Joshua Nisbet (born 15 June 1999) is an Australian professional

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who plays for

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. He can play in several positions including

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, winger,

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or as a

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Career

Central Coast Mariners

Nisbet made his professional debut for the Central Coast Mariners on 1 August 2018 in a

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match against

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, starting the game before being replaced at the second-half by

Peter Kekeris Peter Kekeris (born 7 May 1999), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Rockdale Ilinden in the National Premier Leagues NSW The National Premier Leagues NSW is a semi-professional soccer competition in New South ...

. He made his first league appearance for the Mariners as a second-half substitute in a Round 15 clash 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 Australia ...

in the

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, the Mariners going on to lose the game 1–0. On 30 January 2019, he signed his maiden professional contract with the Central Coast. In the 2020–21 season, Nisbet started 24 times and provided 3 assists. In the 2021-22 season, Josh Nisbet played 25 matches and scored 1 goal. In June 2022 he signed a new contract for an additional 2 years. Nisbet won the Mariners Medal for the 2022-23 season, as their best player of the year. Nisbet was part of the Championship winning Mariners team in that same season. Nisbet made his 100th league appearance for the club on 3 December 2023, in a home match against

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International

Nisbet was called up to the Australian under-23 team for the

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in June 2022.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Central Coast Mariners *

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Championship:

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Individual * PFA A-League Team of the Season:

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* 1999 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Central Coast Mariners Academy players Central Coast Mariners FC players National Premier Leagues players Soccer players from Sydney {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub