Josh Nisbet
{{short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Josh Nisbet
| fullname = Joshua Jeffrey Nisbet
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
| height = {{convert|1.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Ross County
| clubnumber = 23
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = St Marys FC
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Sunshine Coast
| youthyears3 = 2017–2018
| youthclubs3 = CCM Academy
| years1 = 2018–2024
| clubs1 = Central Coast Mariners
| caps1 = 124
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = Ross County
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = Australia U23
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = Australia
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 26 January 2025
| nationalteam-update = 11 September 2024
| image =
| caption =
}}
Joshua Nisbet (born 15 June 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for {{Scottish football updater|RossCoun}} club Ross County and the Australia national team. He can play in several positions including defensive midfield, winger, attacking midfield or as a forward.
Club career
=Central Coast Mariners=
Nisbet made his professional debut for the Central Coast Mariners on 1 August 2018 in a FFA Cup match against Adelaide United, starting the game before being replaced at the second-half by Peter Kekeris.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theffacup.com.au/match/adelaide-united-v-central-coast-mariners-ffa-cup-01-08-2018/994530|title=Adelaide United vs Central Coast Mariners, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 1st Aug 2018|website=FFA Cup|date=26 June 2018 }} He made his first league appearance for the Mariners as a second-half substitute in a Round 15 clash against Newcastle Jets in the F3 Derby, the Mariners going on to lose the game 1–0.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/01/23/australia/a-league/newcastle-jets-fc/central-coast-mariners-fc/2834991/|title=Newcastle Jets vs. Central Coast Mariners - 23 January 2019 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}} On 30 January 2019, he signed his maiden professional contract with the Central Coast. In the 2020–21 season, Nisbet started 24 times and provided 3 assists.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccmariners.com.au/news/josh-nisbet-earns-a-league-call|title=Josh Nisbet earns A-League call up|website=Central Coast Mariners|date=29 January 2019 }} In the 2021–22 season, Josh Nisbet played 25 matches and scored 1 goal. In June 2022 he signed a new contract for an additional 2 years.{{Cite web|url=https://ccmariners.com.au/news/josh-nisbet-signs-two-year-contract-extension |title=Josh Nisbet signs two-year contract extension |website=ccmariners.com.au |date=7 June 2022}}
Nisbet won the Mariners Medal for the 2022-23 season, as their best player of the year.{{Cite web|url=https://ccmariners.com.au/news/mariners-medal-dinner-nisbet-takes-home-top-honour|title=Mariners Medal Dinner: Nisbet takes home top honour|website=Central Coast Mariners FC|date=4 May 2023}} Nisbet was part of the Championship winning Mariners team in that same season.
The following season, Nisbet made his 100th league appearance for the club on 3 December 2023, in a home match against Melbourne Victory.{{Cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/football/a-league-news-2023-josh-nisbet-100th-match-central-coast-mariners-usain-bolt-exclusive/8e1e00e0-ba18-4fe0-b910-53d015da528d|title=EXCLUSIVE: How A-League's shortest player, Josh Nisbet, went from sharing the field with Bolt to 100-match stalwart|website=wwos.nine.com.au|date=3 December 2023}} Nisbet was part of the Mariners' Championship, Premiership and AFC Cup winning 2023-24 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-02/central-coast-mariners-secure-a-league-men-premiers-plate/103793606|title=Central Coast Mariners secure A-league Men's premier's plate with win over Adelaide United|website=ABC News (Australia)|date=2 February 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-06/central-coast-mariners-win-afc-cup/103808036|title=Central Coast Mariners become first Australian club to win AFC Cup|website=ABC News (Australia)|date=6 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2024/05/mariners-defeat-victory-in-inspirational-grand-final-showdown/|title=Mariners defeat Victory in inspirational Grand Final showdown|website=Coast Community News|date=27 May 2024}} He also won the Johnny Warren Medal as the best player in the A-League Men campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/central-coast-mariners-midfielder-josh-nisbet-wins-johnny-warren-medal/news-story/ab64107a24694506747b760fe3842d94|title=Central Coast Mariners midfielder Josh Nisbet wins Johnny Warren Medal|website=news.com.au|date=25 May 2024}} On 9 July 2024, it was announced that Nisbet would leave the club after turning down an offer to extend his contract; he made 145 appearances for the club, making him the Mariners' ninth most-capped player of all time at the time of his departure.