Massimo Corey Luongo ( ; born 25 September 1992) is an Australian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for club
Middlesbrough
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Until the early 1800s, the a ...
and the
Australia national team.
Born in
Sydney
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, Luongo played youth football for
APIA Leichhardt Tigers
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before moving to England to play for
Tottenham Hotspur
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, where he started his professional career. Following a loan spell at
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
, he played on loan at
Swindon Town
Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...
, a move which was eventually made permanent. After four years at
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...
, he joined
Sheffield Wednesday
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in 2019.
Luongo has played for the
Australia national team since 2014 and has made over 40 appearances. He was a member of the squad at the
2014 FIFA World Cup
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and played a central role in Australia winning the
2015 AFC Asian Cup
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, where he scored in the
final
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and was named player of the tournament.
Early life
Luongo was born in
Sydney
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. His father Mario is
of Italian heritage and mother Ira Luongo is
of Indonesian heritage. He attended
Waverley College
, motto_translation = Virtue alone ennobles
, location = 131 Birrell Street
, city = Waverley, New South Wales
, country = Australia
, coordinates =
, type = Independent early learni ...
. He is the youngest of three children; he has a sister Angela and a brother Tiziano.
In addition to holding an
Australian passport
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, Luongo also has an
Italian passport
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.
According to Luongo himself, his maternal great-grandfather was Sultan Ambela Abu'l-Khair Sirajuddin of
Bima Sultanate
The Sultanate of Bima (كسلطانن بيما) was a Muslim state in the eastern part of Sumbawa in Indonesia, at the site of the present-day regency of Bima. It was a regionally important polity which formed the eastern limit of Islam in this pa ...
based in
Sumbawa
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.
Club career
Tottenham Hotspur
Luongo signed for
Tottenham Hotspur
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in January 2011 after impressing on trial, and went on to make nine appearances for the
under-18 team during the
2010–11 Premier Academy League
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All teams played the other teams in their group twice and play 10 ...
season, scoring three goals. He made his only appearance for the first team on 20 September 2011 in a 7–6
penalty shootout
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loss to fellow
Premier League
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club
Stoke City
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in the
third round
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of the
League Cup
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, replacing
Sandro
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after 70 minutes. Luongo had his penalty attempt saved by
Thomas Sørensen
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Sørensen started his career with his local side Odense Boldklub, Odense BK. Af ...
, resulting in the defeat.
On 6 February 2012, he was called up to a league match for the first time, remaining an unused substitute as Tottenham earned a goalless draw away to
Liverpool
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. Thirteen days later he was included in the squad for the last time, again unused in a goalless
FA Cup
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fifth round match away to League One team
Stevenage
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.
Ipswich Town (loan)
On 23 July 2012, Luongo joined
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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side
Ipswich Town
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The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
on a season-long loan for the
2012–13 season. He made his debut on 14 August in the first round of the League Cup, playing the entirety of a 3–1 win over
League Two
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club
Bristol Rovers
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They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
at
Portman Road
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. Four days later he played his first professional league game, starting in a 1–1 home draw against
Blackburn Rovers
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and making way for
Andy Drury
Andrew Mark Drury (born 28 November 1983) is an English footballer and football manager, who currently plays for Isthmian League South East Division club Chatham Town.
He started his career in non-League football for Sittingbourne in 2001, mo ...
after 70 minutes. On 28 August, in the second round of the League Cup against
Carlisle United
Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...
at
Brunton Park
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, he scored from outside the penalty area to put Ipswich ahead with his first professional goal, but Carlisle scored a late equaliser and won 2–1 after extra time.
The loan was terminated on 9 November after new Ipswich manager
Mick McCarthy
Michael Joseph McCarthy (born 7 February 1959) is a professional football manager, pundit, and former player. He was last in charge of EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
McCarthy began his playing career at Barnsley in 1977, and he later had ...
said that he wanted a 'different type of player'.
Swindon Town
On 28 March 2013, Luongo signed for
Swindon Town
Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...
on loan along with fellow Spurs trainees
Nathan Byrne
Nathan William Byrne (born 5 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Charlotte FC. He can play as either a wing back or a right-back.
Byrne began his professional career with Tottenham but never made a first team appear ...
and
Dean Parrett
Dean Gary Parrett (born 16 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He has played in the Football League for several clubs and has represented England from under-16 to under-20 level.
Career
Tottenham Hot ...
. The very next day he went straight into the squad to face
Oldham Athletic
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The history of Oldham Athletic ...
and play the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at the
County Ground. On 16 April, Luongo scored his first goal for Swindon in a 4–1 win over
Crewe Alexandra
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, heading in
Gary Roberts' cross. He opened the scoring on 4 May in the 70th minute of the first leg of the play-off semi-final against
Brentford
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Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
, but in added time conceded a penalty by fouling
Harry Forrester;
Kevin O'Connor converted it for a 1–1 draw. Swindon eventually lost the tie in a penalty shootout.
