Sebastian Pasquali
{{short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sebastian Pasquali
| fullname = Sebastian Pasquali
| image = Sebastian Pasquali 2016 FFA Cup Semi Final.jpg
| caption = Sebastian Pasquali (right) with Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat before being substituted on in the 2016 FFA Cup Semi Final, October 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|11|7}}
| birth_place = Wangaratta, Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}}
| position = Midfielder, centre-back
| currentclub = Western United
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014
| youthclubs1 = Wangaratta City
| youthyears2 = 2014
| youthclubs2 = FFV NTC
| youthyears3 = 2015–2016
| youthclubs3 = Melbourne Victory
| years1 = 2016 | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 3 | clubs1 = Melbourne Victory NPL
| years2 = 2016 | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Melbourne Victory
| years3 = 2016–2019 | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Jong Ajax
| years4 = 2019– | caps4 = 42 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Western United
| years5 = 2021– | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Western United NPL
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = Australia U20
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = Australia U23
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 29 April 2024
| ntupdate = 25 March 2019
}}
Sebastian Pasquali is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for Western United in the A-League. A versatile midfielder, Pasquali can play as a box-to-box, holding or attacking midfielder,{{cite web|last1=Davutovic|first1=David|title=Twist as Aussie teen Sebastian Pasquali ices new Ajax contract with goal|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/a-league/teams/victory/aussie-teen-sebastian-pasquali-ices-new-ajax-contract-with-goal-on-debut/news-story/bd3aad4d5224aff6e5eea977d32f7d39|website=Herald Sun|publisher=News Corp|accessdate=28 April 2018}} and has also played at centre-back.{{cite magazine |last1=Radbourne |first1=Lucas |title=The Strange Transformation of Sebastian Pasquali |url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/the-strange-transformation-of-sebastian-pasquali-519283/page0 |magazine=FourFourTwo |accessdate=7 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=Pasquali linked to Western United move |url=https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/sebastian-pasquali-linked-to-western-united-move/ffawl5mc24i81clhqalbhi8yz |publisher=goal.com |accessdate=7 March 2019}}
Club career
=Melbourne Victory=
Pasquali was named in Victory's inaugural youth squad in the National Premier Leagues Victoria in March 2015.[http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/melbourne-victory-announces-inaugural-national-premier-leagues-squad/abfc8mq31wsv1hsdcmv5dk1bw Melbourne Victory announces inaugural National Premier Leagues squad] Melbourne Victory Official Website, 3 March 2015
Pasquali made his unofficial senior debut for Melbourne Victory in the 2016 International Champions Cup against Juventus in what was considered a stand out performance, scoring the winning kick in what finished in a 4–3 penalty victory.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/melbourne-victory-youngster-sebastian-pasquali-16-steals-show-against-juventus-as-mcg/news-story/57a54b90789417f82d2f192b395bf9c1|title=Victory youngster steals the show|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com.au/international-champions-cup/story/2916995/teenager-sebastian-pasquali-shines-for-melbourne-victory-vs-juventus|title=Teenager Sebastian Pasquali shines for Melbourne Victory vs. Juventus|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/joeys-john-roberts-melbourne-victorys-sebastian-pasquali-star-as-aussies-sparkle/23go9cbp45zb1c18qyvmljic9|title=Joeys' John Roberts, Melbourne Victory's Sebastian Pasquali star as Aussies sparkle|work=Football Federation Australia |publisher=}}
Pasquali made his official debut for the Victory in the 2016 FFA Cup on 24 August 2016 against Hume City in the round of 16.{{cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Hume-City-FC-v-Melbourne-Victory/883887|title=Hume City FC v Melbourne Victory - FFA Cup Match Centre|date=31 July 2017 |publisher=}}
Pasquali made his A-League debut in the Melbourne Derby on 15 October 2016, as a 75th-minute substitute for Fahid Ben Khalfallah. In just his second appearance of the season, as a 76th-minute substitute against Adelaide United on 22 October 2016, Pasquali assisted Marco Rojas's goal in an eventual 2–1 win.
