Angus Thurgate (born 8 February 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Newcastle Jets FC.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Angus Charles Thurgate | ||
Date of birth | (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Port Macquarie, Australia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2015 | Football Mid North Coast | ||
2015–2018 | Newcastle Jets | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Newcastle Jets NPL | 34 | (4) |
2018– | Newcastle Jets | 90 | (9) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2020 | Australia U20 | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2018 |
After playing for the Newcastle Jets FC Reserves since 2016 Thurgate was called up to the first team in January 2018 in their round 14 away match against Sydney FC, Thurgate was an unused substitute as the match finished 2–2. He than made his professional debut 2 rounds later at home against Brisbane Roar coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for striker Andrew Nabbout.
In the 2018–19 A-League, Thurgate scored 1 goal out of his 9 appearances. His goal came against Western Sydney Wanderers on 4 June 2019.
In November 2019, Thurgate scored in two consecutive matches against Western United and Wanderers respectively.[3][4]
Newcastle Jets FC – current squad | |
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A-League Young Footballer of the Year | |
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