Australian soccer player (born 2006)
Miguel Di Pizio (Italian: [miˈɡuɛl [ 3] soccer player who plays as anattacking midfielder forA-League Men clubCentral Coast Mariners .
Born inSydney ,New South Wales , Di Pizio started playing football at the age of four.[ 4] Kemps Creek , andWestfields Sports High School , representing in both schools' football teams.[ 4] Western Sydney Wanderers andCentral Coast Mariners .[ 4] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Central Coast Mariners [ edit ] A youth academy player ofWestern Sydney Wanderers ,[ 7] Central Coast Mariners under head coachNick Montgomery on 12 April 2023.[ 8] F3 rivals Newcastle Jets .[ 1] [ 9] 2023 A-League Grand Final squad,[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
On 29 November 2023, Di Pizio scored his first professional goal in the2023–24 AFC Cup in a 1–1 home draw toTerengganu .[ 13] Western United atCentral Coast Stadium .[ 1] [ 4] both league titles , and theAFC Cup .[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] 2024 A-League Grand Final , Di Pizio became the youngest ever goalscorer in anA-League Grand Final after scoring in a 3–1 victory overMelbourne Victory atCentral Coast Stadium .[ 17] [ 18]
International career [ edit ] In July 2022, Di Pizio received his first international call-up to represent theAustralian under-17 team ahead of the2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship ,[ 19] 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers .[ 20] [ 21] U-17 Asian Cup , scoring the third goal in a 3–1 win overChina to top the group.[ 22] Northern Mariana Islands ,[ 23] Cambodia .[ 24]
In May 2023, Di Pizio was renamed in the 23-man squad for the U-17 Asian Cup that was staged inBangkok andChonburi .[ 25] [ 26] [ 1] [ 27] player of the match in a 2–0 win againstTajikistan in the Joey's last group match.[ 28] Japan atBG Stadium .[ 29]
Central Coast Mariners
Western Sydney Wanderers U20
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