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Joshua Brillante (born 25 March 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers. Brillante holds dual citizenship due to his Italian heritage.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joshua Brillante[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bundaberg, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bundaberg Waves | |||
| 2006 | Bundaberg Spirit | ||
| 2007–2009 | QAS | ||
| 2009–2011 | Gold Coast United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Gold Coast United | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Newcastle Jets | 46 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Fiorentina | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Empoli (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Como (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Sydney FC | 79 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne City | 28 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Xanthi | 18 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Melbourne Victory | 50 | (5) |
| 2023– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Australia U20 | 18 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Australia U23 | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Australia | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2017 | |||
Brillante made his A-League debut for Gold Coast on 3 December in a 1–0 loss to the North Queensland Fury.[3]
On 12 May 2012 it was announced he had signed for A-League club the Newcastle Jets.[4]
On 15 July 2014, it was announced that Brillante decided to join Italian Serie A club Fiorentina.[5] He made his debut for La Viola against Roma in their 2014–15 Serie A opener at the Stadio Olimpico. He was subbed after 35 minutes.
Joshua Brillante went on loan to Empoli whom are also in the Serie A during the January 2015 mid season transfer period.[6]
Initially starting the 2015–16 season on loan from Fiorentina to Empoli, Joshua Brillante signed a new loan deal on 28 August 2015 with Como of the Serie B for the remainder of the season.[7]
Joshua Brillante made his debut for Como on 12 September 2015 away to Livorno.
On 12 July 2016 Brillante returned to the A-League, joining Sydney FC on a three-year deal.[8][9] He scored his first domestic league goal against the Brisbane Roar on 19 November that year. He scored his second goal of the season against Perth Glory in the semi-final.
At the end of his contract with Sydney FC, Brillante was in talks to extend, but in the end was signed by Melbourne City, reportedly on a multi-year season contract.[10]
In September 2020, Brillante left Melbourne City to join Greek club Xanthi under the coaching of Tony Popovic.[11][12]
In July 2021, Brillante returned to his home country to play for the Melbourne Victory also under coach Tony Popovic.[13] He was named captain ahead of the 2021/22 season despite not having played a competitive game for the team.[14] After 50 league games for the club and despite having a year remaining on his contract, Brillante mutually terminated his contract with the club.[15]
Shortly thereafter, on 9 July 2023, he signed a 2-year contract with Western Sydney Wanderers, becoming the sixth A-League Men club he will have represented.[16]
Brillante represented Australia at U20 level at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in United Arab Emirates[17] and at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[18] In May 2018 he was named in Australia’s preliminary 26 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gold Coast United | 2010–11 | A-League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2012–13 | A-League | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2014–15 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Empoli (loan) | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Como (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Sydney FC | 2016–17 | A-League | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
| Melbourne City | 2019–20 | A-League | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| Xanthi | 2020–21 | Super League Greece 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| Melbourne Victory | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 50 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 7 | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Career total | 266 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 299 | 13 | ||
| Australia national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
Gold Coast United
Sydney FC
Melbourne Victory
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