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2021–22 Central Coast Mariners FC Season
The 2021–22 season is the 17th in the history of the Central Coast Mariners FC, Central Coast Mariners Football Club. This is the Central Coast Mariners' 17th season in the A-League. In addition to the domestic league, Central Coast also participated in the FFA Cup. Players Transfers Transfers in From academy squad Transfers out Contract extensions Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overview A-League Men League table Regular season Finals series FFA Cup Team statistics Appearances and goals Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. See also * 2021–22 in Australian soccer * List of Central Coast Mariners FC seasons References External links Central Coast Mariners official website {{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Central Coast Mariners FC season Central Coast Mariners FC seasons 2021–22 A-League Men season by team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Coast Mariners FC
Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organization#Systems around the world, licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Mariners were founded in 2004 and are one of the eight original A-League teams. It is the first professional sports club from the Gosford region to compete in a national competition. Despite being one of the smallest clubs in the league, the Central Coast Mariners have claimed three List of Australian soccer champions#A-League Men (2005–present), A-League Championships from six A-League Grand Final, Grand Final appearances and topped the table to win the Minor premiership, A-League Premiership three times. The club has also appeared in the AFC Champions League five times and won the 2023–24 AFC Cup, AFC Cup once. The club plays match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Miller (footballer)
Lewis Miller (born 24 August 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a right back for club Hibernian and the Australia national team. Club career Central Coast Mariners In October 2019, Miller signed a scholarship contract with Central Coast Mariners, following a strong pre-season. 3 months later, in January 2020, he signed a two-year contract, upgrading him to a professional senior contract. Hibernian In June 2022 Miller signed a three-year contract for Scottish side Hibernian, effective from 1 July. He had been due to join Australian side Macarthur FC, having signed a pre-contract deal with them before the end of his contract at Central Coast Mariners, but then signed for Hibernian instead, netting Macarthur FC an undisclosed transfer fee. In April 2025, Hibs activated a one-year extension to Miller's contract. International career Miller was first called up to the Australian under-23 side in October 2021, for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Farrell
Jacob Brett Farrell (born 19 November 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left back for Portsmouth. Club career Central Coast Mariners Farrell signed a senior contract with Central Coast Mariners in November 2021, aged eighteen, after 6 years with the Central Coast Mariners Academy. He made his first-team debut for the Mariners in a win over Blacktown City in the 2021 FFA Cup on 13 November 2021. He made his A-League Men debut on 21 November 2021 in an F3 Derby against Newcastle Jets and scored a header in a 2–1 win. Farrell went on to be a regular starter for the Mariners in their 2021–22 season. Farrell came on as a substitute in the second half of the 2023 A-League Men Grand Final. Within fifteen minutes of coming on, Farrell earned two penalties for the Mariners, both of which were scored by Jason Cummings as the Mariners won 6–1 to claim the A-League Men Championship. On 1 May 2024, Farrell scored with a header in an eventual 2– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian Tsekenis
Damian Tsekenis (born 16 April 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for played as a forward for NPL New South Wales club Marconi Stallions. Early life Tsekenis was born on 16 April 2001 in Fairfield, New South Wales to Peter and Denise Tsekenis. His father is of Greek descent and was a former footballer in the National Soccer League. His mother was also a former footballer who played as a striker for the Australian Schoolgirls' team. Although he took inspiration from his father to become a footballer, Tsekenis was mentored as a forward by his mother. Club career Marconi Stallions Tsekenis began his football career at Marconi Stallions where he initially started in the club's under-18s squad. He scored on his first-team debut on 9 June 2019 in a 5–2 victory over Sydney FC Youth, and made a further five league appearances for Marconi. He also scored a goal in a 3–0 away victory in a Round of 32 cup match against South Hobart. Marconi progressed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Balard
Maximilien Balard (born 20 November 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch club NAC Breda. Early life Balard was born in Sydney, Australia to French parents, both of whom hailed from Annecy in Southern France and met in high school. His father was a French youth international rugby player and first came to Australia during his rehabilitation from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Balard stayed in Australia until the age of three when he moved to Malaysia, and then Sri Lanka by the age of six amidst the Sri Lankan Civil War. He stayed in other countries during his childhood, namely Vietnam and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates before eventually returning to Australia. Club career Central Coast Mariners Having come through the Central Coast Mariners Academy, Balard made his professional football debut in the 2020–21 season against Macarthur FC. Balard properly broke through to be a regular member of the first team i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm Roux
