Anthony Lesiotis
{{short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Anthony Lesiotis
| fullname = Anthony Lesiotis{{cite web|url=http://howe.how/football/AL_season-guide_202021.pdf|title=Official A-League 2020/21 Season Guide|last=Howe|first=Andrew|publisher=Australian Professional Leagues|website=howe.how}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| height =
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Heidelberg United
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 = 2017–2019
| youthclubs1 = Melbourne City
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = Melbourne City NPL
| caps1 = 23
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Melbourne City
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = Melbourne Victory
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = Western Sydney Wanderers
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = Melbourne City
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021
| clubs6 = Melbourne City NPL
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = Heidelberg United
| caps7 = 7
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 7 June 2022
| nationalteam-update = 7 August 2018
}}
Anthony Lesiotis (born 24 April 2000), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Heidelberg United. He previously played for Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City.
Club career
He made his professional debut for Melbourne City on 7 August 2018 in an FFA Cup match against Brisbane Roar.{{cite web|url=https://www.theffacup.com.au/match/brisbane-roar-fc-v-melbourne-city-fc-ffa-cup-07-08-2018/994532|title=Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 7th Aug 2018|website=FFA Cup|date=26 June 2018 }}
He signed for crosstown rivals Melbourne Victory on 3 January 2019,[https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/news/melbourne-victory-signs-elvis-kamsoba Melbourne Victory signs Elvis Kamsoba], Melbourne Victory Official Website, 03 January 2018 becoming the first player to make the switch in that direction.
He debuted for Melbourne Victory against Brisbane Roar on 15 January 2019, coming off the bench as a substitute for Victory captain Carl Valeri.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
In September 2020, Lesiotis left Melbourne Victory.{{cite news|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/victory-midfielder-announces-exit-via-twitch-stream-553600|title=Victory midfielder announces exit via Twitch stream|first=Lucas|last=Radbourne|newspaper=FTBL|date=21 September 2020}}
On 5 November 2020, Western Sydney Wanderers announced the signing of Lesiotis on a two-year deal.{{cite news|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/former-victory-a-league-midfielder-signs-for-wanderers-555533|title=Former Victory A-League midfielder signs for Wanderers|newspaper=FTBL|first=Nicholas|last=Rupolo|date=5 November 2020}} He was released in April 2021, having not made a single appearance.{{cite web|url=https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/wanderers-confirm-lesiotis-departure|title=Wanderers confirm Lesiotis departure|website=Western Sydney Wanderers|date=7 April 2020}} A couple of weeks later, he returned to Melbourne City, signing a scholarship deal until the end of the 2020–21 A-League season.{{cite web|url=https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/lesiotis-returns-five-academy-products-commit-city|title=Lesiotis returns as five Academy products commit to City!|website=Melbourne City|date=21 April 2021}}
Personal life
Lesiotis was born in Australia, and is of Greek descent.{{cite web|url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/122832/the-greek-australians-looking-to-light-up-the-2018-19-a-league-and-w-league-seasons/|title=The Greek Australians looking to light up the 2018/19 A-League and W-League seasons - Neos Kosmos|first=Con|last=Stamocostas|date=19 October 2018|website=English Edition}}
Career statistics
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{{updated|6 June 2021}}{{soccerway|anthony-lesiotis/500469}}{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197680540&client=1-10178-196649-479661-21800675&ocompID=479661|title=Player statistics for Anthony Lesiotis|accessdate=9 June 2021|publisher=SportsTG|website=GameDay}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|Asia !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Melbourne City NPL
|2017 |rowspan="2"|NPL Victoria 2 |11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2018
|19 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!30 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Melbourne City
|rowspan="2"|A-League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Melbourne Victory
|rowspan="2"|A-League |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | ||
| Melbourne Victory NPL{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=205740466&client=1-10178-196648-513770-21800672&ocompID=513770|title=Player statistics for Anthony Lesiotis (2019)|accessdate=9 June 2021|publisher=SportsTG|website=GameDay}}
|2019 |15 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Melbourne City
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!70 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 |
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|anthony-lesiotis/500469}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Melbourne City FC squad}}
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Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Australian people of Greek descent
Category:Sportspeople of Greek descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Melbourne City FC players
Category:Melbourne Victory FC players
Category:Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
Category:National Premier Leagues players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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