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 = Roda JC
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = St Marys FC
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Sunshine Coast
| youthyears3 = 2017–2018
| youthclubs3 = CCM Academy
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = Central Coast Mariners Academy
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2024
| clubs2 = Central Coast Mariners
| caps2 = 124
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2024–2025
| clubs3 = Ross County
| caps3 = 36
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2025–
| clubs4 = Roda JC
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = Australia U23
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = Australia
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 6 June 2025
| nationalteam-update = 11 September 2024
| image =
| caption =
}}
Joshua Nisbet (born 15 June 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for Roda JC 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.
=Roda JC=
On 5 June 2025, Roda JC signed Nisbet on a two-year deal.{{cite news|publisher=The Press and Journal|date=5 June 2025|first=Andy|last=Skinner|title=Ross County’s Josh Nisbet activates relegation clause to join Roda JC – with fellow midfielder Charlie Telfer also moving on|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/ross-county/6773085/ross-county-josh-nisbet-leaves/|access-date=6 June 2025}}
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|6 June 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="4"|Central Coast Mariners Academy
|2017 |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2018
|25 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2019
|15 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 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
|36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs}} | 1 | 39 | 4 | |
| Roda JC
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!205 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 229 | 11 |
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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}}
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{{Roda JC squad}}
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