). "Sydney FC signs Socceoro Joshua Brillante from Serie A club Fiorentina". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Lewis, Dave (3 July 2019). "Melbourne City snatch Brillante from under Sydney's noses on monster deal". The World Game. SBS.
- "Brillante departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 23 September 2020.
- Oglos, Peter (23 September 2020). "Xanthi FC make first Aussie purchase acquiring A-League legend". The Greek Herald.
- http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
- "J. Brillante". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
External links
- Joshua Brillante at Soccerway
- Josh Brillante – FIFA competition record