Jonathan Aspropotamitis
.jpg) Aspropotamitis in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Paddington, Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pohang Steelers | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Queens Park | |||
| 2009–2011 | Sydney University | ||
| 2012 | Parramatta FC | ||
| 2013 | APIA Leichhardt | ||
| 2014 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2014–2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 43 | (0) |
| 2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Central Coast Mariners | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Western United | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Perth Glory | 31 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Macarthur FC | 31 | (1) |
| 2024– | Pohang Steelers | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Australia U-23 | 4 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 July 2020 | |||
Jonathan Aspropotamitis (born 7 June 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for the Pohang Steelers.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Western Sydney Wanderers
[edit | edit source]Aspropotamitis made his professional debut on 11 March 2015 vs Melbourne City FC in a 3–2 victory for the Western Sydney Wanderers at Pirtek Stadium. He also made his Asian Champions League debut on 7 April 2015 vs FC Seoul in a 1–1 draw at Pirtek Stadium.
Aspropotamitis signed his 1st professional senior contract with the Western Sydney Wanderers on 31 May 2015.
Early in the 2015–16 season Aspropotamitis got the opportunity to fill in for the experienced Alberto Aguilar who sustained an injury in the round 4 encounter v Perth Glory. An assured display from the young centre back, coupled with the Wanderers first win of the season, lead to his selection over the following weeks.
A string of solid performances lead the Wanderers to move quickly and extend the young centre backs contract for a further 2 seasons, Wanderers CEO said of the signing "We think he will continue to develop here and really go to the next level as a centre back. He has the maturity, the composure and the determination to become a very important player for this club and we are delighted to have him sign for an additional two years."[3]
Central Coast Mariners
[edit | edit source]On 14 May 2018, the Western Sydney Wanderers announced the departure of Aspropotamitis, who was then signed by the Central Coast Mariners on a one-year deal.[4]
Western United
[edit | edit source]On 15 April 2019, Aspropotamitis signed a 2-year deal for new A-League side Western United.[5]
Perth Glory
[edit | edit source]In November 2020, Aspropotamitis was selected as part of the 2020 AFC Asian Champions League squad which played out the remaining games, which were originally postponed due the COVID-19 pandemic, in Qatar.[6] He scored Perth Glory's first ever goal in continental competition in a 1–2 loss against Shanghai Shenhua.[7]
Macarthur FC
[edit | edit source]Aspropotamitis joined Macarthur FC ahead of the 2022-23 season.[8]
On 28 December 2023, Macarthur announced that a transfer had been agreed with a club based in Asia, pending a medical evaluation from his future club.[9]
Pohang Steelers
[edit | edit source]Aspropotamitis joined Pohang Steelers ahead of the 2023 KLeague 1 season
He made his debut on February 14 in the Asian Champions League R16 clash v Jeonbuk Motors and his Leage debut in the season opener v Ulsan Hyundai.
International career
[edit | edit source]In 2017 Aspropotamitis was part of the Australia men's national under-23 soccer team squad which competed in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification tournament.[10] He played in all three games as captain, while being voted Man of the Match in the first match[11] and scoring a goal in the final match.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Educated at Newington College.[12] He is of Greek ancestry.[citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 23 December 2023.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | International | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2014–15 | A-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 52 | 0 | |||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2018–19 | A-League | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Western United | 2019–20 | A-League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Perth Glory | 2020–21 | A-League | 18 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Macarthur FC | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 127 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 3 | ||
Honours
[edit | edit source]Western Sydney Wanderers
Macarthur
References
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External links
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- Jonathan Aspropotamitis | Post Match Press Conference 11 March 2015 Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Western Sydney Wanderers 12 March 2015
- Jonathan Aspropotamitis the silver lining to Western Sydney Wanderers' injury clouds SMH Online 31 March 2015
- Jonathan Aspropotamitis Signs 1st Professional Contract Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Western Sydney Wanderers 31 May 2015
- Aspro Inks Two Year Extension in Red & Black Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Western Sydney Wanderers 15 December 2015
- Living people
- 1996 births
- People educated at Newington College
- Men's association football central defenders
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- Western United FC players
- Perth Glory FC players
- Macarthur FC players
- Pohang Steelers players
- A-League Men players
- K League 1 players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Australian men's soccer players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australia men's under-20 international soccer players
- Australia men's under-23 international soccer players