.jpg) Joe Gauci playing for Aston Villa in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joe Anthony Gauci[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 4, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia[2] | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Waiheke United | |||
| Cumberland United | |||
| 2011–2015 | FFSA NTC | ||
| 2015–2017 | Cumberland United | ||
| 2018–2019 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | West Torrens Birkalla | 31 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | CCM Academy | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Adelaide City | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne City | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Adelaide United | 71 | (0) |
| 2021 | Adelaide United NPL | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Australia U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Australia | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Joe Anthony Gauci (born 4 July 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Australia national team.[3]
Gauci's career began when he received a scholarship deal with Central Coast Mariners[4] and subsequently joined Adelaide City and Melbourne City before signing a scholarship contract with Adelaide United in 2020.[5] Gauci made his A-League debut in 2021.
Internationally, Gauci received his first call-up to the Australia national team in 2022 as a train-on player and made his debut in a friendly match against Ecuador in 2023.
- ^ "Latest updated Premier League squad lists for 2023/24". Premier League. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b Joe Gauci at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, Belgian Cup & FA Cup
- ^ "Joe Gauci". Central Coast Mariners. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ jordan (9 November 2022). "House of Gauci: Joe's rise to the big time". Adelaide United. Retrieved 15 May 2024.