Anthony Pavlešić (born 31 January 2006) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Fairfield, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich II | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Sydney United | ||
| 2017–2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| 2022–2023 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| 2023– | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | CCM Academy | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bayern Munich II | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Australia U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Australia U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Central Coast Mariners edit
Pavlešić started his youth football at the NPL level, playing for Sydney United and Western Sydney Wanderers before moving to Gosford to join Central Coast Mariners.[2]
In February 2023, Pavlešić was offered a two week trial for Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen in Germany. Additionally, he was offered a one-week trial by Dutch club Ajax.[3] On 9 March, Pavlesic signed a scholarship deal with the Mariners.[4] During his time with the club, he trained under goalkeeping coach Miguel Miranda who had developed players with the likes of Ederson and Jan Oblak.[5] Pavlešić would make 3 appearances on the bench for the A-League Men squad, however, he was praised and recognised for his professionalism and composure as a goalkeeper by academy coach Abbas Saad.[6]
Bayern Munich edit
After impressing in trials over in Germany, on 19 June 2023, Pavlešić signed a three-year contract with Bayern Munich for an undisclosed fee.[7][8][9][10][11]
In his first months with the club, Pavlešić was unable to be named on the match squad due to paperwork issues with FIFA.[12] He made his debut for Bayern Munich II in a 4–2 home victory Regionalliga Bayern match against SpVgg Ansbach on 3 October 2023.[13]
International career edit
Pavlešić received his first call-up to the Australia U17 squad to initially play in the AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Indonesia.[14] In October 2022, he was named captain for the squad prior to the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification after impressing the coaching staff with his leadership qualities.[15]
Personal life edit
Anthony was born in Fairfield, New South Wales, a suburb of Western Sydney, the third child of four to Linda and Steve Pavlešić.[16] His brother, Adam, is a professional footballer and both are of Croatian descent.[6][11][15]
References edit
- ^ Anthony Pavlešić at Soccerway
- ^ "Anthony Pavlesic - Player Statistics". GameDay.
- ^ "'Next Mat Ryan' bags Bayern Munich opportunity". FTBL. 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Mariners announce four new scholarship recipients". Central Coast Mariners. 9 March 2023.
- ^ "How a coach who helped develop two of the world's best goalkeepers landed on the Central Coast". KEEPUP. 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b "'Wow, what a talent!' Why this Aussie teen keeper can become No.1 for Bayern & Socceroos". KEEPUP. 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Central Coast Mariners agree transfer of Anthony Pavlešić to Bayern Munich". Central Coast Mariners. 19 June 2023.
- ^ Rayson, Zac (19 June 2023). "'Massive potential': 17yo Aussie freak signs with German giants in stunning transfer". Fox Sports.
- ^ "Aussie teenager signs for Bayern Munich from Central Coast Mariners". Optus Sport. 19 June 2023.
- ^ "German giants Bayern Munich swoop to sign Aussie teen... from the Mariners". KEEPUP. 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b "FC Bayern verpflichtet australisches Torhüter-Talent Anthony Pavlešić". FC Bayern. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Conrad, Alex (31 October 2023). "'Trying to keep it together': Inside eye-opening rise of Aussie teen who wowed Euro heavyweights". Fox Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Heimsieg am Feiertag! Amateure feiern 4:2-Erfolg über Ansbach" (in German). FC Bayern. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Four Wanderers named in Australian squad for AFF U16 Youth Championship 2022". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Pavlesic named Subway Joeys' Captain". Football Australia. 4 October 2022.
- ^ Lulham, Amanda (7 October 2019). "Fairfield footballer Adam Pavlesic to sit HSC exam with Joeys at under 17s World Cup in Brazil". The Daily Telegraph. Fairfield Advance. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023.
External links edit
- Anthony Pavlešić at Soccerway