Ben Garuccio

Benjamin Garuccio (born 15 June 1995) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a left back for Melbourne City in the A-league.

Ben Garuccio

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Garuccio
Date of birth	15 June 1995
Place of birth	Adelaide, Australia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Melbourne City
Number	19
Youth career
	Adelaide City
2010	SASI
2010–2011	Adelaide United
2011–2012	AIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Melbourne City[2]	45	(1)
2016–2018	Adelaide United	50	(1)
2018–2020	Heart of Midlothian	21	(0)
2020–	Melbourne City	0	(0)
National team^‡
2012–2014	Australia U20	17	(0)
2018	Australia U23	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2018

Born in Adelaide, Garuccio played youth football at the Australian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for Melbourne Heart. In 2016, he moved back to Adelaide to play for Adelaide United. Garuccio signed for Scottish club Hearts in May 2018. He returned to Australia in October 2020 with Melbourne City.

Garuccio represented the Australian under-20 side on many occasions.

Career

Melbourne Heart

On 19 September 2012, Garuccio signed for A-League side Melbourne Heart,[3] who have since been rebranded as Melbourne City.[4]

Adelaide United

On 16 June 2016, Garuccio returned to his hometown, signing a 2-year contract with Adelaide United.[5]

Heart of Midlothian

Garuccio signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premiership club Hearts in May 2018.[6] He scored his first goal for Hearts in a 5-0 win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 29 July 2018, with a 25-yard free-kick.

Melbourne City

Garuccio returned to Australia in October 2020, signing for Melbourne City.[7]

Career statistics

As of 24 May 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Melbourne City	2012–13	A-League	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2013–14		12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2014–15		7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
	2015–16		21	1	1	0	0	0	22	1
	Total		45	1	2	0	0	0	47	1
Adelaide United	2016–17	A-League	27	0	0	0	5	0	32	0
	2017–18		23	1	1	0	0	0	24	1
	Total		50	1	1	0	5	0	56	1
Heart of Midlothian	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	17	0	6	1	0	0	23	1
	2019–20		4	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		21	0	8	1	0	0	29	1
Career total			116	2	11	1	5	0	132	3

References

1. "B. Garuccio". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
2. The team was known as Melbourne Heart prior to 2014
3. "Heart sign Qantas Young Socceroo Garuccio". Football Federation Australia. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Reds snare former City defender". Football Federation Australia. 16 June 2016.
6. "Hearts sign Australian full-back Ben Garuccio". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
7. "Garuccio returns to Melbourne in two-year deal with City". The World Game. SBS. 14 October 2020.

External links

• Ben Garuccio on Facebook
• Ben Garuccio at WorldFootball.net
• Ben Garuccio at Soccerway