Dustin Wells (born 31 May 1983) is an Australian footballer who plays for Belconnen United in the National Premier Leagues.

Club career

Wells joined

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side Wollongong Wolves from the AIS ahead of the 2001–02 season, aged eighteen. He was immediately selected as part of Wollongong's first-team squad and became a frequent starter by the end of the season. In September 2004, Wells trialled for Romanian club Dinamo București, along with fellow Australian Ryan Griffiths. After Wells was not signed by Dinamo, he was reportedly signed by another Romanian side, Oțelul Galați, on a three-month contract with an option for a further two-and-a-half years. However, international clearance for the transfer was not received, with Wells' former club reportedly requesting a transfer fee which Oțelul were unwilling to pay. In November 2005, Wells was included in

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was fo ...

's squad for the

2005 FIFA Club World Championship The 2005 FIFA Club World Championship (officially known as the FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 for sponsorship reasons) was the second FIFA Club World Championship, a football competition organised by FIFA for the champion cl ...

, one of four players selected from outside of Sydney's squad for the

2005–06 A-League The 2005–06 A-League was the 29th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the inaugural season of the A-League. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition since the close of the 2003–04 National Soccer L ...

. Wells signed a short-term contract with

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side New Zealand Knights in November 2006, as an injury replacement for Richard Johnson. The signing was criticised by

and New Zealand player Jeremy Brockie, who suggested the Knights should have signed a local player instead. Wells made his A-League debut for the Knights on 5 November 2006 against Queensland Roar, setting up the only goal of the game in the Knights' first win in nine matches. Wells' contract with the Knights expired in December 2006, having made six A-League appearances.

International career

He has also represented

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at Schoolboys and

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(U20s) levels. He was a member of the Australia team at the

2003 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. U20 Brazil claimed their fourth title. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested. The tournament was originally planned to be ...

Honours

Belconnen United * ACT Premier League regular season: 2012 *

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Australia U20 * OFC Under-20 Qualifying Tournament:

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Individual * ACT Premier League player of the season: 2010, 2011, 2012 * ACT Premier League top-goalscorer: 2011, 2012 *

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All-Star: 2018, 2022 * Weston Masters All-Star: 2023 *Weston MVP, Masters Tournament 2023

References

External links

New Zealand Knights Profile
1983 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australia men's youth international soccer players Australia men's under-20 international soccer players A-League Men players National Soccer League (Australia) players New Zealand Knights FC players National Premier Leagues players Men's association football midfielders People from Kiama, New South Wales Sportsmen from New South Wales Soccer players from New South Wales {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub