Evan Berger
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| Evan Berger | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evan James Berger | |
| Date of birth | August 16, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Left Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Melbourne Victory | |
| Number | 19 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
2005 2006 |
Macarthur Rams Parramatta Eagles AIS |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2007 2007– |
Marconi Stallions Melbourne Victory |
3 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006 | Australia U-20 | 16 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Evan James Berger (born 16 August 1987) is an Australian football player who plays as a left midfielder for Melbourne Victory FC in the Hyundai A-League.
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[edit] Club career
Being the relative of the famous Kevin Walker, he has been involved in football since he was young, playing for the Burragorang District soccer club,[1] Berger's club career began at Melbourne Victory FC after playing for the Macarthur Rams, Parramatta Eagles, Australian Institute of Sport, Young Socceroos and the Marconi 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.[2] He completed the 2007 New South Wales Premier League season with Marconi before joining Melbourne in preparation to represent the team in the A-League 2007–08 season.[3]
[edit] 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.[4] With the Young Socceroos he has toured Sri Lanka, Argentina, Malaysia, India and Chile, scoring his first international goal against the Vietnam national football team.[1] He was one of twenty-three nominees for an informal Australia Day Award awarded by his local council, Wollondilly Shire Council, on the outskirts of Sydney, nominated for his international representation of Australia and also as a member of the New South Wales Combined High Schools and Australian Schoolboys teams.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Kate Walsh. Australia Day Wollondilly Award Nominees. Wollondilly Shire Council. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Berger Signs for Victory. Australian FourFourTwo (11 May 2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Victory confirms Berger signing. Melbourne Victory FC (29 May 2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Ben Broad (24 January 2006). Rising soccer star impresses coaches. Westfield Sports High School. Wollondilly Advertiser. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
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