Joey Katebian

Joey Katebian

Katebian playing for Melbourne Victory Youth,
26 September 2015
Personal information
Full name Joseph Katebian
Date of birth (1995-11-09) 9 November 1995
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 33
Youth career
2006–2014 Bulleen
2013–2014 Melbourne City Youth
2014– Melbourne Victory Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2014 Bulleen 37 (27)
2015– Melbourne Victory Youth 28 (32)
2015– Melbourne Victory 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Joseph 'Joey' Katebian (born 9 November 1995) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a forward for Melbourne Victory in the A-League, and captain of the club's youth squad in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.[1]

Early life

Katebian was born in Melbourne on 9 November 1995, to parents of Lebanese descent. Katebian played soccer for local club Bulleen where he would later play for the senior squad. Katebian also played for Ivanhoe Grammar School's first eleven in his later years of high school, where he graduated in 2013.

Youth career

Katebian spent his early years playing for FC Bulleen Lions in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, before joining Melbourne Heart Youth for the 2013–14 season. At the season's end, Katebian joined cross-town rivals Melbourne Victory, the team he currently captains in the National Premier Leagues Victoria,[2] where he won the league's 2015 player's player of the year and golden boot awards.[3] Katebian featured in the starting eleven that defeated North Geelong Warriors on 26 September 2015, which promoted Melbourne Victory NPL Youth to the highest level of the National Premier Leagues Victoria.[4]

Senior career

Katebian made his official competitive debut for the Melbourne Victory senior squad on 1 September 2015, in the 2015 FFA Cup round of 16 clash against Rockdale City Suns, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Archie Thompson.[5] His A-League debut came two months later on 19 November 2015, in the round five clash against Central Coast Mariners, substituted on for Gui Finkler in the 90th minute of the 2–1 victory at AAMI Park.[6][7]

Career statistics

As of 21 September 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Melbourne Victory 2015–16 1010000020
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
A-League total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Honours

With Melbourne Victory:

With Melbourne Victory Youth:

Individual

References

  1. ↑ http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-10178-0-303840-0&sID=317230&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=34412633
  2. ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/melbourne-victory-npl-captain-joey-katebian-makes-scoring-look-easy-as-his-side-closes-in-on-npl1-east-title/story-fngnvocb-1227476899774?sv=d06d1355dc2254f37cf74ae97c659ee8
  3. ↑ http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/joey-katebian-wins-npl-awards-at-ffv-gold-medal-night/19tuj8z11i1s718020o7limvt0
  4. ↑ http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/melbourne-victory-secures-npl-victoria-promotion-for-2016/1drvl5af7znew133wj6usn4qou
  5. ↑ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/match/2137006/rockdale-city-suns-vs-melbourne-victory/live
  6. ↑ http://au.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/19/australia/a-league/melbourne-victory-fc/central-coast-mariners-fc/2055701/
  7. ↑ http://www.a-league.com.au/article/gui-finkler-brace-for-melbourne-victory-sinks-central-coast-mariners/1owvk3awt8o831hfre71qcmonr
  8. ↑ "Glory star Castro wins Johnny Warren medal". Football Federation Australia. 26 April 2016.

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