Mikey Ghossaini
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Ghossaini | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 2007 | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2022 | Football Technique School | ||
| 2020–2022 | Glen Eira | ||
| 2023– | Melbourne City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Melbourne City Youth | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Melbourne City | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 15 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Michael Ghossaini (born 25 August 2007) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Australian club Melbourne City.
Club career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Ghossaini began his youth career at Football Technique School (FTS), a private academy linked to Glen Eira, joining at age 10 in late 2017.[1] Between 2020 and 2022, he scored 93 goals in 59 National Premier Leagues matches for Glen Eira's U13, U14, and U15 teams.[1][2]
Ahead of the 2023 season, Ghossaini transferred from Glen Eira to Melbourne City's youth academy.[3] During the 2024 season, he finished top scorer in the U23 competition, scoring 22 goals in 17 matches.[3] Over the course of 2023 and 2024, Ghossaini scored a combined 55 goals in various youth competitions for Melbourne City.[3] He began training regularly with the first team during the 2024 season.[3]
Melbourne City
[edit]Ghossaini made his first-team debut for Melbourne City in the A-League on 31 December 2024, appearing as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against the Central Coast Mariners.[4] Three days later, on 3 January 2025, Ghossaini provided a backheel assist for Nathaniel Atkinson's goal against Wellington Phoenix,[5] which was later awarded the A-League Assist of the Month for January 2025.[6]
International career
[edit]Born in Australia, Ghossaini is of Lebanese descent and is eligible to play for both Australia and Lebanon at the international level.
In 2022, he was named as a shadow-squad player for the Australia national under-16 team in preparation of the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Indonesia.[1] In 2024, Ghossaini received a call-up to the Lebanon national under-20 team,[3] scoring in a 2–1 friendly win against an All-Stars Lebanese team.[7][8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 7 March 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | Australia Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Melbourne City | 2024–25 | A-League | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mikey Ghossaini (2007) - Signing Melbourne City U18s". Football Technique School. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ Michael Ghossaini at GameDay
- ^ a b c d e sachapisani (19 August 2024). "55-goal teen sensation wins Golden Boot as another A-Leagues academy claims title: Wonderkid Watch". A-Leagues. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ jackkovacic (31 December 2024). "ALM REPORT: Central Coast 1-1 City". Melbourne City. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ @aleagues (6 January 2025). "A few years ago, Mikey Ghossaini was just a kid waiting for a photo with Nathaniel Atkinson. On Saturday, that same kid set him up with a backheel assist" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Michael Ghossaini | eToro Assist of the Month | January | Isuzu UTE A-League 2024-25". A-Leagues. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ ""كأس سليم ابو شبكة" فوز منتخب لبنان تحت ال20 سنة على نجوم الأندية". Time Out Super Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام - كأس سليم ابو شبكة الاولى احرز منتخب تحت 20 سنة في كرة القدم". الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ Mikey Ghossaini at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Michael Ghossaini at GameDay
- Michael Ghossaini at Global Sports Archive