Joseph Katebian (born 9 November 1995) is an Australian

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player who plays as a

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for Avondale in the

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Early life

Katebian was born in

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on 9 November 1995, to

Lebanese Australian , langs = Australian English, Lebanese Arabic, Standard Arabic, French, Armenian , rels = Majority: Christian: Maronite Catholic, Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Protestant (55%), Minority: Islam: Shia Islam, Sunni Islam, Alawite (37%), Jewish a ...

parents of distant

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n origin. Katebian played football from a young age for local club

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where he would later play for the senior squad. Katebian also played for Ivanhoe Grammar School's first eleven in his later years of high school, where he graduated in 2013.

Club career

Youth career

Katebian spent his early years playing for FC Bulleen Lions in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, before joining Melbourne Heart Youth for the 2013–14 season. At the season's end, Katebian joined cross-town rivals

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, that he later captained in the

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, where he won the league's 2015 player's player of the year and golden boot awards. Katebian featured in the starting eleven that defeated

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on 26 September 2015, which promoted Melbourne Victory NPL Youth to the highest level of the

Melbourne Victory

Katebian made his official competitive debut for the

senior squad on 1 September 2015, in the

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round of 16 clash against

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, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Archie Thompson. His

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debut came two months later on 19 November 2015, in the round five clash against

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, substituted on for Gui Finkler in the 90th minute of the 2–1 victory at

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. On 31 May 2016, Katebian departed Melbourne Victory to pursue football opportunities abroad. In June 2016, he went to Serbia for trials at FK Čukarički.

Brisbane Roar

On 5 August 2016, Katebian signed a one-year contract with Brisbane Roar, reuniting with John Aloisi who coached him at Melbourne Victory Youth. After managing just 27 minutes of A-League football, Katebian was released by the Roar.

Avondale FC

On 1 November 2017, it was announced that Katebian had joined

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Career statistics

Honours

With Melbourne Victory Youth: *

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Playoff Promotion Winners:

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Individual * Melbourne Victory Youth Player's Player of the year:

* Melbourne Victory Youth Youth medal:

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Player's Player of the year:

Golden Boot:

* National Youth League Golden Boot: 2015–16

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Katebian, Joey Living people 1995 births Men's association football forwards A-League Men players Melbourne Victory FC players Brisbane Roar FC players Soccer players from Melbourne National Premier Leagues players Australian people of Lebanese descent Australian people of Armenian descent Australian soccer players Sportspeople of Lebanese descent People educated at Ivanhoe Grammar School