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Michael Zullo 
Personal information Full name Michael Anthony Zullo Date of birth 11 September 1988 Place of birth Brisbane, Australia Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Playing position Left back Club information Current club Utrecht Number 5 Youth career Brisbane City Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2007 Brisbane Strikers 45 (11) 2007–2010 Brisbane Roar 53 (2) 2010– Utrecht 16 (0) National team‡ 2008 Australia U-23 6 (1) 2009– Australia 9 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:09, 21 November 2011 (AEST).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:47, 16 November 2011 (UTC)Michael Zullo (born 11 September 1988) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.[1]
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Club career
After being signed by the former Brisbane Roar coach Frank Farina on a two year contract, Zullo played five of the six opening games of the season, coming on as a substitute. On his first eleven debut against Wellington Phoenix, his sixth appearance for Queensland, he scored in the opening minutes of the game and set up a first half added-time goal for fellow youngster and close friend Robbie Kruse.[2] He previously played in the Brisbane Premier League for the Brisbane Strikers During a match against Sydney FC, Zullo limped off the field with a torn thigh muscle which ruled him out for 6 weeks.[3]
At the end of the 2008-09 season, Zullo received offers from Dutch Eredivisie clubs FC Groningen and NEC Nijmegen but declined both offers and cited his preference to stay in the A-League for another season.[4]
On 2 April 2010, along with fellow Roar players, Thomas Oar and Adam Sarota, Zullo joined Dutch side Utrecht on a three-year deal, in a collective transfer deal rumoured to be worth in excess of AU$1.8 Million.[5][6] He made his debut for Utrecht in a 1-1 draw with NEC Nijmegen on 28 February 2011, coming off the bench on the 81st minute.
International career
Due to outstanding form since making his debut for Brisbane Roar, Zullo was called-up for the first time for the Australia national under-23 football team before their qualifier against Iraq, in which they won 2-0.
He was also a train-on player with the national U-17 squad, the Joeys, at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.
On 28 January 2009, Zullo made his full international debut, coming on as a substitute in a 0-0 draw with Indonesia in the group stage of qualifying for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.[7]
Personal life
Zullo has a younger brother, Julian, who appeared in Season 3 of football talent show Football Superstar on Australian television channel Fox8.
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of 15 August 2011
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Brisbane Roar 2007-08 A-League 17 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 2 2008-09 A-League 23 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 25 2 5 2009-10 A-League 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 Brisbane Roar total 53 2 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 57 3 7 FC Utrecht 2010-11 Eredivisie 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 2011-12 Eredivisie 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 Utrecht total 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 Career total 69 2 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 74 3 7 References
- ^ "Brisbane trio sign for FC Utrecht". 2 April 2010. http://brisbaneroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=33316. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ Zullo roars into Suncorp" Australian FourFourTwo
- ^ Further month off for injured Zullo Fox Sports
- ^ Zullo Declines To Go Dutch
- ^ (Dutch) Australisch trio tekent contract
- ^ Roar cop triple blow
- ^ "Socceroos settle for draw in Asian Cup qualifier against Indonesia". AAP (AAP). 29 January 2009. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24978410-5014539,00.html. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
External links
FC Utrecht – current squad 1 van Dijk · 2 Bovenberg · 3 Neșu · 5 Zullo · 6 Mårtensson · 7 Duplan · 8 Mulenga · 9 Demouge · 10 Oar · 11 Gerndt · 12 de Kogel · 13 Cummins · 14 van der Maarel · 15 Asare · 16 Fernández · 17 Schut · 18 Takagi · 19 Sarota · 20 Lensky · 21 Sneijder · 23 Nilsson · 25 Vorstermans · 27 Nijholt · 28 Krul · 29 Wuytens · 33 Kali · 35 Markiet · 39 Lilipaly · 41 Boldewijn · Manager: Koeman
Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Brisbane
- Australian soccer players
- Brisbane Strikers players
- A-League players
- Brisbane Roar players
- FC Utrecht players
- Eredivisie players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Australia international soccer players
- Brisbane City FC players
- People educated at Villanova College
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