Michael Ferrante

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Michael Ferrante
Personal information
Full name Michael Ferrante
Date of birth April 28, 1981 (1981-04-28) (age 27)
Place of birth    Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club Wellington Phoenix
Number 10
Youth clubs

1997-1998
Fawkner
AIS
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998-2001
2001-2002
2002-2004
2004
2005-2007
2007-present
West Ham United
Comprens Stabia
Benevento
Fawkner Blues
Melbourne Victory
Wellington Phoenix
00 (0)
14 (0)
09 (0)

26 (1)
15 (1)   
National team2
1997
1999-2001
Flag of Australia Australia U-17
Flag of Australia Australia U-20
01 (0)
02 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 31 August 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 3 September 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Michael Ferrante (born April 28, 1981)[1] is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Wellington Phoenix in the Hyundai A-League.

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[edit] Club career

He came through the ranks at the Australian Institute of Sport and from there he moved on to the youth team at West Ham. He captained the team in one of the games of the the 9-0 aggregate FA Youth Cup Final triumph over Coventry in 1999.[2][3] The team included Joe Cole and Michael Carrick who went on to become established Premiership and England players.

He had a spell in Italy with Comprens Stabia and Serie C side Benevento Calcio before returning to Australia to join Fawkner Blues in 2004. He joined Melbourne's inaugural A-League squad for season 2005/06 and featured in all of Melbourne Victory league games. Following the signings of Fred and Grant Brebner he was frozen out of the squad for the second season and struggled to make appearances. He made 21 appearances for Melbourne in 2005/06, scoring one goal, and five appearances in 2006/07.[1]

After Victory released him from his contract by mutual consent in February 2007, new A-League team Wellington Phoenix signed Ferrante on a two year deal for the start of the A-League 2007-08 season.[4][5]

[edit] Honours

With Melbourne Victory:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Profile: Michael Ferrante, ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  2. ^ "The class of '99", TheFA.com, 1 January 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  3. ^ FA Youth Cup Final squads
  4. ^ "Wellington Snap Up Four More", Australian FourFourTwo, 1 May 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  5. ^ "Phoenix announce first signings", Queensland Football Website, 1 May 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.

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