- Evan Berger
Football player infobox
playername = Evan Berger
fullname = Evan James Berger
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|8|16
cityofbirth =Sydney
countryofbirth =Australia
height = height|m=1.69
currentclub =Melbourne Victory
clubnumber = 19
contractend = 2009
position = Left Winger
youthyears =
2005
2006
youthclubs = Macarthur RamsParramatta Eagles
AIS
years = 2007
2007–"present"
clubs =Marconi Stallions Melbourne Victory
caps(goals) =
012 (1)
nationalyears = 2006
nationalteam =Australia U-20
nationalcaps(goals) = 16 (2)
pcupdate =5 October 2008
ntupdate =20 December 2007 Evan James Berger (born
16 August 1987 ) is anAustralia n football player who plays as a left midfielder forMelbourne Victory FC in the HyundaiA-League .Club career
He has been involved in football since he was young, playing for the
Burragorang District soccer club,cite web| url = http://www.wollondilly.local-e.nsw.gov.au/news/pages/14993.html| title = Australia Day Wollondilly Award Nominees| accessdate = 2008-01-03| author = Kate Walsh| publisher =Wollondilly Shire Council ] Berger's club career began atMelbourne Victory FC after playing for the Macarthur Rams,Parramatta Eagles ,Australian Institute of Sport , Young Socceroos and theMarconi Stallions . In May 2007 he signed to Melbourne Victory, who offered him a two-year contract after only two training sessions with the club, as each A-League team was required three under-20 signings. [cite web| url = http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/51827,berger-signs-for-victory.aspx| title = Berger Signs for Victory| accessdate = 2008-01-03| date =11 May 2007 | publisher = Australian FourFourTwo] He completed the 2007New South Wales Premier League season with Marconi before joining Melbourne in preparation to represent the team in the A-League 2007–08 season. [cite web| url = http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/default.aspx?s=mvfc_news_item&id=17940| title = Victory confirms Berger signing| accessdate = 2008-01-03| date =29 May 2007 | publisher =Melbourne Victory FC ]International career
Berger obtained a one-year scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport in
Canberra after impressing Australian under-20 selectors in 2005, who subsequently also offered him a place on the Australia national under-20 football team, or the Young Socceroos Squad. [cite web| url = http://westfieldsports.nsw.edu.au/SPORTS/soccerpg40.html| title = Rising soccer star impresses coaches| accessdate = 2008-01-03| author = Ben Broad| date =24 January 2006 | work = Westfield Sports High School| publisher = Wollondilly Advertiser] With the Young Socceroos he has touredSri Lanka ,Argentina ,Malaysia ,India andChile , scoring his first international goal against theVietnam national football team . He was one of twenty-three nominees for an informalAustralia Day Award awarded by his local council,Wollondilly Shire Council , on the outskirts ofSydney , nominated for his international representation of Australia and also as a member of the New South Wales Combined High Schools and Australian Schoolboys teams.References
External links
* [http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/default.aspx?s=mvfc_playerprofile_item&pid=1331 Melbourne Victory profile]
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