Josh Risdon

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Josh Risdon
Personal information
Full name:	Joshua Robert Risdon
Date of birth:	27 July 1992 (1992-07-27)
Place of birth:	Bunbury, Australia
Height:	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Playing position:	Right-back
Nationality:	Australian
Club information
Current club	Western United
Youth clubs
0000–2008 2007–2009 2008–2014	ECU Joondalup WA NTC Perth Glory
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2010–2017 2017–2019 2019–	Perth Glory Western Sydney Wanderers Western United	142 00(2) 028 00(0) 000 00(0)
National team
2015–	Australia	014 00(0)

Joshua Robert Risdon (born 27 July 1992) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who currently plays as a right back for Western United. Risdon has represented Australia on several occasions since debuting in 2015.

Club career

Perth Glory

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

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

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).

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).

In May 2017, Risdon left the Glory.

Western United

On 12 February 2019, Risden signed on a two year deal for A-League expansion club Western United FC

Inernational career

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

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

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup		Asia		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Perth Glory	2010–11	A-League	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2011–12		24	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
	2012–13		26	1	0	0	0	0	26	1
	2013–14		12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2014–15		25	1	5	0	0	0	30	1
	2015–16		23	0	5	0	0	0	28	0
	2016–17		26	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
	Glory total		142	2	11	0	0	0	153	2
Western Sydney Wanderers	2017–18	A-League	18	0	4	0	0	0	22	0
Total			160	2	15	0	0	0	175	2

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 6 January 2019.

Australia
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	1	0
2016	2	0
2017	2	0
2018	8	0
2019	1	0
Total	14	0

Honours

Individual

• Perth Glory Most Glorious Player: 2011–12
• PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2015–16

External links

• Josh Risdon at Soccerway

Australia – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Ryan 2. Degenek 3. Meredith 4. Cahill 5. Milligan 6. Jurman 7. Leckie 8. Luongo 9. Juric 10. Kruse 11. Nabbout 12. Jones 13. Mooy 14. Maclaren 15. Jedinak (c) 16. Behich 17. Arzani 18. Vukovic 19. Risdon 20. Sainsbury 21. Petratos 22. Irvine 23. Rogic Manager:   Bert van Marwijk

Australia – 2019 AFC Asian Cup

1. Ryan 2. Degenek 3. Gersbach 4. Grant 5. Milligan (c) 6. Jurman 7. Leckie 8. Luongo 9. Maclaren 10. Kruse 11. Nabbout 12. Langerak 13. Jeggo 14. Giannou 15. Ikonomidis 16. Behich 17. Amini 18. Vukovic 19. Risdon 20. Sainsbury 21. Mabil 22. Irvine 23. Rogic Manager:   Graham Arnold