Josh Cavallo

Josh Cavallo
Cavallo with Adelaide United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Joshua John Cavallo
Date of birth (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Bentleigh East, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back, central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Adelaide United
Number 27
Youth career
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Melbourne City NPL 54 (6)
2019–2021 Western United 9 (0)
2021– Adelaide United 44 (0)
International career‡
2018 Australia U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2020

Joshua John Cavallo (born 13 November 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left back and central midfielder for A-League Men club Adelaide United.[2] Cavallo has represented the Australian under-20 national team.[3]

Early life

Joshua John Cavallo[4] was born on 13 November 1999 in Bentleigh East, Victoria.[5] He is of Italian and Maltese descent.[6]

Career

Youth

Cavallo with Melbourne Victory Youth in 2016

Cavallo represented both Melbourne Victory FC Youth and Melbourne City FC Youth.[7]

Western United

On 15 April 2019, Melbourne City announced that Cavallo would leave the club at the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8]

On 24 June 2019, new A-League side Western United announced that Cavallo would join the club ahead of its inaugural season.[9] He made his debut on 3 January 2020 in a 3–2 loss at his previous club. On as a 71st-minute substitute for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, he earned a penalty when fouled by goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis, which was converted by Besart Berisha.[10]

Western United announced that Cavallo was leaving the club on 10 February 2021[11] to seek more playing time with another A-League club.

Adelaide United

On 18 February 2021, Cavallo signed a short-term contract to play for Adelaide United.[12] After a successful stint in the 2020–21 A-League, he signed a two-year contract extension on 11 May.[13] He was rewarded with Adelaide United's A-League Rising Star award after a successful 2020–21 campaign, in which he started 15 games and made 18 appearances.[14]

Personal life

Cavallo came out as gay in October 2021.[15] At the time, there were no other openly gay male footballers playing professional top-flight football. He said in a statement, "I hope that in sharing who I am, I can show others who identify as LGBTQ+ that they are welcome in the football community."[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Western United 2019–20 A-League 9 0 – 9 0
2020–21 A-League 0 0 – 0 0
Total 9 0 – 9 0
Adelaide United 2020–21 A-League 19 0 – 19 0
2021–22 A-League Men 19 0 3 0 22 0
2022–23 A-League Men 0 0 3 0 3 0
Total 38 0 6 0 44 0
Career total 47 0 6 0 53 0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "J. Cavallo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Joshua Cavallo". Adelaide United. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Australian Josh Cavallo becomes only openly gay male footballer in the pro game". The Athletic. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Josh Cavallo: what did Adelaide United football player say about coming out as gay - and support received". National World. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Maltese-Australian footballer Josh Cavallo comes out as gay".
  7. ^ "Youth in Focus: Josh Cavallo". Melbourne City FC. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Cavallo to depart at season's end". Melbourne City FC. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. ^ Windon, Jacob (24 June 2019). "Signing news: Western United confirm double swoop". A-League.
  10. ^ Greco, John (3 January 2020). "Maclaren at the double as 10-man City hold off United fightback". Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Josh Cavallo departs". Western United FC. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Reds sign Cavallo for remainder of the season". Adelaide United FC. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Reds extend Cavallo contract for two-years". A-League. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Waldus and Halloran claim 2021 Alagich Vidmar Awards". Adelaide United FC. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Josh Cavallo: 'I'm a footballer and I'm gay,' says Australian player". BBC News. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  16. ^ Kemp, Emma (27 October 2021). "'I have been fighting my sexuality': A-League player Josh Cavallo comes out as gay". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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