James Troisi

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James Troisi
Personal information
Date of birth 3 July 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 19)
Place of birth    Adelaide, Australia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Striker, left midfielder
Club information
Current club Newcastle United
Youth clubs


2004–2005		 Birkalla Juniors
Adelaide City
Newcastle United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005–2008 Newcastle United 0 (0)   
National team2
2007–
2008–		 Australia U-23
Australia		 6 (2)
2 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15:28, 22 March 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 15:28, 24 May (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

James Troisi (born 3 July 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian striker currently at Newcastle United of the Premier League. It was announced by manager Kevin Keegan that Troisi will not be offered a contract after the end of the 2007/8 season[1]. Troisi also plays for the Australian national team.

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[edit] Club career

Troisi is born of an Italian father[2] and a Greek mother.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Newcastle United on 10 January 2007, keeping him at the club until June 2008.[2] He has yet to make his senior debut for Newcastle, although he has been on the bench for the first team in both Premier League and UEFA Cup matches.

He is a fringe player of Newcastle's senior side for the 2007–08 Premier League season, but showed promising signs in pre-season friendlies, including getting two assists against Hartlepool United.[3]

In January 2008, Troisi had a two match trial with Dutch Eredivisie club, Roda JC. Roda wanted to sign him on a permanent basis, but negotiations broke down as Troisi was a product of Newcastle's youth development and still under 23 years of age, so Newcastle would have required a compensation fee.[4]

On 6 May 2008 it was announced that Troisi would not be offered a contract with Newcastle United after the end of the 2007/8 season[5].

[edit] International career

After a successful 2006–07 season with the Newcastle reserve side, Troisi made his debut for the Australia U23 team (the "Olyroos"), on 18 April 2007 against Saudi Arabia in an Olympic qualifier. He followed up a good performance against the Saudis with a goal in the all-important clash with Iran in his hometown of Adelaide.

Troisi made his full international debut for Australia in a goalless friendly against Singapore on 22 March 2008, playing in left midfield.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Trio to Leave Newcastle", Sky Sports, 2008-05-06. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 
  2. ^ a b c James Troisi profile. nufc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
  3. ^ "It's Sho Time For Toon", nufc.co.uk, 2007-07-17. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 
  4. ^ "No Roda deal for Toon starlet", Sky Sports, 2008-04-15. Retrieved on 2008-04-18. 
  5. ^ "Trio to Leave Newcastle", Sky Sports, 2008-05-06. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 
  6. ^ "Young Socceroos struggle in Singapore", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2008-03-23. Retrieved on 2008-03-24. 

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NAME Troisi, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1988-07-03
PLACE OF BIRTH Adelaide, Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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