{{Cite web |last=Pisani |first=Sacha |date=9 July 2024 |title=Johnny Warren Medallist Josh Nisbet leaves Mariners for opportunity abroad |url=https://aleagues.com.au/news/a-league-josh-nisbet-leaves-central-coast-mariners-transfer-news-socceroos/ |access-date=9 July 2024 |website=A-Leagues}}
=Ross County=
On 22 August 2024, it was announced that Nisbet had signed for Scottish club Ross County.{{cite web|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8739664/socceroos-midfield-star-nisbet-joins-scottish-side-ross/ |title=Socceroos midfield star Nisbet joins Scottish side Ross|website=The Canberra Times|date=23 August 2024}}
Nisbet scored his first goal for Ross County on the 23rd of November 2024.
International career
Nisbet was called up to the Australian under-23 team for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in June 2022.{{cite news|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2022/05/18/11-nsw-young-guns-set-for-u23s-asian-cup-quest/|title=11 NSW young guns set for U23's Asian Cup quest|date=18 May 2022|access-date=19 May 2022|website=Football NSW}}
In March 2024, Nisbet was called up to the Australia squad for the first time, as a replacement for the injured Lewis Miller for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Lebanon.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com.au/football/story/_/id/39742377/central-coast-mariners-josh-nisbet-replaces-lewis-miller-socceroos-squad|title=CCM's Nisbet replaces Miller in Socceroos squad|date=16 March 2024|access-date=17 March 2024|website=ESPN}} Nisbet made his debut in the second match against Lebanon in Canberra,{{cite web|url=https://instagram.com/p/C4-VOGtNM2A/?hl=en|title=JOSH NISBET IS ON FOR HIS SOCCEROOS DEBUT!|publisher=A-Leagues|via=Instagram|date=26 March 2024}} coming off the bench at Canberra Stadium in the 67th minute.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|25 January 2025}}{{Soccerway|joshua-nisbet/522825|accessdate=6 October 2023}}
| 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{{efn|Includes Australia Cup, Scottish Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Central Coast Mariners
|4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23
|28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24
|30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 14{{efn|Appearances in AFC Cup}} | 1 | 44 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!124 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 145 | 7 | |
| Ross County
|28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 3 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!152 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 174 | 10 |
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Honours
Central Coast Mariners
- A-League Men Championship: 2022–23, 2023–24
- A-League Men Premiership: 2023–24
- AFC Cup: 2023–24
Individual
- Johnny Warren Medal: 2023–24
- Mariners Medal: 2022–23
- PFA A–League Men Team of the Season: 2022–23,{{cite news|url=https://www.narrominenewsonline.com.au/story/8213793/citys-bos-leads-pfa-a-league-men-team-of-the-season/|first=Steve|last=Larkin|title=City's Bos leads PFA A-League Men team of the season|website=Narromine News|date=29 May 2023|access-date=29 May 2023}} 2023–24{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350279718/wellington-phoenix-dominate-pfa-league-men-team-season|first=Phillip|last=Rollo|date=16 May 2024|access-date=17 May 2024|website=Stuff.co.nz|title=Wellington Phoenix dominate PFA A-League Men team of the season}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|joshua-nisbet/522825}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Ross County F.C. squad}}
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Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Central Coast Mariners Academy players
Category:Central Coast Mariners FC players
Category:Ross County F.C. players
Category:National Premier Leagues players
Category:Soccer players from Sydney