Jaushua James Elie Sotirio (born 11 October 1995) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club

Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established i ...

Club career

Western Sydney Wanderers

Sotirio began his professional career at

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier ...

, and made his league debut on 14 December 2013 at Hunter Stadium against

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australian ...

. His starting debut came on 15 November 2014 against Perth Glory, where he also scored in the 2–1 defeat. Sotirio spent 6 seasons at the Wanderers, making a total of 81 league appearances for the club, before departing at the end of the 2018-19 season.

Wellington Phoenix

Following his departure from Western Sydney, Sotirio joined

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...

. Sotirio spent 3 seasons at Wellington Phoenix, making 65 league appearances, before leaving after the 2021-22 season.

Newcastle Jets

Sotirio's next move was to the

for the 2022-23 season. Sotirio spent just one season at the club before departing in May 2023.

Kerala Blasters

Immediately after his release from Newcastle was announced, it was announced in May 2023 that Sotirio had joined

club

on a two-year deal. The Blasters also paid an undisclosed amount of transfer fee to sign Sotirio. On 19 July 2023, Kerala Blasters announced that Sotirio suffered an ankle injury on his right leg during a training session and would remain out of action until at least 2024. He ruptured his achilles tendon, which required surgery.

Personal life

Sotirio has dual citizenship (French and Australian); both of his parents are from New Caledonia.

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* Living people 1995 births Marconi Stallions FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Wellington Phoenix FC players Newcastle Jets FC players Kerala Blasters FC players Men's association football forwards Men's association football wingers A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Australian people of New Caledonian descent Soccer players from Sydney Australian men's soccer players Indian Super League players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in India Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand Expatriate men's footballers in India {{Australia-footy-bio-stub