Josh Risdon

Josh Risdon
Risdon with Australia in 2018
Personal information
Full name Joshua Robert Risdon[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Bunbury, Australia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2008 ECU Joondalup
2007–2009 WA NTC
2008–2014 Perth Glory
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Perth Glory 142 (2)
2017–2019 Western Sydney Wanderers 28 (0)
2019–2024 Western United 90 (5)
2024– Perth Glory 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2019 Australia 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2019

Joshua Robert Risdon (born 27 July 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Perth Glory in the A-League Men competition in Australia.

Risdon has represented Australia on several occasions since debuting in 2015.

Club career

Risdon made his senior debut for Perth Glory on 28 November 2010, starting against the North Queensland Fury.[2] During his debut season he made six appearances in total, including three straight starts between rounds 24 and 26.[3]

In the 2011–12 season Risdon established himself as a regular starting 24 matches at 19 years of age.[4]

He scored his first career goal in round 26 of the 2012–13 A-League season with the winning goal in the 94th minute against Melbourne Victory (3–2).[5]

On 20 July 2013, Risdon played for the A-League All-Stars against Manchester United in a friendly match.

Injury plagued his 2013–14 season before he returned to the starting side for 25 appearances in the 2014–15 season. He also scored his second career goal on 28 March 2015 with an 88th minute winner over Western Sydney Wanderers (3–2).[6]

In May 2017, Risdon left the Glory and moved to Western Sydney Wanderers.[7]

On 12 February 2019, Risden signed on a two-year deal for A-League expansion club Western United FC[8] after his contract with Western Sydney Wanderers expired.

On 29 May 2024, Perth Glory announced Risdon's return to the club on a two-year contract.[9]

International career

On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.[10]

Risdon made his senior debut for the Socceroos in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Bangladesh on 17 November 2015.[11]

In May 2018 he was named in Australia’s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 April 2023[13]
Club Season League Australia Cup Asia Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Perth Glory 2010–11 A-League 6 0 – – 6 0
2011–12 24 0 – – 24 0
2012–13 26 1 – – 26 1
2013–14 12 0 – – 12 0
2014–15 25 1 5 0 – 30 1
2015–16 23 0 5 0 – 28 0
2016–17 26 0 1 0 – 27 0
Total 142 2 11 0 0 0 153 2
Western Sydney Wanderers 2017–18 A-League 18 0 4 0 – 22 0
2018–19 10 0 3 0 – 13 0
Total 28 0 7 0 – 35 0
Western United 2019–20 A-League 23 1 0 0 – 23 1
2020–21 3 0 0 0 – 3 0
2021–22 21 0 1 0 – 22 0
2022–23 20 2 2 0 0 0 22 2
Total 67 3 3 0 0 0 70 3
Total 237 5 21 0 0 0 258 5

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 6 January 2019.[14]
Australia
Year Apps Goals
2015 1 0
2016 2 0
2017 2 0
2018 8 0
2019 1 0
Total 14 0

Honours

Western United

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Brave Glory hold Fury". Perth Glory. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Josh Risdon through the years". Perth Glory. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Josh Risdon through the years". Perth Glory. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ^ Hand, Guy (23 March 2013). "Josh Risdon scores in the 94th minute to deliver Perth Glory a thrilling win over Melbourne Victory". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Josh Risdon stunner lifts Perth Glory to victory over Western Sydney Wanderers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Aussie Media Watch: Diego Castro signs new Glory deal, Mathew Leckie relegated from Bundesliga". The Daily Telegraph. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  8. ^ "New A-League club, Western Melbourne Group's 'Western United', sign Socceroo Josh Risdon". Smh.com.au. 12 February 2019.
  9. ^ Morgan, Gareth (29 May 2024). "Glory swoop to bring Socceroos defender home". Perth Glory. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Vidmar names U23s squad to face Iraq". Football Federation Australia. 7 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Socceroo Risdon's memorable Dhaka debut". au.news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Josh Risdon (Perth Glory)". Ultimate A-League.
  14. ^ Josh Risdon at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. ^ "Western United stun Melbourne City 2-0 to win first A-League Men's title". The Guardian. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  16. ^ Jackson, Jamie (20 July 2013). "Manchester United thrash A-League All Stars to give David Moyes first win". The Guardian. Sydney. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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