=Ajax=
After impressing for Victory against Juventus in the International Champions Cup, Juventus showed strong interest in Pasquali, but on 31 October 2016, Melbourne Victory announced that Pasquali had left for Ajax, not listing him in that day's match squad. Pasquali remained in Australia until his year 11 exams were completed in late November, before officially signing for Ajax.[http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/statement-on-sebastian-pasquali/hx3kvm1pmsp91vh9isgv2881j Statement regarding Sebastian Pasquali] Melbourne Victory Official Website, 31 October 2016[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/a-league/melbourne-victory-youngster-seb-pasquali-agrees-to-join-dutch-giants-ajax/news-story/c0279a830e87a24e2393793635a9d65d?nk=ed88a0207fb6f68a9cb38fab57da4fa4-1477906147 Seb Pasquali, Melbourne Victory, Ajax] Herald Sun, 31 October 2016 Ajax confirmed that Pasquali had signed a two-year deal in November 2016.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/ajax-confirm-aussie-teen-signing-442644|title=Ajax confirm Aussie teen signing|magazine=FourFourTwo|date=26 November 2016|accessdate=26 November 2016}}
Despite having an Italian passport, Pasquali was not able to play competitive matches for Ajax until his transfer clearance from FIFA was granted, missing out on the remainder of the 2016/17 season.{{citation |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/exciting-australian-prospect-seb-pasquali-still-waiting-for-fifa-clearance-to-join-ajax-youth-team/news-story/0d6c0e94723c25ca20d7e6313d1a6918 |title=Exciting Australian prospect Seb Pasquali still waiting for FIFA clearance to join Ajax youth team |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180112224342/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/exciting-australian-prospect-seb-pasquali-still-waiting-for-fifa-clearance-to-join-ajax-youth-team/news-story/0d6c0e94723c25ca20d7e6313d1a6918 |archive-date=12 January 2018 |date=2 March 2017 |first=David |last=Davutovic |publisher=Herald Sun |url-status=dead}}
Pasquali started the 2017–18 season as a regular starting player for Ajax in the U19 Eredivisie and UEFA Youth League. He made his debut for Jong Ajax in an Eerste Divisie loss to Fortuna Sittard on 12 January 2018,{{cite web |url=http://www.ajax.nl/streams/actueel/jong-ajax-start-nieuwe-jaar-met-nederlaag.htm |title=Jong Ajax start nieuwe jaar met nederlaag |website=Ajax Official Website |date=12 January 2018 |language=Dutch |trans-title=Young Ajax starts new year with defeat}} having previously made three appearances on the bench, going on to play regularly at that level for the remainder of the season.
Pasquali made his first team debut in the 2018–19 preseason as a 61st minute substitution in a friendly match against Steaua Bucharest.[https://www.ajax.nl/streams/actueel/eiting-helpt-ajax-aan-gelijkspel-tegen-steaua.htm Eiting helps Ajax to draw against Steaua] (in Dutch), Ajax official website, 7 July 2018
International career
In October 2018, Pasquali was called up to the Australia U20 squad to compete in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia.{{cite news|url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/update-young-socceroos-squad-afc-u19-championship|title=Update to Young Socceroos squad for AFC U19 Championship|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=19 October 2018|accessdate=22 October 2018}}
Career statistics
{{updated|2 May 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{ref label|A|A}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Victory Youth
|2016 |12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| rowspan="1"|Melbourne Victory
|rowspan="1"|A-League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| rowspan="3"|Jong Ajax
|rowspan="1"|Eerste Divisie |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018–19
|Eerste Divisie |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Jong Ajax total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| rowspan=5|Western United
|A-League |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|A-League |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|A-League Men |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|A-League Men |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Western United total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Western United (NPL)
|2021 |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 |
=Footnotes=
Honours
=Club=
Jong Ajax
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{soccerway|450083}}
{{Western United FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pasquali, Sebastian}}
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