John Aloisi : biography
5 February 1976 –
John Aloisi (born 5 February 1976) is a retired Australian football (soccer) player who played as a striker, and the current manager of A-League club Melbourne Heart. In a professional career that spanned 20 seasons, with league totals of 459 games and 127 goals, he was the first Australian ever to play and score in La Liga, the Premier League and Serie A. He returned to his country in 2007, with four seasons in the A-League. Aloisi was an integral member of the Australia national team for more than one decade, and represented the nation at the 2006 World Cup, being an essential figure in the qualifying stages.; BBC Sport, 16 November 2005 He also appeared for the Socceroos in two Confederations Cups.
Statistics
Club
Club | Season | Domestic | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Adelaide City | 1991–92 | National Soccer League | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
Adelaide City Force | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Adelaide City total | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | ||
Standard Liège | 1992–93 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Standard Liège total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Antwerp | 1993–94 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
1994–95 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | ||
Antwerp total | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | ||
Cremonese | 1995–96 | Serie A | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
1996–97 | Serie B | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
Cremonese total | 48 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7 | ||
Portsmouth | 1997–98 | First Division | 38 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 |
1998–99 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | ||
Portsmouth total | 60 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 29 | ||
Coventry City | 1998–99 | Premier League | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
1999–2000 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
2000–01 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | ||
Coventry City total | 41 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 13 | ||
Osasuna | 2001–02 | La Liga | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 |
2002–03 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8 | ||
2003–04 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | ||
2004–05 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | ||
Osasuna total | 121 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 37 | ||
Alavés | 2005–06 | La Liga | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 |
2006–07 | Segunda División | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
Alavés total | 58 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 17 | ||
CC Mariners | 2007–08 | A-League | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
CC Mariners total | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | ||
Sydney | 2008–09 | A-League | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
2009–10 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | ||
Sydney total | 40 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 14 | ||
Melbourne Heart | 2010–11 | A-League | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
Melbourne Heart total | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | ||
Australia total | 96 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 37 | ||
Belgium total | 35 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
Italy total | 48 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7 | ||
England total | 101 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 42 | ||
Spain total | 179 | 45 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 54 | ||
Career total | 459 | 127 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 493 | 149 |