Simon Storey

Football player infobox
playername = Simon Storey
fullname = Simon Storey


dateofbirth = June 5, 1982
cityofbirth = Melbourne
countryofbirth = Australia
height = height|m=1.80
currentclub = Partick Thistle
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position = Left Back, Defensive Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999 2000-2002 2003-2004 2005-2007 2007-
clubs = Springvale City Green Gully South Melbourne Melbourne Victory Partick Thistle
caps(goals) = 29 (2)
62 (3)
19 (0)
34 (0) 38 (1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 25 August 2008
ntupdate =

Simon Storey (born June 5, 1982) is an Australian footballer currently playing for Scottish Football League club Partick Thistle having previously played for Melbourne Victory in the A-League in their Championship and Premiership winning team.

Club career

Storey began his senior career at Springvale City in State League 1 for one season at the age of 16 whilst on scholarship with the Victorian Institute of Sport for 3 years.

His 3 year stint at Green Gully in the Victorian Premier League as a left wing back, where, in his final year was awarded the Victorian Premier League Under 21 Player of the Year, and was also awarded the Jimmy Rooney medal (for best on ground) in a victorious Green Gully side in the grand final. Storey then went on to play for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League as a left full back. Storey was signed to be a part of the inaugural Melbourne Victory FC squad for Hyundai A-League season 2005/06. In season 2006/07 Storey was an integral part at right full back in the Melbourne side that would become the first team to complete the A-League double in the history of the competition; clinching the premiership against the New Zealand Knights 4-0 at Olympic Park with 4 rounds of competition remaining, then beating Adelaide United 6-0 in the grand final at a 56,000 sold out Telstra Dome to take the championship.

He joined Scottish club Partick Thistle in August 2007 on a short-term contract [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/6935110.stm|title=Aussie defender wins Thistle deal|date=7 August 2007|publisher=BBC Sport] . This has since been extended to the end of the 2008-09 season as he has proved a very competent performer. Fans at Firhill as well as the management appreciate his high-work rate, intelligence on the field and his versatility.

Honours

With Melbourne Victory:
* A-League Championship: 2006-2007
* A-League Premiership: 2006-2007

References

External links

* [http://ptfc.co.uk/team/squad.asp?id=66 Patrick Thistle profile]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/S/ST.html Oz Football profile]
* [http://www.sjstorey.com/ Simon's Homepage]
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