Luongo signed a season-long loan deal with Swindon Town on 2 July 2013 and was handed the number 4 shirt.
At the end of August 2013, Swindon signed Luongo on a permanent three-year contract having agreed a fee of £400,000 with Spurs. He scored six goals in 44 league appearances
that season, including a first professional brace in a 5–2 home win over
Port Vale
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on 2 November. In the following campaign, he got just as many goals but in 34 matches, as Swindon lost the
play-off final to
Preston North End
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at
Wembley Stadium
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.
Queens Park Rangers
![Luongo QPR 2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Luongo_QPR_2016.jpg)
On 28 May 2015, Luongo joined
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...
, along with
Swindon Town
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teammate
Ben Gladwin
Benjamin Thomas Charles Gladwin (born 8 June 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Crawley Town.
Gladwin has played for 11 clubs including Swindon Town (three previous spells), Queens Park Rangers, Blackbu ...
, both signing a three-year deal. QPR head coach
Chris Ramsey was Luongo's youth coach at Tottenham. He made his debut in the first game of the
Championship season on 8 August, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 defeat at
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...
. Luongo played 30 league games in his first season – 32 overall – but did not score. His performances earned him a place on the
FIFA Ballon d'Or
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longlist for the
2015 campaign.
He scored his first goal for QPR in a 5–1 win over
Rotherham United
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on 18 March 2017. Following
Nedum Onouha's ruptured hamstring injury that November, Luongo was handed the responsibility of captaincy.
Sheffield Wednesday
On 8 August 2019, Luongo joined
Sheffield Wednesday
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for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut the following weekend, coming off the bench against
Barnsley
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. He scored his first goal for the club against
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1932, ...
, which was also his first start for the club. He was sent off in a game against
Blackburn Rovers
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, but the red card was later rescinded.
In his second season at the club he was injured several times, the first being in a game against
Luton Town
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, returning on 7 December 2020. He was ruled out again for another five to six weeks on 24 February 2021.
After another injury layoff, he would return to the squad at the start of 2022 with some impressive performances, winning the clubs January Player-of-the-Month competition, as well as appearing in two of EFL's Team of the Week after his performances against
Ipswich Town
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The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
and
Plymouth Argyle
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. The club announced he was offered a new contract following the end of the 2021-22 season. On 22 June 2022, it was confirmed that he had rejected his new contract and would leave the club.
Middlesbrough
On 8 September 2022, Luongo joined
Middlesbrough
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Until the early 1800s, the a ...
on a short term deal until January 2023
International career
![Massimo Luongo 2017](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Massimo_Luongo_2017.jpg)
Luongo represented the
Australia under-20 team twice but was not selected for the
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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At a FIFA ...
.
He made his debut for the Socceroos on 6 March 2014 as a second-half substitute for captain
Mile Jedinak
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Jedinak was born ...
in the 3–4 loss to
Ecuador
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at
The New Den
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in London. He was selected for the 23-man
Australia squad for the
2014 FIFA World Cup
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in Brazil by manager
Ange Postecoglou
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Born in Greece, he moved ...
, but did not feature in any of their three matches as they were eliminated in the group stage.
Luongo was also selected in the 23-man squad for the
Asia Cup
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to be played on home soil in Australia. Swindon teammate
Yaser Kasim was also called up for
Iraq
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, meaning that the club would have to compete in their regular
League One season without the two central midfielders for a month. He went on to score in Australia's 4–1
win over
Kuwait
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in the opening game of the tournament, in addition to providing the assist that led to
Tim Cahill
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scoring Australia's first goal of the match.
At the end of the game, he was named as man of the match. Luongo also started in Australia's second group game against
Oman
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, providing the assist for
Robbie Kruse
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to score Australia's second goal in an eventual 4–0 win. He played in the
2015 AFC Asian Cup Final
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against
South Korea
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, scoring the first goal from outside the box in a 2–1 win.
He was named as Most Valuable Player of the tournament after scoring two goals and assisting four throughout the tournament.
In May 2018 he was named in Australia's 23-man
squad
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for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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in Russia.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Luongo goal.''
Honours
Australia
*
AFC Asian Cup
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:
2015
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[
Individual
*]PFA Team of the Year
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: 2014–15 League One
*AFC Asian Cup Most Valuable Player: 2015
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[
*AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2015
* AFC Asian International Player of the Year third-place: 2015]
Notes
References
External links
Tottenham Hotspur profile
*
Massimo Luongo Interview
Massimo Luongo Interview with The Guardian
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1992 births
Living people
Australian people of Italian descent
Australian people of Indonesian descent
Australia international soccer players
Association football midfielders
Australian expatriate soccer players
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Ipswich Town F.C. players
Swindon Town F.C. players
Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Middlesbrough F.C. players
English Football League players
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate footballers in England
2014 FIFA World Cup players
2015 AFC Asian Cup players
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Soccer players from Sydney
AFC Asian Cup-winning players
2018 FIFA World Cup players
2019 AFC Asian Cup players
Australian soccer players