Joey Katebian

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Joey Katebian
File:Joey Katebian NPLV Promotion Playoff 2015.jpg
Katebian playing for Melbourne Victory Youth,
26 September 2015
Personal information
Full name Joseph Katebian
Date of birth (1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–2014 Bulleen
2013–2014 Melbourne Heart
2014–2016 Melbourne Victory
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Bulleen 37 (27)
2014–2016 Melbourne Victory Youth 40 (40)
2015–2016 Melbourne Victory 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2016

Joseph 'Joey' Katebian (born 9 November 1995) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a forward. He last played for Melbourne Victory in the A-League.

Early life

Katebian was born in Melbourne on 9 November 1995, to parents of Lebanese descent. Katebian played soccer for local club Bulleen where he would later play for the senior squad. Katebian also played for Ivanhoe Grammar School's first eleven in his later years of high school, where he graduated in 2013.

Youth career

Katebian spent his early years playing for FC Bulleen Lions in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, before joining Melbourne Heart Youth for the 2013–14 season. At the season's end, Katebian joined cross-town rivals Melbourne Victory, that he later captained in the National Premier Leagues Victoria,[1][2] where he won the league's 2015 player's player of the year and golden boot awards.[3] Katebian featured in the starting eleven that defeated North Geelong Warriors on 26 September 2015, which promoted Melbourne Victory NPL Youth to the highest level of the National Premier Leagues Victoria.[4]

Senior career

Katebian made his official competitive debut for the Melbourne Victory senior squad on 1 September 2015, in the 2015 FFA Cup round of 16 clash against Rockdale City Suns, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Archie Thompson.[5] His A-League debut came two months later on 19 November 2015, in the round five clash against Central Coast Mariners, substituted on for Gui Finkler in the 90th minute of the 2–1 victory at AAMI Park.[6][7] On 31 May 2016, Katebian departed Melbourne Victory to pursue football opportunities abroad.[8]

Career statistics

As of 21 September 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Melbourne Victory 2015–16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
A-League total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Honours

With Melbourne Victory:

With Melbourne Victory Youth:

Individual

References

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