Christian Theoharous
Christian Theoharous (born 6 December 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Theoharous | ||
Date of birth | 6 December 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012 | Bentleigh Greens | ||
2014–2017 | Melbourne Victory | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Melbourne Victory NPL | 23 | (11) |
2017–2018 | Melbourne Victory | 19 | (1) |
2018– | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 20 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Australia U-20 | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2018 |
Early life
Christian's father, Andrew Theoharous played for Heidelberg in the National Soccer League, and captained the Bentleigh Greens after the demise of the NSL.[1]
Theoharous is of Greek and Greek Cypriot descent; his father was born in Pegia, Cyprus while his mother was born in Australia to Greek-born parents. He also has an older sister, who is an accountant.[1]
Club career
Melbourne Victory
On 27 February 2017, Theoharous signed with Melbourne Victory FC as a scholarship player, after having been part of the Victory's youth team since 2014.[2]
Theoharous made his Victory debut in 2017 as an 83rd minute substitute for Daniel Georgievski in a 1–0 loss to Brisbane Roar. Theoharous scored his debut first team goal for the Victory against the Central Coast Mariners on 18 March 2018.
Despite becoming a regular first-team player in the 2017–18 season, he missed Victory's victorious Grand Final finish to the season after receiving an injury from a two-footed tackle from behind by Sydney FC player Luke Wilkshire in the semi final.[3]
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach announced that he had signed for the club on their official website on 18 May 2018.[4]
References
- Stamocostas, Con. "Christian Theoharous – the skills of the father are the skills of the son". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- "Victory signs Christian Theoharous as scholarship player". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- Christian Theoharous is in doubt for the A-League grand final after Luke Wilkshire’s ugly challenge injured his ankle, Fox Sports Australia, 4 May 2018
- "U23: THEOHAROUS AND NGWISANI ARRIVE, MUSTAFIC STAYS". Borussia Mönchengladbach. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.