Christian Theoharous (born 6 December 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Australian A-League Men club Western United.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Theoharous | ||
Date of birth | (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Western United | ||
Number | 34 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012 | Bentleigh Greens | ||
2014–2017 | Melbourne Victory | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Melbourne Victory NPL | 23 | (11) |
2017–2018 | Melbourne Victory | 19 | (1) |
2018–2021 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 26 | (4) |
2021– | Western United | 4 | (0) |
2022– | Western United NPL | 6 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Australia U-20 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2018 |
Christian's father, Andrew Theoharous played for Heidelberg in the National Soccer League, and captained the Bentleigh Greens after the demise of the NSL.[1]
Theoharous is a Greek and Greek Cypriot descent; his father was born in Pegia, Cyprus while his mother was born in Australia to Greek-born parents. He also has an older sister, who is an accountant.[1]
On 27 February 2017, Theoharous signed with Melbourne Victory FC as a scholarship player, after having been part of the Victory's youth team since 2014.[2]
Theoharous made his Victory debut in 2017 as an 83rd minute substitute for Daniel Georgievski in a 1–0 loss to Brisbane Roar. Theoharous scored his debut first team goal for the Victory against the Central Coast Mariners on 18 March 2018.
Despite becoming a regular first-team player in the 2017–18 season, he missed Victory's victorious Grand Final finish to the season after getting injured in the semi final.[3]
Borussia Mönchengladbach announced that he had signed for the club on their official website on 18 May 2018.[4]
Theoharous was released by Borussia Mönchengladbach in June 2021.[5]
On 1 November 2021, Theoharous joined Australian A-League Men club Western United on a two-year scholarship deal.[6]
Western United FC – current squad | |
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