Michael Zullo
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Anthony Zullo | ||
Date of birth | 11 September 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Left Winger, Left Back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Melbourne City | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Brisbane City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Brisbane Strikers | 45 | (11) |
2007–2010 | Brisbane Roar | 53 | (2) |
2010–2015 | FC Utrecht | 34 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Adelaide United (loan) | 24 | (0) |
2015– | Melbourne City | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008 | Australia U-23 | 6 | (1) |
2009– | Australia | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2011 |
Michael Zullo (born 11 September 1988) is an Australian football player who plays for Melbourne City in the A-League.[1]
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Club career
After being signed by the former Brisbane Roar coach Frank Farina on a two-year contract, Zullo played five of the six opening games of the season, coming on as a substitute. On his first eleven debut against Wellington Phoenix, his sixth appearance for Queensland, he scored in the opening minutes of the game and set up a first half added-time goal for fellow youngster and close friend Robbie Kruse.[2] He previously played in the Brisbane Premier League for the Brisbane Strikers During a match against Sydney FC, Zullo limped off the field with a torn thigh muscle which ruled him out for 6 weeks.[3]
At the end of the 2008-09 season, Zullo received offers from Dutch Eredivisie clubs FC Groningen and NEC Nijmegen but declined both offers and cited his preference to stay in the A-League for another season.[4]
On 2 April 2010, along with fellow Roar players, Thomas Oar and Adam Sarota, Zullo joined Dutch side Utrecht on a three-year deal, in a collective transfer deal rumoured to be worth in excess of A$1.8 million.[5][6] He made his debut for Utrecht in a 1-1 draw with NEC Nijmegen on 28 February 2011, coming off the bench on the 81st minute.
On 29 August 2013, he signed a one-year loan deal with Australian A-League club Adelaide United.[7]
On 14 July 2015, Zullo signed a one-year deal with Melbourne City.[8]
International career
Due to outstanding form since making his debut for Brisbane Roar, Zullo was called up for the first time for the Australia national under-23 football team before their qualifier against Iraq, in which they won 2-0.
He was also a train-on player with the national U-17 squad, the Joeys, at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.
On 28 January 2009, Zullo made his full international debut, coming on as a substitute in a 0-0 draw with Indonesia in the group stage of qualifying for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.[9]
Personal life
Zullo has a younger brother, Julian, who appeared in Season 3 of football talent show Football Superstar on Australian television channel Fox8. Zullo also attended Villanova College Coorparoo where he played for the 1st XI football team.
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of 21 March 2014
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||
Brisbane Roar | 2007-08 | A-League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
2008-09 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 5 | ||
2009-10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | ||
Brisbane Roar total | 53 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 7 | ||
FC Utrecht | 2010-11 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2011-12 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | ||
2012-13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
Utrecht total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | ||
Adelaide United | 2013–14 | A-League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
Career total | 107 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 3 | 10 |
External links
- Brisbane Roar profile
- FFA - Olyroo profile
- First Goal against Wellington Phoenix on YouTube
- FC Utrecht profile
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Zullo roars into Suncorp" Australian FourFourTwo
- ↑ Further month off for injured Zullo Fox Sports
- ↑ Zullo Declines To Go Dutch
- ↑ (Dutch) Australisch trio tekent contract
- ↑ Roar cop triple blow
- ↑ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/news-display/Reds-secure-Socceroo-Zullo-on-loan/73797
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Articles with Dutch-language external links
- Use dmy dates from January 2011
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Brisbane
- Australian soccer players
- Brisbane Strikers players
- A-League players
- Brisbane Roar FC players
- FC Utrecht players
- Eredivisie players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Australia international soccer players
- Brisbane City FC players
- People educated at Villanova College
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Adelaide United FC players
- Melbourne City FC players