Adam D'Apuzzo
{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Adam D'Apuzzo
| image = Adam_DApuzzo_WSW.jpg
| caption = D'Apuzzo playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013
| fullname = Adam Leonard D'Apuzzo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|10|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = Left Back / Central Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = St George Saints
| youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = Sydney Olympic
| youthyears3 = |youthclubs3 = NSWIS
| youthyears4 = |youthclubs4 = Marconi Stallions
| years1 = 2005–2006 |clubs1 = Marconi Stallions |caps1 = 26 |goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2006–2011 |clubs2 = Newcastle Jets |caps2 = 102 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011–2012 |clubs3 = APIA Leichhardt Tigers |caps3 = 26 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2012–2014 |clubs4 = Western Sydney Wanderers |caps4 = 48 |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015 |clubs5 = APIA Leichhardt Tigers |caps5 = 4 |goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 206 |totalgoals = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008 |nationalteam1 = Australia U23 |nationalcaps1= 11 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 16 September 2015
| ntupdate = 12 November 2010
}}
Adam Leonard D'Apuzzo (born 20 October 1986) is a retired Australian association football player who played as a left-back. He retired from professional football following his release from Western Sydney Wanderers.{{Cite web | url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2014/06/26/wanderers-defender-dapuzzo-retires | title=Wanderers defender d'Apuzzo retires}}
Biography
He has previously played for the Marconi Stallions in the NSW Premier League competition. D'Apuzzo's brother is former Central Coast Mariners midfielder David D'Apuzzo. D'Apuzzo attended Trinity Grammar School in Summer Hill, Sydney, Australia with his brother and former Sydney FC striker Ben Vidaic. He was the captain of the football team. D'Apuzzo also studies commerce, majoring in finance and accounting, at the University of NSW.{{Cite web | url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/458577/adam-dapuzzo-crunching-the-numbers/ | title=Adam d'Apuzzo crunching the numbers| date=9 August 2010}}
=Newcastle Jets=
He signed a contract with the Newcastle Jets in 2006. He made his debut for the first team squad on 1 September 2006 against the Queensland Roar at Energy Australia Stadium. In his first season, he played 11 games and scored 1 goal. He became a regular at left back. On 18 February 2011 it was announced that he would leave the club and return to his home town of Sydney.{{cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/466839/dapuzzo-leaves-jets-for-sydney/|title=D'Apuzzo leaves Jets for Sydney|last=Gardiner|first=James|date=19 February 2011|work=Newcastle Herald|access-date=31 May 2011}} He played over 102 games for the Jets over 5 years with the club. He trialed with Sydney FC on his return to Sydney.{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=39413 |title=D'Apuzzo trials with Sydney FC |date=28 March 2011 |publisher=Sydney FC |accessdate=31 May 2011 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=APIA Leichhardt=
On 20 June 2011, it was announced that he had signed for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the NSW Premier League until the remainder of the 2011 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nswpl.com.au/index.php?id=554&tx_ttnews%5=5269&tx_ttnews%5=537&cHash=3c45a28190|title=Adam D'Apuzzo snapped up by Tigers|last=Stavroulakis|first=Mark|date=20 June 2011|publisher=NSW Premier League|accessdate=21 June 2011}}
=Western Sydney Wanderers=
D'Apuzzo had effectively retired from professional football, deciding to concentrate on his accounting career, when Tony Popovic offered D'Apuzzo a contract with the newly formed Western Sydney Wanderers. D'Apuzzo earned the starting left fullback position and established himself in the starting 11.
In 2014, he left the Wanderers after not agreeing to terms in a new contractual offer made by the Wanderers in December 2014. Within his two seasons at the club, he made a total of 49 appearances.{{cite web|title=Wanderers confirm string of player departures |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/wanderers-confirm-string-of-player-departures/90602 |publisher=Football Federation Australia |accessdate=21 May 2014 |date=21 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521163208/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/wanderers-confirm-string-of-player-departures/90602 |archivedate=21 May 2014 }}
A-League career statistics
{{updated|16 September 2014}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Asia1 !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
| rowspan="6" valign="center"|Newcastle Jets
|10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 |
| 2007–08
|19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 |
| 2008–09
|20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2009–10
|27 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 0 |
| 2010–11
|26 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 0 |
| Total
!102 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Western Sydney Wanderers
|23 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 0 |
| 2013–14
|25 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Total
!48 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!150 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0
!171 | 0 |
1 - AFC Champions League statistics are included in season ending during group stages (i.e. ACL 2009 and A-League season 2008–2009 etc.)
Honours
With Newcastle Jets:
- {{flagicon|Australia}} A-League Championship: 2007–2008
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wswanderersfc/players/Adam-D'apuzzo/5669 Western Sydney Wanderers profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110527200214/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU23/default.aspx?s=aus_u23men_player_profile&pid=812&tid=112 FFA – Olyroos profile]
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Category:Men's association football fullbacks