- Michael Ferrante
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Michael Ferrante 
Personal information Full name Michael Ferrante Date of birth 28 April 1981 Place of birth Melbourne, Australia Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Playing position Central midfielder Club information Current club Richmond SC Number 11 Youth career Fawkner 1997–1998 AIS Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2001 West Ham United 0 (0) 2001–2002 Comprens Stabia 14 (0) 2002–2004 Benevento 9 (0) 2004 Fawkner Blues 8 (5) 2005–2007 Melbourne Victory 26 (1) 2007–2010 Wellington Phoenix 43 (1) 2010– Richmond 19 (5) National team‡ 1997 Australia U-17 3 (0) 1999–2001 Australia U-20 10 (8) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 September 2008Michael Ferrante (born 28 April 1981)[1] is an Australian football (soccer) player plays for Richmond.
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Biography
He attended St. Joseph's College Melbourne from years 1992-1997 being a star week in week out for his school side. He came through the ranks at the Australian Institute of Sport and from there he moved on to the youth team at West Ham United. He captained the team in one of the games of the 9-0 aggregate FA Youth Cup Final triumph over Coventry in 1999.[2][3] The team included Joe Cole, Michael Carrick who went on to become established Premiership and England players plus fellow Australian and current Australian international Richard Garcia.
He had a spell in Italy with Comprens Stabia and Serie C side Benevento Calcio before returning to Australia to join Fawkner Blues in 2004. He joined Melbourne's inaugural A-League squad for season 2005/06 and featured in all of Melbourne Victory league games. Following the signings of Fred and Grant Brebner he was frozen out of the squad for the second season and struggled to make appearances. He made 21 appearances for Melbourne in 2005/06, scoring one goal, and five appearances in 2006/07.[1]
After Victory released him from his contract by mutual consent in February 2007, new A-League team Wellington Phoenix signed Ferrante on a two year deal for the start of the A-League 2007-08 season.[4][5]
In 2010, he returned home to Melbourne, signing for local club Richmond Eagles mid-season. They currently sit atop of the Victorian Premier League ladder.
A-League Career Statistics
- Correct as of 24 February 2010
Club Season League Finals Asia Total Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Melbourne Victory 2005–06 21 1 1 - - - - - - 21 1 1 2006–07 5 0 0 - - - - - - 5 0 0 Wellington Phoenix 2007–08 18 1 1 - - - - - - 18 1 1 2008–09 19 0 0 - - - - - - 19 0 0 2009–10 6 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 6 0 0 Total 69 2 2 0 0 0 - - - 69 2 2 Honours
With Melbourne Victory:
References
- ^ a b Profile: Michael Ferrante, ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
- ^ "The class of '99", TheFA.com, 1 January 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
- ^ FA Youth Cup Final squads
- ^ "Wellington Snap Up Four More", Australian FourFourTwo, 1 May 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
- ^ "Phoenix announce first signings", Queensland Football Website, 1 May 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
External links
Wellington Phoenix FC – current squad Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Australian sportspeople of Italian descent
- Association football players from Melbourne
- Australian soccer players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Melbourne Victory players
- Wellington Phoenix players
- A-League players
- Benevento Calcio players
- Expatriate soccer players in New Zealand
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