Jonathan Aspropotamitis

Jonathan Aspropotamitis (born 7 June 1996), commonly known as Jonathan Aspro, is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Perth Glory.

Jonathan Aspro
Aspro pictured playing for Western Sydney Wanderers
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Aspropotamitis
Date of birth (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996
Place of birth Paddington, Sydney, Australia
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 3
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– Perth Glory 4 (0)
National team‡
2015 Australia U-20 2 (0)
2017–2018 Australia U-23 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 July 2020

Career

Western Sydney Wanderers

He 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 made his Asian Champions League debut on 7 April 2015 vs FC Seoul in a 1–1 draw at Pirtek Stadium.

"Aspro" signed his 1st professional senior contract with the Western Sydney Wanderers on 31 May 2015.

Early in the 2015–16 season Aspro 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.”[1]

Central Coast Mariners

On 14 May 2018, the Western Sydney Wanderers announced the departure of Aspro, who was then signed by the Central Coast Mariners on a one-year deal.[2]

Western United

On 15 April 2019 Aspro signed a 2-year deal for new A-League side Western United.[3]

Perth Glory

In November 2020, Aspro 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.[4] He scored Perth Glory's first ever goal in continental competition in a 1–2 loss against Shanghai Shenhua.[5]

International career

In January 2017 Aspro was named in the Australian u/23 side for a camp that was to be the first part of preparation for the 2018 AFC U23 Asian Cup, which will stage its qualifiers in July 2017.[6]

In July 2017 was named in the Australian U-23's National Team to compete at the AFC U-23 Championship China 2018 Qualifiers held in Myanmar.[7]

Aspro played in all 3 games, captaining his country on each occasion, while being voted Man of the Match by the AFC in the first match[8] and scoring a goal in the final match.

Personal life

Educated at Newington College.[9] He is of Greek ancestry.

Honours

Western Sydney Wanderers

References
  1. http://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/article/aspro-inks-two-year-extension-in-red--black/f6lw5y1e20r31htxyt9xrwnmo
  2. "Mariners sign defender Aspropotamitis". The World Game. SBS. 14 May 2018.
  3. "Signing news: Western United nab young Mariners defender". Hyundai A-League. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. "Garcia names squad for AFC Champions League". Perth Glory FC. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. "Gallant Glory fall just short against Shanghai". Perth Glory FC. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. http://under23s.footballaustralia.com.au/article/ffa-names-26-players-for-australian-u23-training-camp/hgszmyj98t5l1irxowswn11cq
  7. http://www.under23s.footballaustralia.com.au/article/josep-gombau-names-australian-squad-for-afc-u-23-championship-qualifiers/niobmep52gg21xyl8gkhcmgh1#IRGEEW3uCWVjr8pr.99
  8. http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11375&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
  9. Newington College Sporting Blogs
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