Angus Thurgate (born 8 February 2000) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for Newcastle Jets FC.

Club career

Newcastle Jets

2017–18

After playing for the Newcastle Jets FC Reserves since 2016 Thurgate was called up to the first team in January 2018 in their round 14 away match against

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, Thurgate was an unused substitute as the match finished 2–2. He than made his professional debut 2 rounds later at home against Brisbane Roar coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for striker

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2018–19

In the

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, Thurgate scored 1 goal out of his 9 appearances. His goal came against Western Sydney Wanderers on 4 June 2019.

2019–20

In November 2019, Thurgate scored in two consecutive matches against Western United and Wanderers respectively.

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* 2000 births Living people Australian soccer players Association football midfielders Newcastle Jets FC players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players People from the Mid North Coast Sportsmen from New South Wales Soccer players from New South Wales {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub