Andrew Durante

Andrew Durante

Durante, captain of Wellington Phoenix
Personal information
Full name Andrew James Durante
Date of birth (1982-05-03) 3 May 1982
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Wellington Phoenix
Number 22
Youth career
Sydney Olympic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Sydney Olympic 53 (1)
2003–2004 Parramatta Power 6 (0)
2004 Balestier Khalsa 8 (0)
2004–2005 Sydney United
2005–2008 Newcastle Jets 40 (0)
2008– Wellington Phoenix 206 (4)
2011Sydney FC (loan) 0 (0)
Total 313 (5)
National team
2013–2014 New Zealand 9 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2013

Andrew James Durante (born 3 May 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a New Zealand international footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.

Born in Sydney, Australia, Durante played youth football with Sydney Olympic before making his senior debut at the club. He also played for Parramatta Power before moving to Singapore to play for Balestier Khalsa. After returning to Australia to play for Sydney United, Durante joined Newcastle Jets in the newly formed A-League. Durante joined Wellington Phoenix in 2008, and is currently the player with the most appearances for the club. He has also spent time on loan at Sydney FC.

Durante became eligible to play for New Zealand in 2013, having lived in the country for five years, and made nine appearances for the national team before retiring from international football in 2015.

Club career

Newcastle Jets

Durante with the Newcastle Jets.

Durante won the A-League Grand Final with the Jets in 2008 and was awarded the Joe Marston Medal in a man-of-the-match performance.

Wellington Phoenix

Durante joined the Phoenix in as captain at the start of the 2008–09 season and made an instant impact helping them make the final of the Pre-Season cup against Melbourne Victory, only narrowly losing 7–8 on penalty kicks.

In October 2009 Durante extended his contract with Wellington Phoenix until the end of 2011–12 season. Durante played every minute of the 2009–10 season for the Phoenix and along with Ben Sigmund for most of the season and utility Jon McKain, helped Wellington to their best defensive season in their history, conceding just 29 goals in 27 league matches of the regular season.

Durante led the Phoenix to a first-ever A-League finals appearance at the conclusion of the 2009–10 season after finishing in 4th place, earning them a home playoff match against 5th placed Perth Glory.

In March 2010, Durante scored his first ever A-league and Wellington Phoenix goal against Sydney FC in the preliminary final.

On 21 February 2011, Durante and the Phoenix announced that he would be loaned to Sydney FC for their Asian Champions League campaign.[1] He made 5 appearances for Sydney FC during the campaign.

In January 2012 Durante extended his contract with Wellington by a further two years keeping him at the club until at least 2015.[2]

International career

Durante was selected in Pim Verbeek's Socceroo squad in February 2010 for Australia's 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Indonesia. Durante became a New Zealand Citizen on 6 March 2013[3] and the next day was named in his first All Whites squad.[4][5] He made his international debut for New Zealand in their World Cup Qualifier against the Solomon Islands in Honiara.

International goals and caps

New Zealand's goal tally first.

International career statistics

[6]

New Zealand national team
YearAppsGoals
201360
201430
Total90

A-League career statistics

A-League career statistics
Club Season Australia A-League Finals series Asia Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Newcastle Jets
(A-League)
2005–06 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006–07 19 0 2 0 21 0
2007–08 15 0 4 0 19 0
Club total 34 0 6 0 40 0
Club Season Australia A-League Finals series Asia Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Wellington Phoenix
(A-League)
2008–09 16 0 16 0
2009–10 27 0 3 1 30 1
2010–11 27 0 1 0 28 0
2011–12 26 1 2 0 28 1
2012–13 26 0 26 0
2013–14 26 1 26 1
2014–15 27 1 1 0 28 1
2015–16 24 0 24 0
Club total 199 3 7 1 206 4
Club Season Australia A-League Finals series Asia Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Sydney FC
(A-League)
on loan from Wellington Phoenix
2010–11 5 0 5 0
Club total 5 0 5 0
Career totals 233 3 13 1 5 0 251 4
Last updated 22 April 2016

Honours

Club

Sydney Olympic

Newcastle Jets

Individual

References

External links

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