Troy Hearfield

Troy Hearfield (born 31 October 1987 in Tamworth, NSW) is an Australian football (soccer) player[1] who plays for Tamworth FC.

Troy Hearfield
Hearfield training with Newcastle Jets in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-10-31) 31 October 1987
Place of birth Tamworth, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right Back
Club information
Current team
 Tamworth FC
Youth career
NSWIS
2004–2006 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Newcastle Jets 15 (0)
2008–2011 Wellington Phoenix 70 (3)
2011–2013 Central Coast Mariners 31 (2)
2011 → Pelita Jaya (loan) 11 (1)
2014 Charlestown City Blues 19 (3)
2015 Weston Workers Bears 14 (4)
2016 Port Macquarie FC
2017– Tamworth FC 34 (27)
National team‡
2006–2007 Australia U-20 14 (6)
2007–2008 Australia U-23 5 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Club career

Hearfield signed for Newcastle Jets in 2006.[2] On 2 February 2007, Hearfield made his professional debut in a game against Sydney FC.[3]

He made the transfer to Wellington Phoenix on 28 March 2008 after a rift between his former club Newcastle Jets about his release, and scored his first Phoenix goal against his former club on 23 November 2008.[4] Over the last two season Troy has been a regular starter, playing out of position in Right Back for Wellington Phoenix. Troy worked hard and became a solid addition in the defence, he also was good in attack when on the overlap. Troy parted ways with Phoenix at the end of the 2010–2011 season and signed with the Central Coast Mariners for the 2011–2012 A-League season.[5] Over the off-season Troy will be on a loan deal for four months with Indonesian outfit Pelita Jaya.[6] Troy scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Semen Padang FC.

Hearfield made his debut and scored for the Mariners in a pre-season friendly match against Scottish giants Celtic. It has since been reported on 5 April 2013 that Hearfield had tested positive to a recreational drug during a failed drug test and had been sacked by the Mariners.[7] The Mariners released a statement on the same day confirming this however denied that he was sacked and that a mutual agreement was met between the club and Hearfield for him to be released from his contract.[8]

International career

He has represented Australia at both U-20 and U-23 level, however he was unlucky to miss out on selection for the Australian Olympic Football team. He has shown a good goal scoring record at both levels.

A-League career statistics
A-League appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season A-League Finals Cup Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle Jets 2006–07 0020200040
2007–08 100303000160
Jets total100505000200
Wellington Phoenix 2008–09 142004100183
2009–10 261300000291
2010–11 260100000270
Phoenix total663404100744
Central Coast Mariners 2011–12 252200040312
2012–13 4000000040
Mariners total292200040352
A-League total105511091401296

Honours

Club

Newcastle Jets:

Central Coast Mariners:

References
  1. Australian Players Database
  2. "Hyundai A-League Player Movements". Football Australia. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. "Newcastle through to prelim". A-League. 2 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  4. "Phoenix beat nine-man Jets". A-League. 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  5. "Wellington Phoenix season big disappointment". Stuff (company). 20 February 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  6. "Let Me Show You The Money!". Australian FourFourTwo. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  7. "Troy Hearfield sacked for testing positive for drugs". Herald Sun. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  8. "Clarification regarding Troy Hearfield". ccmariners.com.au. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
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