Marco Tilio
Marco Tilio (born 23 August 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Melbourne City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Tilio | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sydney Olympic | |||
| 2015–2018 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Sydney FC NPL | 20 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Sydney FC | 3 | (1) |
| 2020– | Melbourne City | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Australia U20 | 9 | (7) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2019 | |||
Club career
Sydney FC
On 21 May 2019, Tilio made his professional debut in the 2019 AFC Champions League in a group stage match against Kawasaki Frontale, replacing Anthony Caceres in the 74th minute as they went on to lose 4-0, being eliminated from the competition.[1]
Tilio was part of the 2019-20 Y-League championship winning Sydney FC Youth team. He played 85 minutes and scored a brace as the Sky Blues beat Melbourne Victory Youth 5–1 in the 2020 Y-League Grand Final on 31 January 2020.[2] He finished as the league's Golden Boot winner with 11 goals from 9 games.
Tilio made his first A-League appearance as an 88th minute substitute in a Round 20 clash against Central Coast Mariners on 23 February 2020, scoring Sydney's second goal in the 89th minute before assisting Harry Van Der Saag's 91st minute strike as they ran out 3-0 winners.[3]
Tilio left Sydney at the end of the 2019–20 A-League in September 2020, after rejecting a contract extension.[4]
Melbourne City
In September 2020, Melbourne City announced that Tilio had signed a three-year contract with the club.[5]
International
On 9 August 2019, he scored a hat-trick in the Young Socceroos' 4-1 win over Vietnam at the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC NPL | 2018[6] | National Premier Leagues | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019[6] | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
| Total | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Sydney FC | 2018–19 | A-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
Honours
References
- "AFC Champions League | AFC". www.the-afc.com.
- "Sydney FC Youth vs Melbourne Victory Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 31st Jan 2020". Foxtel Y-League. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- https://www.sydneyfc.com/news/sydney-fc-young-guns-deliver-points-gosford
- "Marco Tilio to leave Champions". Sydney FC. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- "Melbourne City FC signs talented youth trio". Melbourne City FC. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "Marco Tilio". National Premier Leagues. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
External links
- Marco Tilio at Soccerway