Adam Jay Federici (born 31 January 1985) is an Australian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Federici began his senior career at
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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in 2003, but was only there briefly and soon switched to
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. After a reasonably successful season for the Italian side, he joined
Reading
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in 2005, and, following loan spells at
Maidenhead United
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,
Northwood and
Carshalton Athletic, turned fully professional in 2006. A brief loan spell to
Bristol City
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followed, before Federici made his Reading debut during the
2006–07 season. However, he was still unable to dislodge
Marcus Hahnemann
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Graduating out of Seattle Pacific University, he played for the Seattle Sounders between 1994 and 1996. Between 1997 and ...
from the starting position, and remained second choice, even going on loan to
Southend United
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in 2008. However, after this loan spell, an injury to Hahnemann gave Federici a prolonged run in the team, and he remained first choice for several seasons. Federici spent ten seasons with the Royals before joining
AFC Bournemouth
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in May 2015. He was used as second and third choice stopper at
Dean Court
Dean Court, currently known as the Vitality Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England and the home ground of AFC Bournemouth.
History
In 1910, Boscombe F.C. was gi ...
and joined
Stoke City
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in July 2018. He returned to Australia in July 2020, joining
Macarthur, where he played for one season before retiring.
Club career
Early career
Federici started his career at
Huskisson Football Club, south-east of
Nowra
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, and was part of the
Australian Institute for Sport before moving to England at the age of 17. Federici had trials at
Sheffield Wednesday
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and
Bolton Wanderers
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before a trial at
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...
led to him signing on a non-contract basis in February 2003 for the remainder of the season. After a season at Italian club
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, he returned to England, undergoing a trial at
Leeds United
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but failing to earn a deal.
Reading
Federici signed for
Reading
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in January 2005 on non-contract terms, and was quickly loaned out to Maidenhead. He spent the second half of the
2005–06 season on loan at
Carshalton Athletic. Federici signed his first professional contract for Reading in the summer of 2006, and in a subsequent pre-season
friendly match
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on 15 July, scored the only goal of the game against
Bromley
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, having been played as a makeshift
striker. He joined
Bristol City
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on a loan deal on 29 August 2006, but was recalled on 27 October without making a first team appearance.
On 12 March 2007, Federici signed a two-year contract with
Reading
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to keep him at the club until the end of the
2008–09 season.
On 17 February 2007 a "second string"
Reading
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side unexpectedly drew 1–1 with
Manchester United
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during an
FA Cup
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5th Round tie at
Old Trafford
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, with the young Aussie keeper making some fine saves in a memorable game for the club. For this performance, he was named the FA Cup "Player of the Round" for the 5th Round. However, in the replay on 27 February, Federici had a night to generally forget as Reading conceded three goals in the first six minutes.
Federici made his league debut in
Reading's 1–0 defeat away to
Tottenham Hotspur
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on 1 April 2007, where he came on as a substitute at half time due to a hip injury to first choice goalkeeper
Marcus Hahnemann
Marcus Stephen Hahnemann (born June 15, 1972) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
Graduating out of Seattle Pacific University, he played for the Seattle Sounders between 1994 and 1996. Between 1997 and ...
. Federici again featured as a half time substitute during a 3–3 draw at
Blackburn Rovers
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after Marcus Hahnemann had injured his hand.
Federici joined
League One
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side
Southend United
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on a month's loan on 25 September 2008, making his debut in a 3–0 victory over
Leyton Orient
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the following day. The loan was extended for a further month in October, the keeper eventually returning to Reading after making 10 appearances for Southend.
In December, shortly after returning from his loan spell, Federici signed a contract extension, keeping him with the club until the summer of 2011. During December, Federici also started a run of first team appearances for Reading, due to a calf injury sustained by longtime first-choice stopper
Marcus Hahnemann
Marcus Stephen Hahnemann (born June 15, 1972) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
Graduating out of Seattle Pacific University, he played for the Seattle Sounders between 1994 and 1996. Between 1997 and ...
against Blackpool, keeping the American
goalkeeper
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out for several weeks. After coming on as a late substitute in that game, Federici went on to make his full league debut between the posts against Norwich City, drawing praise from manager
Steve Coppell for his performance. On 26 December 2008, Federici scored a 96th-minute goal from a rebound after
Michael Duberry
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He started his career with Premier League side Chelsea, and also played in the top flight for Leeds United and Reading, and ...
had a header cleared off the line from a
Stephen Hunt corner, to give Reading a late equaliser in their 1–1 draw against
Cardiff City.
