Corey Gameiro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corey James Gameiro | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Kembla, Australia | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Lake Heights | ||
| 2000–2010 | South Coast Wolves | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sydney FC | ||
| 2011–2013 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | South Coast Wolves | 6 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Hayes & Yeading (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → FC Eindhoven (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Wellington Phoenix (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2013– 2015 | Sydney FC | 21 | (4) |
| 2015– | Melbourne City | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Australia U20 | 11 | (6) |
| 2014 | Australia U23 | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2014. | |||
Corey Gameiro (born 7 February 1993) is an Australian football player of Portuguese ancestry who plays as a Forward for A-League club Melbourne City FC.
Club career
Fulham (2011–2013)
Gameiro signed a professional contract with Fulham in August 2009 and he signed a contract extension in May 2012 that saw him remain at Fulham until the summer 2013.[1]
He was one of 12 players released by Fulham at the end of the 2012–13 Premier League season.[2]
Loan to Hayes & Yeading United
Gameiro was loaned out to Hayes & Yeading for one month on 24 November 2011[3]
Loan to Eindhoven
The following season he joined FC Eindhoven on a four-month loan on 31 August 2012.[4] The same day he made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie, in a match against FC Volendam, coming of the bench in the 64th minute.[5]
Loan to Wellington Phoenix
Gameiro joined Wellington Phoenix on a loan deal until the end of the 2012-13 A-League season on 9 February 2013.[6]
Sydney FC (2013–2015)
On 28 June 2013, Gameiro signed for A-League team Sydney FC on a two-year deal.[7]
On 3 January 2014, Gameiro scored his first goal for Sydney FC, scoring against Adelaide United with a header from a Nikola Petković free kick.[8]
Gameiro was released by Sydney FC following the 2014-15 A-League season. He rejected Sydney's contract in order to find another team.[9]
Melbourne City FC (2015–present)
On 22 June 2015, Melbourne City FC announced they had recruited Gameiro on a 2-year deal despite injury concerns.[10]
International career
Gameiro scored a hat-trick during the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship match against Jordan, securing a place at the U20 World Cup to be held in Turkey in June 2013.[11] He is the only player who score for Australia in whole tournament.
Club statistics
- As of 2 November 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC | 2013–14 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| Career total | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
Honours
Distinctions
References
- ↑ "Corey Gameiro – Fulham FC Player Profile". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ "Summer transfer window: Ins and Outs". Premier League. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ "Gameiro Loaned". Fulham FC. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ "Gameiro Goes Dutch". Fulham FC. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "Matchcenter – Jupiler League". jupilerleague.nl. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "Phoenix Sign Young Fulham Striker". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney FC Signs Young Socceroos Corey Gameiro". Football Federation Australia. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ Barrett, Steve (3 January 2014). "Adelaide denied by 10-man Sydney FC". Football Federation Australia.
- ↑ Hassett, Sebastian (3 June 2015). "All change at Sydney FC as Graham Arnold dumps key players and lose Bernie Ibini". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "City strengthen with Gameiro addition". FourFourTwo Australia. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "Gameiro Hits Hat-Trick". Fulham FC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
