Macaulay Gillesphey

Macaulay Gillesphey (born 24 November 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for the Brisbane Roar.[3]

Macaulay Gillesphey
Gillesphey warming up for Carlisle United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Macaulay Gillesphey[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995[2]
Place of birth Ashington, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Brisbane Roar
Number 6
Youth career
2011–2015 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Carlisle United (loan) 23 (2)
2016–2017 → Carlisle United (loan) 32 (0)
2018–2019 Carlisle United 27 (0)
2019– Brisbane Roar 27 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2020

Career

Newcastle United

Gillesphey played for Cramlington Juniors before being signed by Newcastle United where he progressed through the youth ranks at St James' Park and signed a professional contract in March 2015.[4] Gillesphey made his professional debut on 24 September 2015 in a 1–1 draw away at Liverpool in the League Cup.[5]

Carlisle United (loan)

He went out on loan to Carlisle United in September 2015 along with Newcastle teammate Alex Gilliead.[6] On 29 July 2016, Gillesphey re-joined Carlisle United on loan until 2 January 2017,[7] before later extending the deal to the end of the season.[8]

Carlisle United

Gillesphey re-joined Carlisle United on a permanent basis in June 2018, signing a two-year contract with the club .[9] On 22 May 2019, the club announced a mutual release so that Gillesphey could look for 'new challenges'.

Brisbane Roar

On 25 June 2019 the Brisbane Roar announced they had signed Gillesphey.[10] He was the fourth signing made by new manager Robbie Fowler.

On 16 September, 2020 Gillesphey was named the Gary Wilkins Medalist for the 2019-20 season.[11]

References
  1. "Clubs announce 2015/16 Barclays Premier League squads". premierleague.com. Premier League. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. "Macauley Gillesphey". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. Macaulay Gillesphey: Playing under Robbie Fowler in Australia englsihplayersabroad.com
  4. "Meet the Newcastle players who have just been handed their first professional contracts". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  5. "Liverpool 1–1 Carlisle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. "Newcastle United transfers: Alex Gilliead and Macaulay Gillesphey join Carlisle on loan". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  7. "Macaulay Gillesphey: Carlisle United re-sign defender on loan from Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  8. "Gillesphey extends Carlisle loan" (Press release). Newcastle United. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  9. "Carlisle United: Gary Miller and Macauley Gillesphey join League Two club". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  10. "Fourth international touches down in Brisbane". Brisbane Roar FC. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  11. "Gillesphey, Pickett take home top honours at Brisbane Roar 2020 Awards". Brisbane Roar FC. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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