Jonathan Aspropotamitis

Jonathan Aspro

Aspro plays for Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Aspropotamitis
Date of birth	(1996-06-07) 7 June 1996
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Central defender
Club information
Current team	Central Coast Mariners
Youth career
	Queens Park
2009–2011	Sydney University
2012	Parramatta FC
2013	APIA Leichhardt
2014	Sydney Olympic
2014–2015	Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Western Sydney Wanderers	43	(0)
2018–	Central Coast Mariners	0	(0)
National team‡
2015	Australia U-20	2	(0)
2017–	Australia U-23	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 January 2018

Jonathan Aspropotamitis (born 7 June 1996), commonly known as Jonathan Aspro, is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Central Coast Mariners.

Career

He made his professional debut on 11 March 2015 vs Melbourne City FC in a 3–2 victory for the Western Sydney Wanderers at Pirtek Stadium.

He made his Asian Champions League debut on 7 April 2015 vs FC Seoul in a 1–1 draw at Pirtek Stadium.

"Aspro" signed his 1st professional senior contract with the Western Sydney Wanderers on 31 May 2015.

Early in the 2015–16 season Aspro got the opportunity to fill in for the experienced Alberto Aguilar who sustained an injury in the round 4 encounter v Perth Glory. An assured display from the young centre back, coupled with the Wanderers first win of the season, lead to his selection over the following weeks.

A string of solid performances lead the Wanderers to move quickly and extend the young centre backs contract for a further 2 seasons, Wanderers CEO said of the signing “We think he will continue to develop here and really go to the next level as a centre back. He has the maturity, the composure and the determination to become a very important player for this club and we are delighted to have him sign for an additional two years.”^[1]

In January 2017 Aspropotamitis was named in the Australian u/23 side for a camp that was to be the first part of preparation for the 2018 AFC U23 Asian Cup, which will stage its qualifiers in July 2017.^[2]

In July 2017 was named in the Australian U-23’s National Team to compete at the AFC U-23 Championship China 2018 Qualifiers held in Myanmar.^[3]

Aspropotamitis played in all 3 games, captaining his country on each occasion, while being voted Man of the Match by the AFC in the first match^[4] and scoring a goal in the final match.

On 14 May 2018, the Western Sydney Wanderers announced the departure of Aspropotamitis, who was then signed by the Central Coast Mariners on a one-year deal.^[5]

Personal life

Educated at Newington College.^[6] He is of Greek ancestry.

External links

• Jonathan Aspropotamitis at Soccerway
• Jonathan Aspropotamitis | Post Match Press Conference March 11, 2015 Western Sydney Wanderers March 12, 2015
• Jonathan Aspropotamitis the silver lining to Western Sydney Wanderers' injury clouds SMH Online March 31, 2015
• Jonathan Aspropotamitis Signs 1st Professional Contract Western Sydney Wanderers May 31, 2015
• Aspro Inks Two Year Extension in Red & Black Western Sydney Wanderers December 15, 2015

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