Paul David Izzo (born 6 January 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for A-League Men club Melbourne Victory.
![]() Izzo with the Young Socceroos in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul David Izzo[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2010 | Campbelltown City | ||
2010–2011 | A.I.S. | ||
2011–2012 | Adelaide United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Adelaide United | 6 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Central Coast Mariners | 42 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Adelaide United | 78 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Xanthi | 45 | (0) |
2022– | Melbourne Victory | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Australia U17 | 13 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Australia U20 | 15 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Australia U23 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2018 |
Izzo played youth football at the Australian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for Adelaide United. In 2015, he joined Central Coast Mariners before returning to Adelaide United in 2017.
He has appeared numerous times for the Australian under-20 side.
Izzo made his professional debut against the Central Coast Mariners away at Bluetongue Stadium on 1 December 2012, replacing Eugene Galeković who was unavailable as a result of international duties. His first home game appearance for Adelaide United was against Melbourne Victory on 7 December 2012.[3][4][5]
Izzo was released by Adelaide United on 8 July 2015, and subsequently signed with the Mariners for two years.[6]
In April 2017, Izzo returned to hometown club Adelaide United on a three-year contract.[7]
In October 2020, Izzo was transferred to Greek club Xanthi for an undisclosed fee, following a few Australian players and coach Tony Popovic.[8]
Izzo represented Australia at U20 level at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in United Arab Emirates. Paul Izzo was first called up for the senior Socceroos squad on the 28th of August 2021, for world cup qualifiers against China and Vietnam
Club | Season | Division | League1 | Cup | Other2 | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Adelaide United | 2011–12 | A-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012–13 | A-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2013–14 | A-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15 | A-League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Central Coast Mariners | 2015–16 | A-League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2016–17 | A-League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
Adelaide United | 2017–18 | A-League | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
2018–19 | A-League | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
2019–20 | A-League | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
Total | 78 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | ||
Xanthi | 2020–21 | Super League Greece 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Total | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
Melbourne Victory | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Total | 171 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 0 |
1 - includes A-League final series statistics
2 - includes Super League Greece relegation play-offs
Melbourne Victory FC – current squad | |
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