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Massimo Corey Luongo (/ˈmæsɪm luˈɒŋɡ/ MASS-ih-moh loo-ONG-goh;[4][5] born 25 September 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough and the Australia national team.

Massimo Luongo
Luongo with Australia in 2018
Personal information
Full name Massimo Corey Luongo[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Middlesbrough
Number 24
Youth career
2004–2010 APIA Leichhardt Tigers
2011 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2012Ipswich Town (loan) 9 (0)
2013Swindon Town (loan) 7 (1)
2013Swindon Town (loan) 5 (2)
2013–2015 Swindon Town 76 (10)
2015–2019 Queens Park Rangers 145 (10)
2019–2022 Sheffield Wednesday 64 (4)
2022– Middlesbrough 0 (0)
National team
2014– Australia 43 (6)
Honours
Representing  Australia
AFC Asian Cup
Winner2015 Australia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2019

Born in Sydney, Luongo played youth football for APIA Leichhardt Tigers before moving to England to play for Tottenham Hotspur, where he started his professional career. Following a loan spell at Ipswich Town, he played on loan at Swindon Town, a move which was eventually made permanent. After four years at Queens Park Rangers, he joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2019.

Luongo has played for the Australia national team since 2014 and has made over 40 appearances. He was a member of the squad at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and played a central role in Australia winning the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, where he scored in the final and was named player of the tournament.


Early life


Luongo was born in Sydney. His father Mario is of Italian heritage and mother Ira Luongo is of Indonesian heritage. He attended Waverley College. He is the youngest of three children; he has a sister Angela and a brother Tiziano.[6] In addition to holding an Australian passport, Luongo also has an Italian passport.[7]

According to Luongo himself, his maternal great-grandfather was Sultan Ambela Abu'l-Khair Sirajuddin of Bima Sultanate based in Sumbawa.[6]


Club career



Tottenham Hotspur


Luongo signed for Tottenham Hotspur in January 2011 after impressing on trial, and went on to make nine appearances for the under-18 team during the 2010–11 Premier Academy League season, scoring three goals. He made his only appearance for the first team on 20 September 2011 in a 7–6 penalty shootout loss to fellow Premier League club Stoke City in the third round of the League Cup, replacing Sandro after 70 minutes. Luongo had his penalty attempt saved by Thomas Sørensen, resulting in the defeat.[8]

On 6 February 2012, he was called up to a league match for the first time, remaining an unused substitute as Tottenham earned a goalless draw away to Liverpool.[9] Thirteen days later he was included in the squad for the last time, again unused in a goalless FA Cup fifth round match away to League One team Stevenage.[10]


Ipswich Town (loan)

On 23 July 2012, Luongo joined Championship side Ipswich Town on a season-long loan for the 2012–13 season.[11] He made his debut on 14 August in the first round of the League Cup, playing the entirety of a 3–1 win over League Two club Bristol Rovers at Portman Road.[12] Four days later he played his first professional league game, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Blackburn Rovers and making way for Andy Drury after 70 minutes.[13] On 28 August, in the second round of the League Cup against Carlisle United at Brunton Park, he scored from outside the penalty area to put Ipswich ahead with his first professional goal, but Carlisle scored a late equaliser and won 2–1 after extra time.[14]

The loan was terminated on 9 November after new Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy said that he wanted a 'different type of player'.[15]


Swindon Town


On 28 March 2013, Luongo signed for Swindon Town on loan along with fellow Spurs trainees Nathan Byrne and Dean Parrett.[16] The very next day he went straight into the squad to face Oldham Athletic and play the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at the County Ground.[17] On 16 April, Luongo scored his first goal for Swindon in a 4–1 win over Crewe Alexandra, heading in Gary Roberts' cross.[18] He opened the scoring on 4 May in the 70th minute of the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Brentford, but in added time conceded a penalty by fouling Harry Forrester; Kevin O'Connor converted it for a 1–1 draw.[19] Swindon eventually lost the tie in a penalty shootout.

Luongo signed a season-long loan deal with Swindon Town on 2 July 2013 and was handed the number 4 shirt.[20]

At the end of August 2013, Swindon signed Luongo on a permanent three-year contract having agreed a fee of £400,000 with Spurs.[21] He scored six goals in 44 league appearances that season, including a first professional brace in a 5–2 home win over Port Vale on 2 November.[22] In the following campaign, he got just as many goals but in 34 matches, as Swindon lost the play-off final to Preston North End at Wembley Stadium.


Queens Park Rangers


Luongo in 2016
Luongo in 2016

On 28 May 2015, Luongo joined Queens Park Rangers, along with Swindon Town teammate Ben Gladwin, both signing a three-year deal.[23] QPR head coach Chris Ramsey was Luongo's youth coach at Tottenham.[24] He made his debut in the first game of the Championship season on 8 August, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 defeat at Charlton Athletic.[25] Luongo played 30 league games in his first season – 32 overall – but did not score. His performances earned him a place on the FIFA Ballon d'Or longlist for the 2015 campaign.[26]

He scored his first goal for QPR in a 5–1 win over Rotherham United on 18 March 2017.[27] Following Nedum Onouha's ruptured hamstring injury that November, Luongo was handed the responsibility of captaincy.[28]


Sheffield Wednesday


On 8 August 2019, Luongo joined Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee.[29] He made his debut the following weekend, coming off the bench against Barnsley.[30] He scored his first goal for the club against Wigan Athletic, which was also his first start for the club.[31] He was sent off in a game against Blackburn Rovers, but the red card was later rescinded.[32]

In his second season at the club he was injured several times, the first being in a game against Luton Town,[33] returning on 7 December 2020.[34] He was ruled out again for another five to six weeks on 24 February 2021.[35]

After another injury layoff, he would return to the squad at the start of 2022 with some impressive performances, winning the clubs January Player-of-the-Month competition, as well as appearing in two of EFL's Team of the Week after his performances against Ipswich Town and Plymouth Argyle.[36] The club announced he was offered a new contract following the end of the 2021-22 season.[37] On 22 June 2022, it was confirmed that he had rejected his new contract and would leave the club.[38]


Middlesbrough


On 8 September 2022, Luongo joined Middlesbrough on a short term deal until January 2023 [39]


International career


Luongo playing for Australia at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Luongo playing for Australia at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Luongo represented the Australia under-20 team twice but was not selected for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[40]

He made his debut for the Socceroos on 6 March 2014 as a second-half substitute for captain Mile Jedinak in the 3–4 loss to Ecuador at The New Den in London.[41] He was selected for the 23-man Australia squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil by manager Ange Postecoglou,[42] but did not feature in any of their three matches as they were eliminated in the group stage.

Luongo was also selected in the 23-man squad for the Asia Cup to be played on home soil in Australia.[43] Swindon teammate Yaser Kasim was also called up for Iraq, meaning that the club would have to compete in their regular League One season without the two central midfielders for a month. He went on to score in Australia's 4–1 win over Kuwait in the opening game of the tournament, in addition to providing the assist that led to Tim Cahill scoring Australia's first goal of the match.[44] At the end of the game, he was named as man of the match.[45] Luongo also started in Australia's second group game against Oman, providing the assist for Robbie Kruse to score Australia's second goal in an eventual 4–0 win. He played in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final against South Korea, scoring the first goal from outside the box in a 2–1 win.[46] He was named as Most Valuable Player of the tournament after scoring two goals and assisting four throughout the tournament.[47]

In May 2018 he was named in Australia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[48]


Career statistics



Club


As of 9 September 2022[49]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2011–12 Premier League 0000100010
Ipswich Town (loan) 2012–13 Championship 90002100111
Swindon Town 2012–13 League One 7100002091
2013–14 446103050536
2014–15 376102020426
Total 881320509010413
Queens Park Rangers 2015–16 Championship 300101000320
2016–17 351102000381
2017–18 366000000366
2018–19 413000000413
Total 1421020300014710
Sheffield Wednesday 2019–20 Championship 273102000303
2020–21 120001000130
2021–22 League One 25110103[lower-alpha 1]0301
Total 644204030734
Middlesbrough 2022–23 Championship 0000000000
Career total 303276015112033628

International


As of 21 January 2019[50]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Australia 201450
2015122
201673
201780
201871
201940
Total436
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Luongo goal.
List of international goals scored by Massimo Luongo[50]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
19 January 2015Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Kuwait2–14–12015 AFC Asian Cup
231 January 2015Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia South Korea1–02–1 (a.e.t.)2015 AFC Asian Cup
324 March 2016Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Tajikistan1–07–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
429 March 2016Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Jordan5–05–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
51 September 2016Perth Oval, Perth, Australia Iraq1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
617 November 2018Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia South Korea1–11–1Friendly

