Nicholas D'Agostino (soccer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nick D'Agostino

| fullname = Nicholas D'Agostino

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|02|25}}

| birth_place = Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Viking

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Runaway Bay

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = QAS

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Brisbane Roar

| years1 = 2014

| caps1 = 4

| goals1 = 2

| clubs1 = FFA COE

| years2 = 2015–2018

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 17

| clubs2 = Brisbane Roar NPL

| years3 = 2015–2019

| caps3 = 35

| goals3 = 3

| clubs3 = Brisbane Roar

| years4 = 2019–2021

| caps4 = 28

| goals4 = 8

| clubs4 = Perth Glory

| years5 = 2021–2023

| caps5 = 38

| goals5 = 13

| clubs5 = Melbourne Victory

| years6 = 2023–

| caps6 = 38

| goals6 = 7

| clubs6 = Viking

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = Australia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2019–2021

| nationalteam2 = Australia U23

| nationalcaps2 = 9

| nationalgoals2 = 5

| nationalyears3 = 2022–

| nationalteam3 = Australia

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 4 December 2024

| nationalteam-update = 10 September 2023

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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Nicholas D'Agostino (born 25 February 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Viking FK and the Australia national team.

Early life

D'Agostino was born on the Gold Coast{{cite web|title=How Garcia helped A-League top scorer D'Agostino start to fulfil his potential|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sport/football/article/2021/02/01/how-garcia-helped-league-top-scorer-dagostino-start-fulfil-his-potential|website=SBS.com.au|publisher=SBS News|accessdate=21 March 2022}} into a family of Italian and Maltese descent. He began playing junior football for the Musgrave Mustangs at the Under 7s level before switching to play for Runaway Bay in the local Gold Coast Football competitions.{{cite web|title=Home comforts for D'Agostino|url=https://brisbaneroar.com.au/news/home-comforts-dagostino|website=brisbaneroar.com.au|publisher=Brisbane Roar|accessdate=21 March 2022}} D'Agostino attended The Southport School throughout his upbringing.{{cite web|title=The Southport School Band of Brothers Issue 2|url=https://issuu.com/band_of_brothers/docs/tss_band_of_brother_issue_2|website=issuu.com|date=3 July 2013 |publisher=The Southport School|accessdate=21 March 2022}}

Club career

=Brisbane Roar=

D'Agostino signed a two-year contract with Brisbane Roar on 5 August 2016.{{cite web|title=Transfer news: Roar sign teenager to senior deal|url=http://www.a-league.com.au/article/transfer-news-roar-sign-teenager-to-senior-deal/1c9hnx4ld0sgj1xfrfl61ejfvc|website=A-League|publisher=Football Federation Australia|accessdate=5 August 2016}}

=Perth Glory=

In June 2019, following new coach Robbie Fowler's changes in squads, D'Agostino left Brisbane Roar and joined Perth Glory.{{cite web|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/glory-snap-up-olyroos-marksman-d-agostino|title=Glory snap up Olyroos marksman D'Agostino|first=Dave|last=Lewis|publisher=SBS|work=The World Game|date=24 June 2019}}

On 7 August 2019, D’Agostino made his competitive debut for Perth Glory, in a FFA Cup fixture against Western Sydney Wanderers.

=Melbourne Victory=

D'Agostino joined Melbourne Victory in August 2021. He signed a three-year contract, reuniting him with his former manager Tony Popovic.{{cite web|url=https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/news/melbourne-victory-signs-nick-dagostino|title=Melbourne Victory signs Nick D'Agostino|publisher=Melbourne Victory|date=14 August 2021}}

=Viking FK=

In January 2023, D'Agostino transferred to Norwegian club Viking for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|url= https://melbournevictory.com.au/news/melbourne-victory-transfer-nick-dagostino-to-norwegian-club-viking-fk |title=Melbourne Victory transfer Nick D'Agostino to Norwegian club Viking FK|website=Melbourne Victory|date=21 January 2022}} He signed a four-year contract with the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.vikingfotball.no/nyheter/nysignering-nicholas-dagostino|title=Nysignering: Nicholas D'Agostino|website=Viking FK|date=23 January 2023|access-date=23 January 2023|language=no}}

International career

He's eligible to represent Australia, Malta and Italy due to his origins. In 2019, the Maltese FA were keen on verifying D'Agostino's eligibility to represent Malta at first team level, due to having Maltese grandparents.

He was selected by Graham Arnold for the under-23 team in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers which took place in Cambodia.{{cite web|url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/graham-arnold-announces-squad-2020-afc-u-23-championship-qualifiers-cambodia|title=Graham Arnold announces squad for 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers in Cambodia|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=6 March 2019}} After being goalless in his first two matches, he scored a double in the final group match against South Korea to help Australia advance through to the finals which is going to be held in Thailand.{{cite web|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/olyroos-draw-with-korea-likely-to-qualify-for-afc-u-23-championship|title=Olyroos draw with Korea, likely to qualify for AFC U-23 Championship|date=27 March 2019|accessdate=2 April 2019}}

In the main tournament, D'Agostino became the hero for Australia, having scored three goals: two which guaranteed his team a victory over Thailand at the group stage, and especially, the only goal against Uzbekistan in the third-place encounter which clinched Australia a place for the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|title=Arnold: Taking Australia to the Olympics one of my greatest achievements|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u23_asian_cup/news/arnold_taking_australia_to_the_olympics_one_of_my_greatest_achievements.html|website=the-afc|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=2 June 2023|date=26 January 2020}}

The Olyroos beat Argentina in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention.{{Cite web|title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=The Roar|language=en-US}}

He was called up to the senior Australia squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on 24 and 29 March 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/march-squad-announcement|title=CONFIRMED: Fresh faces & experienced Socceroos named as Australia gets set for Japan and Jeddah|publisher=Football Australia|website=Socceroos|date=17 March 2022}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=5\|Brisbane Roar \|2015–16 \|A-League \|1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2016–17 \|A-League \|8	2	0	0	6{{efn\|name=ACL\|Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League}}	0	14	2
2017–18 \|A-League \|9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
2018–19 \|A-League \|17	1	0	0	0	0	17	1
colspan="2"\|Total !35	3	1	0	6	0	42	3
rowspan=3\|Perth Glory \|2019–20 \|A-League \|12	3	1	0	2{{efn\|name=ACL}}	0	15	3
2020–21 \|A-League \|16	5	0	0	0	0	16	5
colspan="2"\|Total !28	8	1	0	2	0	31	8
rowspan=3\|Melbourne Victory \|2021–22 \|A-League \|26	10	3	2	1{{efn\|name=ACL}}	2	30	14
2022–23 \|A-League \|12	3	0	0	0	0	12	3
colspan="2"\|Total !38	13	3	2	1	2	42	17
rowspan="3"\|Viking \|2023 \|Eliteserien \|21	3	6	1	colspan="2"\|—	27	4
2024 \|Eliteserien \|17	4	1	1	colspan="2"\|—	18	5
colspan="2"\|Total !38	7	7	2	colspan="2"\|—	45	9
colspan="3"\|Career total !139	31	12	4	9	2	160	37

Honours

;Melbourne Victory

FFA Cup: 2021

;Individual

PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2021–22{{cite web|url=https://pfa.net.au/player-awards/pfa-reveals-player-voted-austraffic-a-league-men-team-of-the-season-on-eve-of-grand-final/|title=PFA reveals player-voted Austraffic A-League Men Team of the Season on eve of Grand Final|website=Professional Footballers Australia|date=27 May 2022|access-date=27 May 2022}}