Frederick "Fred" Agius (born 2 February 1984) is an Australian

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who plays for

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team Brahma Lodge. In 2003, he played

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for Central District in the

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(SANFL) reserve grade, making him one of few people to play at semi-professional level in both football and Australian rules.

Football career

Between 1998 and 2000 Agius played underage football for the South Australian Sport Institute in the SAPL Under 23 division. Agius in 2001 was selected in the

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team that played in the

2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001, the ninth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Port of Spain, Malabar in Arima, Marabella in San Fernando, Couva, and Bacolet in Scarborough at Trinidad and Tobago between 13 and 30 September ...

. Agius played four matches, scoring one goal. In a warm-up match prior to the tournament Agius scored six goals in a match against American Samoa. In 2001 Agius moved to Playford City before moving to Sydney Olympic FC for the 2001/02 season of the National Soccer League. At Olympic he managed four appearances as a substitute. At the beginning of the 2003/04 NSL season Agius moved back to the round ball game and to the new

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team set up in the wake of the withdrawal of

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from the competition. In the 2003/04 season he managed 13 appearances, scoring one goal. At the completion of the 2003/04 NSL season Agius returned to Adelaide City. In November 2008

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expansion team

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enquired as to Agius' availability to which Adelaide City set a transfer fee of A$20,000. In December 2008 North Queensland Fury unveiled Agius as their latest signing. He is contracted for the 2009–2010 A-League season.

Australian rules career

After the 2001/02 NSL season Agius decided to try his hand at Australian rules football, a sport he had played as a junior. Joining Central District he was able to hold a spot in the reserve grade team and won a premiership medal as a member of the victorious grand final team.

References

External links

North Queensland Fury profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Agius, Fred 1984 births Living people Australian soccer players Australia youth international soccer players Indigenous Australian soccer players National Soccer League (Australia) players Adelaide City FC players Adelaide United FC players Northern Fury FC players Sydney Olympic FC players Footballers who switched code Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Central District Football Club players Expatriate footballers in Indonesia A-League Men players FFSA Super League players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Association football midfielders