Andrew James Durante ( May 3, 1982 , Sydney , Australia ) - New Zealand football player, defender of the Wellington Phoenix club and the New Zealand national team .
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| Full name | Andrew James Durante | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citizenship |  New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 181 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Wellington phoenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| room | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Durante began his career at the Sydney Olympic Club, in which he made his debut in 2003. After leaving Sydney, Andrew played with little success for Parramatta Power and Singaporean Ballet Hales . In 2005, Durante returned to Australia, signing a contract with the Newcastle United Jets . In 2008, he helped the team win the A-League . In the summer of that year, Andrew moved to the New Zealand Wellington Phoenix . On August 17, in his match against Brisbane Roar , he made his debut for a new team [2] . On March 13, 2010, Durante scored his first goal for Wellington Phoenix in a duel against Sydney [3] . In 2011, Andrew on a rental basis moved to Sydney . On March 2, in the Asian Champions League match against the South Korean Suwon Samsung Bluewings , he made his debut for a new club [4] . At the end of the lease, Andrew returned to Wellington Phoenix. Durante was elected captain of the team and twice recognized as the best player of the season. Andrew is also the absolute record holder for the number of matches played for Wellington Phoenix.
International Career
Durante was called to the Australian national team , but he never played for her. In 2013, Andrew received a call to the New Zealand national team, as by that time he had worked in the country for more than five years. On March 26, in the qualifying match of the 2014 World Cup against the Solomon Islands team, Durant made his debut for the New Zealand team [5] .
In 2017, Durante took part in the Confederations Cup in Russia . At the tournament, he played in matches against the teams of Russia [6] , Mexico [7] and Portugal [8] .
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Wellington Phoenix VS. Brisbane Roar 1: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (17 August 2008).
- ↑ Sydney VS. Wellington Phoenix 4: 2 . soccerway.com (March 13, 2010).
- ↑ Sydney VS. Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0-0 (English) . soccerway.com (March 2, 2011).
- ↑ Solomon Islands VS. New Zealand 0: 2 (English) . soccerway.com (March 26, 2013).
- ↑ Russia VS. New Zealand 2-0 (English) . soccerway.com (17 June 2017).
- ↑ Mexico VS. New Zealand 2: 1 . soccerway.com (21 June 2017).
- ↑ New Zealand VS. Portugal 0: 4 . soccerway.com (24 June 2017).
Links
- Soccerway stats
- Andrew Durante profile WellingtonPhoenix.com
- Andrew Durante profile OzFootball.net
- Profile on FIFA.com