Jaushua James Elie Sotirio (born 11 October 1995), better known as Josh Sotirio, is a professional footballer who plays either as a striker or winger for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United. Born in Australia, he plays for the New Caledonia national team.
 Sotirio in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jaushua James Elie Sotirio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hougang United | ||
| Number | 95 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Five Dock | |||
| APIA Leichhardt | |||
| –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) |
| 2023–2025 | Kerala Blasters | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | Sydney FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Hougang United | 7 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Australia U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Australia U23 | 6 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025 | |||
Club career
editWestern Sydney Wanderers
editSotirio 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
editFollowing 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
editSotirio'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
editImmediately 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]
International career
editOn 10 March 2025, Sotirio's request to switch allegiance to New Caledonia was approved by FIFA.[10] The following week he was called-up to the squad for the Oceanian 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification semi-final.[11][12]
Personal life
editSotirio has dual citizenship (French and Australian); both of his parents are from New Caledonia.[13]
References
edit- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Jaushua Sotirio is just 18 years old but is now in Tony Popovic's Western Sydney Wanderers plans". Fox Sports. Australia. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "Wanderers confirm player departures". 3 May 2019.
- ↑ "Wellington Phoenix Sign Australia U-23 Attacker". Wellington Phoenix. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ "Men confirm departures". 23 May 2022.
- ↑ "Newcastle Jets Sign Explosive Attacker Jaushua Sotirio". Newcastle Jets FC. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ "Jets announce winger is off to Asia & officially confirm worst-kept transfer secret". 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "ISL – Kerala Blasters FC signs Jaushua Sotirio". 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "INJURY UPDATE: JAUSHUA SOTIRIO – Kerala Blasters FC". 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". Archived from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ↑ McKay, Ben (17 March 2025). "Sydney FC's Sotirio declares for New Caledonia". The Canberra Times.
- ↑ "Tahiti and New Caledonia squads finalised for semi-final". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 March 2025.
- ↑ 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.
External links
edit- Jaushua Sotirio at Soccerway