Tass Mourdoukoutas
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| Full name | Tass Mourdoukoutas | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1999 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central defender | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | York United | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| Marrickville FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | FNSW NTC | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Sydney Olympic | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Sydney Olympic | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 40 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2022– | York United | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Australia U19 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Australia U23 | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
Tass Mourdoukoutas (born 3 March 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Canadian Premier League club York United.
Early life
Born in Sydney, Mourdoukoutas grew up in Sylvania Waters and is of Greek descent.[1][2] He began playing soccer at the age of four with the Marrickville FC Red Devils.[3] Afterwards, he joined the Football NSW Institute before moving to Sydney Olympic's youth team in 2016.[4] In 2017, he joined the Western Sydney Wanderers Academy, where he played for both the club’s National Premier Leagues NSW 2 side and Championship-winning Foxtel Y-League team.[4]
Career
Western Sydney Wanderers
Mourdoukoutas made his professional debut for Western Sydney Wanderers in a 1–1 draw with Wellington Phoenix on 13 January 2018, coming on for Steven Lustica in the 88th minute.[5] He signed his first professional contract with the Wanderers on 8 June 2018, penning a two-year deal with the club.[6] Mourdoukoutas scored his first professional goal in a Round 15 clash with Melbourne City on 23 January 2019, scoring the Wanderers' second as they went on to lose 4–3.[7] In February 2020, he signed a three year extension with the club.[8][9] On 16 June 2022, it was announced that he would be departing the club.[10]
York United
On 24 June 2022, Mourdoukoutas signed with Canadian Premier League side York United through 2023.[11][12]
International career
In August 2018, he was named to the Australia U19 team for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship.[13][14]
In 2019, he played with the Australia U23 at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification tournament and later at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.[15]
Honours
Western Sydney Wanderers
References
- ^ "Mourdoukoutas shows off familiar 'Fan-Tass-Tico' trick for Western Sydney Wanderers fans". The Greek Herald. 7 June 2020.
- ^ Stamocostas, Con (19 October 2018). "The Greek Australians looking to light up the 2018/19 A-League and W-League seasons". Neos Kosmos.
- ^ "Q&A with young Wanderers defender and Olyroo Tass Mourdoukoutas". Neos Kosmos. 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Tass Mourdoukoutas Western Sydney Wanderers profile". Western Sydney Wanderers.
- ^ "Wanderers and Phoenix share points". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 13 January 2018.
- ^ Stogiannou, George (8 June 2018). "Mourdoukoutas signs with Babbel's Wanderers". Neos Kosmos.
- ^ "City beat Wanderers in seven-goal thriller in Hyundai A-League classic". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 23 January 2019.
- ^ Whaley, Pamela (18 February 2020). "Wanderers re-sign rising Olyroos star". Narooma News.
- ^ "Tass Mourdoukoutas shares inspirational words from Greek father that led to career success". The Greek Herald. 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Wanderers bid farewell to Mourdoukoutas". Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
- ^ "York United announce signing of Australian defender Tass Mourdoukoutas". Canadian Premier League. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Jacques, John (24 June 2022). "York United Adds Aussie Defender Tass Mourdoukoutas". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Six Wanderers named in young Socceroos squad for Central Coast Camp". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Ante Milicic finalises Young Socceroos squad for AFC U19 Championship in Indonesia". My Football. 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Mourdoukoutas relishing morale and mindset in Australian camp". My Football. 13 January 2020.
External links
- Tass Mourdoukoutas at Soccerway
- Articles with short description
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- Living people
- Australian soccer players
- Australia youth international soccer players
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Association football defenders
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Sydney Olympic FC players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
- York United FC players
- National Premier Leagues players
- A-League Men players