Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 May 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Liverpool Rangers | |||
–2018 | Sydney Juniors FC | ||
2019–2021 | Southern Districts Raiders | ||
2022– | Sydney FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023– | Sydney FC NPL | 15 | (4) |
2023– | Sydney FC | 15 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Australia U17 | 9 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023 |
Mitchell Glasson (born 4 May 2006) is an Australian professional footballer player who plays as a forward for A-League Men club Sydney FC.
Glasson was born on 4 May 2006 in Liverpool, New South Wales to Kelly and Steve Glasson. His father hailed from Sydney and was a former world champion and world no. 1 in lawn bowls. [1] [2] [3] His older brother, Ben, is also a bowls player. [4] [5] Prior to his birth, his parents resided in Campbelltown, although his father occasionally travelled to Parramatta for work. [3] Glasson peaked interest in football at an early age and began playing at the age of five with local clubs Liverpool Rangers and Sydney Juniors. [6]
Glasson began his football career at Southern Districts Raiders before being scouted and signed by Sydney FC Youth. [1] He achieved the Sydney FC Rising Star Award during his time with the senior youth squad. [7] He notably scored the winner, and only goal, in a league victory over Sydney United 58 on 21 March 2023. [1] [8]
Glasson signed his first professional contract with Sydney FC on a three-year deal on 6 July 2023. [9] He made his first-team debut as a substitute on 13 August 2023 in an Australia Cup tie against Central Coast Mariners. He scored the fifth penalty for Sydney FC in a 10–9 penalty shootout to defeat the Mariners. [10] [11] Glasson made his A-League Men debut on 21 October 2023 in a 2–0 Big Blue defeat to Melbourne Victory. [12] He featured off the bench that contained all Sydney FC Academy products for the first time in club history. [13]
On 1 October 2022, Glasson received his first call-up to the Australian under-17 squad ahead of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers. [14] He scored four goals on his debut for Australia in a 23–0 win over Northern Mariana Islands, [15] and scored again in a 10–0 win over Cambodia just two days later. [16]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 4 May 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Liverpool Rangers | |||
–2018 | Sydney Juniors FC | ||
2019–2021 | Southern Districts Raiders | ||
2022– | Sydney FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023– | Sydney FC NPL | 15 | (4) |
2023– | Sydney FC | 15 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Australia U17 | 9 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023 |
Mitchell Glasson (born 4 May 2006) is an Australian professional footballer player who plays as a forward for A-League Men club Sydney FC.
Glasson was born on 4 May 2006 in Liverpool, New South Wales to Kelly and Steve Glasson. His father hailed from Sydney and was a former world champion and world no. 1 in lawn bowls. [1] [2] [3] His older brother, Ben, is also a bowls player. [4] [5] Prior to his birth, his parents resided in Campbelltown, although his father occasionally travelled to Parramatta for work. [3] Glasson peaked interest in football at an early age and began playing at the age of five with local clubs Liverpool Rangers and Sydney Juniors. [6]
Glasson began his football career at Southern Districts Raiders before being scouted and signed by Sydney FC Youth. [1] He achieved the Sydney FC Rising Star Award during his time with the senior youth squad. [7] He notably scored the winner, and only goal, in a league victory over Sydney United 58 on 21 March 2023. [1] [8]
Glasson signed his first professional contract with Sydney FC on a three-year deal on 6 July 2023. [9] He made his first-team debut as a substitute on 13 August 2023 in an Australia Cup tie against Central Coast Mariners. He scored the fifth penalty for Sydney FC in a 10–9 penalty shootout to defeat the Mariners. [10] [11] Glasson made his A-League Men debut on 21 October 2023 in a 2–0 Big Blue defeat to Melbourne Victory. [12] He featured off the bench that contained all Sydney FC Academy products for the first time in club history. [13]
On 1 October 2022, Glasson received his first call-up to the Australian under-17 squad ahead of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers. [14] He scored four goals on his debut for Australia in a 23–0 win over Northern Mariana Islands, [15] and scored again in a 10–0 win over Cambodia just two days later. [16]