Honours


Australia

Individual


Notes


  1. Appearance(s) in League One Play-offs & Football League Trophy

References


  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Sheffield Wednesday" (PDF). English Football League. p. 63. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  3. "Massimo Luongo". socceroos.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. AFC Asian Cup (31 January 2015), Most Valuable Player presented by Toyota: Massimo Luongo, retrieved 17 November 2017
  5. AFC Asian Cup (31 January 2015), Most Valuable Player presented by Toyota: Massimo Luongo, retrieved 17 November 2017
  6. "Asian Cup 2015: Massimo Luongo keeping Indonesia on edge with exploits for Socceroos". Herald Sun. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. Davutovic, David (17 February 2015). "Socceroos rankings rise leads young stars to English Premier League". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  8. Rej, Arindam (20 September 2011). "Stoke 0–0 Tottenham (7–6 pens)". BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  9. McNulty, Phil (6 February 2012). "Liverpool 0–0 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  10. McNulty, Phil (19 February 2012). "Stevenage 0–0 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  11. "Spurs Midfielder Massimo Luongo Signs For Town". EADT. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  12. "Ipswich 3–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  13. "Ipswich 1–1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  14. "Cumbrians claim cup victory". Sky Sports. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  15. "Ipswich Town end Massimo Luongo loan from Tottenham Hotspur". Sports Mole Limited. 10 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  16. "MASSIMO, DEAN, NATHAN JOIN SWINDON ON LOAN". tottenhamhotspur.com. Tottenham Hotspur. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  17. "Swindon 1 – 1 Oldham". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  18. "Swindon 4–1 Crewe". BBC Sport. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  19. "Bees snatch late draw at Swindon". Sky Sports. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  20. "Tottenham's Massimo Luongo and Grant Hall join Swindon". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  21. "Luongo signs permanent deal". Swindon Town FC. 31 August 2013.
  22. "Five-star Robins rock Vale". Sky Sports. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  23. "QPR sign Swindon's Massimo Luongo and Ben Gladwin". Sky Sports. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  24. "Midfielder Massimo Luongo joins QPR from Swindon". BBC Sport. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  25. "Charlton 2–0 QPR". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  26. "Socceroo Massimo Luongo on Ballon d'Or nomination: It's a bit random". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  27. "QPR 5–1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  28. "QPR, Championship, Massimo Luongo: Captaincy, 'I don't let anyone get away with anything'". Fox Sports. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  29. "Owls land Massimo Luongo!". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 8 August 2019.
  30. "Report: Wednesday 2-0 Barnsley". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 10 August 2019.
  31. "Fresh challenge for Luongo". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 7 October 2019.
  32. "Luongo red card appeal successful". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 7 October 2019.
  33. "Luongo blow for Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 23 October 2020.
  34. "Luongo back in contention". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 7 December 2020.
  35. "Double blow on injury front". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 24 February 2021.
  36. "Luongo wins Owls Player of the Month". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  37. "Owls confirm retained list". www.swfc.co.uk. 21 May 2022.
  38. "Owls trio to leave S6". www.swfc.co.uk. 22 June 2022.
  39. "Revealed: Massimo Luongo has signed for Boro on a short-term contract".
  40. "Holger Osieck names Qantas Socceroos Squad for Germany Match". the real game. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  41. "Tim Cahill goes top as Socceroos implode".
  42. "Australia unveil final 23-man squad". RTÉ Sport. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  43. "Socceroos unveil 23-man Asian Cup squad". ABC News. 22 December 2014.
  44. Kerr, Jack (9 January 2015). "Australia recover from slow start to beat Kuwait in Asian Cup opener". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  45. "Australia 4–1 Kuwait". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  46. "Australia beat South Korea after extra time". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  47. "Australia's Massimo Luongo named Asian Cup's most valuable player". The Guardian. 31 January 2015.
  48. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? - Goal.com".
  49. Massimo Luongo at Soccerway
  50. "Massimo Luongo". NFT. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  51. "League One Team of the Year: Five Bristol City players selected". BBC Sport. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  52. "Four S. Koreans named to team of tournament at AFC Asian Cup". Yonhap. 2 February 2015.
  53. "AFC Asian International Player of the Year 2015: Son Heung-min". AFC. 29 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2020.



На других языках


[de] Massimo Luongo

Massimo Corey Luongo (* 25. September 1992 in Sydney) ist ein australischer Fußballspieler, der zuletzt für den englischen Verein Sheffield Wednesday gespielt hat.
- [en] Massimo Luongo

[es] Massimo Luongo

Massimo Corey Luongo (Sídney, Australia, 25 de septiembre de 1992) es un futbolista australiano. Juega de centrocampista y su equipo actual es el Sheffield Wednesday de la League One de Inglaterra.[1]

[fr] Massimo Luongo

Massimo Luongo, né le 25 septembre 1992 à Sydney, est un footballeur international australien qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain.

[it] Massimo Luongo

Massimo Luongo (Sydney, 25 settembre 1992) è un calciatore australiano di origini italiane e indonesiane, centrocampista dello Sheffield Wednesday e della nazionale australiana.

[ru] Луонго, Массимо

Ма́ссимо Ко́ри Луо́нго (англ. Massimo Corey Luongo; 25 сентября 1992, Сидней) — австралийский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Шеффилд Уэнсдей» и сборной Австралии.



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