Storm James Roux ( ; born 13 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for A-League Men club Central Coast Mariners. Born in South Africa, he plays for the New Zealand national team. Roux played youth football with Sorrento, Football West National Training Centre and Perth Glory youth before making his professional debut with Perth Glory. In 2013, he joined Central Coast Mariners, where he made over 100 appearances before joining Melbourne Victory FC, Melbourne Victory in 2018. He returned to Central Coast Mariners in 2021. Roux made his debut for the New Zealand national team in 2013, having previously represented New Zealand national under-20 football team, New Zealand U-20, including at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Early life Roux was born in South Africa but moved to New Zealand aged three. He later moved again, to Australia, in his early teens. Despite his multinational childhood, Storm has stated that he considers himself to be primarily a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kye Rowles
Kye Francis Rowles (born 24 June 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central defender for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. Rowles began his professional career with Brisbane Roar in 2016 before moving to Central Coast Mariners in 2017. In 2022 he signed for Scottish club Heart of Midlothian. He has represented Australia at under-17 level, including at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, under-23 level at the Tokyo Olympics and at senior level at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Club career Brisbane Roar In May 2016, Rowles signed his first professional contract with Brisbane Roar on a two-year deal along with fellow young defender Connor O'Toole. Rowles made his first competitive start for the Roar in a loss to Ulsan Hyundai in the AFC Champions League on 28 February 2017. Central Coast Mariners Rowles moved to Central Coast Mariners on a one-year contract in June 2017. He made his Mariners' A-League debut on 18 November 2017, following an injury to Josh R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Ureña
Marcos Danilo Ureña Porras, known as Marco Ureña (born 5 March 1990), is a Costa Rican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for C.S. Cartaginés. He has also played for the Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica national team. Club career Born in San José, Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, Ureña started his career at Primera División side L.D. Alajuelense, Alajuelense and in March 2011, he joined Russian Football Premier League, Russian Premier League side FC Kuban Krasnodar, Kuban Krasnodar. In August 2014, Ureña moved to Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland on a four-month loan deal. The contract was made permanent on 10 December 2014. On 21 July 2016, Midtjylland and Brøndby IF agreed to swap Ureña with Jonas Borring in a three-year deal. It was announced on 27 January 2017 that Ureña had been signed by Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes. He scored his first MLS goal in a 2–1 roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béni Nkololo
Béni Jean-Luc Nkololo (born 6 November 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club CFR Cluj. Nkololo was born in France and played for Stade Brestois 29 in Ligue 2 and a number of clubs in the Championnat National before moving to Australia to play for Central Coast Mariners in 2021. Early life Nkololo was born in Rennes, France, to Zairean parents born in Léopoldville. He acquired French nationality on 28 January 2004, through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization. Club career In July 2020, Nkololo signed with Championnat National side US Concarneau. In August 2021, Nkololo signed with Australian side Central Coast Mariners. He scored on debut for the Mariners in a win over Blacktown City in the 2021 FFA Cup on 13 November 2021. Nkololo was part of the Central Coast Mariners' A-League Men Championship winning team in 2022-23, scoring the sixth of the side's goals in the 2023 A-League Men Grand Final. In August 2023, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moresche (footballer, Born 1998)
Matheus Celestino Moresche Rodrigues (born 24 June 1998), commonly known as Moresche, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cambodian Premier League club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng. Club career Geylang International Moresche signed for Singapore Premier League side Geylang International for the 2021 Singapore Premier League season after leaving Riga FC at the start of this year. He made his Geylang debut in the first match of the season after coming on in the 12th minute to replace Barry Maguire who had pulled up clutching his hamstring during an Eagles' counter-attack. Moresche scored a brace on his debut, helping his team to a 2–1 victory over Tanjong Pagar United. Central Coast Mariners On 30 October 2021, Central Coast Mariners signed Moresche for the 2021–22 A-League season. He made his debut for the Mariners as a substitute in a win over Blacktown City in the 2021 FFA Cup on 13 November 2021. On 7 May 2022, Moresche tore his ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Bozanic
Oliver John Bozanic (born 8 January 1989) is a former Australian Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Bozanic was born in Sydney but started his professional career in England before returning to play for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League. He joined Swiss club FC Luzern, Luzern in 2013. After spells with Melbourne Victory FC, Melbourne Victory, Ventforet Kofu, Melbourne City FC, Melbourne City and Heart of Midlothian F.C., Heart of Midlothian, Bozanic returned to the Mariners in 2020. Described as "versatile and energetic", Bozanic is able to play as an attacking midfielder or in a deeper central role. Bozanic has made seven appearances for the Australia men's national soccer team, Australia national team, including two at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Early life Bozanic was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He is the son of former Socceroo Vic Bozanic who was part of the West Adelaide Soccer Club, West Adelaide team which won the 1978 National Soccer Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
