Lewis Italiano

Lewis Italiano
Personal information
Full name Lewis Italiano
Date of birth (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990
Place of birth Perth, Australia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Wellington Phoenix
Number 20
Youth career
Stirling Lions
2006–2007 Balcatta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Inglewood United 3 (0)
2011 Balcatta 22 (0)
2011–2012 Perth Glory 0 (0)
2012 Balcatta
2012 Oakleigh Cannons 18 (0)
2012–2013 Perth Glory 0 (0)
2013 Oakleigh Cannons 12 (0)
2013– Wellington Phoenix 1 (0)
2014– Wellington Phoenix Reserves 12 (0)
2016–ECU Joondalup (loan) 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03 May 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Lewis Italiano (born 10 December 1990 in Perth) is an Australian footballer who is currently playing for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.

Club career

Italiano played his junior football at Stirling Lions and later Balcatta. He moved to Inglewood United and, aged 18, gained his league debut in May 2008 against Floreat Athena. Despite an impressive start with the club, first team opportunities were scarce across three seasons with Inglewood.

Italiano returned to Balcatta in 2011 and quickly became the clubs' first choice goalkeeper. In 22 league appearances he tallied up eight clean sheets to play a key role in Balcatta lifting their first Premier League title.

A summer deal with A-League club Perth Glory followed, however, Italiano's involvement throughout the 2011–12 campaign was restricted to watching from the bench. That was offset by regular appearances for the clubs' youth team which finished the home and away series in second place.

After a short spell with Balcatta, Italiano headed east where he played an important role in Oakleigh Cannons finishing the Victorian Premier League in second spot. By October he was back with Glory having agreed a season-long deal as an injury replacement for Neil Young.

Released by Glory without making a first team appearance, Italiano re-joined Oakleigh where he caught the eye of the then new Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick. He signed with Wellington in June 2013 and was handed the number 20 shirt for the coming A-League season.[1]

On 23 July 2014, Italiano played part of the second half of his clubs' friendly with London side West Ham United F.C. at Eden Park, making a notable save late on in an eventual 2–1 win for Wellington.[2]

Italiano made his A-League debut on 26 April, 2015, playing the full match for Wellington Phoenix in a 2–1 loss against Sydney FC, instead of the injured Glen Moss.[3]

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