For the new 2009–10 season Federici was given the Number 1 jersey after Marcus Hahnemann was released. He produced "two of the best saves" of his career in the Championship match against
Swansea
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on 18 August 2009, saving a penalty and two close range shots in a match which Reading drew 0–0.
Federici was a key part of the Reading side that reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 2015, the first time Reading had reached the last four since 1927. In the semi-final, after making important saves throughout the match, Federici was at fault for Arsenal's extra-time winner from
Alexis Sánchez
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as he allowed the shot to slip out of his hands and between his legs. Reading boss
Steve Clarke
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defended and praised Federici after the match, saying they would not have even reached that stage without his efforts.
AFC Bournemouth
On 27 May 2015, Federici signed for
AFC Bournemouth
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on a
free transfer after his contract expired at Reading.
Bournemouth loaned Federici out to
Nottingham Forest
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on 31 August 2017, in a deal that was scheduled to run until January 2018. His loan was rescinded on 11 September 2017, following an injury sustained on international duty that required surgery.
Stoke City
On 3 July 2018 Federici joined
EFL Championship
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side
Stoke City
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for an undisclosed fee. Federici spent the
2018–19 season as back-up to first choice
Jack Butland
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Butland began his career with Birmingham City, and made his debut in the Football League ...
playing in
EFL Cup
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and
FA Cup
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matches. His only Championship match came against
Middlesbrough
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on 19 April 2019 with Butland absent due to
parental leave
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. Federici began
2019–20 again as back-up to Butland, but played twice at the end of August after Stoke had made a bad start to the season with Butland making a number of errors. Butland was briefly restored as first-choice by
Nathan Jones but some more errors lead to Federici playing in all the matches in October 2019. Jones was replaced by
Michael O'Neill in November 2019 who reinstated Butland and Federici was moved to third choice. Federici was released by Stoke in July 2020 following the end of his contract.
Macarthur
In July 2020, Federici was announced as
Macarthur's third signing ahead of their
debut season in the
A-League
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.
Federici was appointed club captain ahead of the
2021–22 Macarthur FC season, however, on 23 October 2021, shortly before the start of the season, he announced his retirement from professional football due to injury.
International career
Federici played for the
Australia U20 team in the
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
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Venues
Qualification
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. He was invited to a training session with the senior
Australia
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squad on 29 January 2007 prior to their friendly against
Denmark
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in London, and then received his first full call up to the senior team for their match against
Uruguay
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on 2 June 2007. Federici was also selected to play for Australia at the
2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
His first cap came just before the
2010 World Cup
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against New Zealand, and he was backup to
Mark Schwarzer
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for
Australia
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as an unused substitute for all three of their group games. He also had the option of playing for Marcello Lippi's Italy side due to his Italian ancestry.
On 11 October 2011, Federici started in a World Cup Qualifier match against
Oman
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where he made a great save from a free kick from
Ahmed Mubarak. Australia went on to win 3–0.
Career statistics
Club
International statistics
Honours
Reading
*
Football League Championship
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:
2011–12
Individual
*
Football League Championship Golden Glove:
2011–12
*
Reading Player of the Season:
2014–15
*
Football League Championship Player of the Month: February 2012
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A-League
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PFA Team of the Season:
2020–21
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References
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1985 births
Living people
People from Nowra
Australian people of Italian descent
Australian soccer players
Australia international soccer players
Association football goalkeepers
New South Wales Institute of Sport alumni
Australian Institute of Sport soccer players
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Reading F.C. players
Maidenhead United F.C. players
Northwood F.C. players
Carshalton Athletic F.C. players
Bristol City F.C. players
Southend United F.C. players
AFC Bournemouth players
Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Stoke City F.C. players
Macarthur FC players
Premier League players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Southern Football League players
Olympic soccer players of Australia
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2010 FIFA World Cup players
Australian expatriate soccer players
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in England
Australian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
S.E.F. Torres 1903 players
Serie C players
Sportsmen from New South Wales
Soccer players from New South Wales