Alex Gersbach
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Joseph Gersbach | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Template:ALeague SFC | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Miranda Magpies | |||
| 2012 | FNSW NTC | ||
| 2012–2014 | FFA CEO | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | FFA CEO | 16 | (1) |
| 2014– | Template:ALeague SFC | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Australia U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2015– | Australia U20 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2015 | |||
Alex Gersbach is an Australian footballer who plays as a left back for Sydney FC in the A-League.[1]
Early Life
Born in Auburn, Gersbach grew up in Sutherland, in Sydney's South East. For the majority of his school years he attended St Patrick's College, Sutherland, before leaving for the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra where he also attended Canberra High School. Gersbach's local side as young teenager was Sutherland Sharks FC where he played as a Striker.
Club Career
Sydney FC
On 20 July 2014, Sydney FC announced that they had signed Gersbach to a 2-year deal. Alex was previously given the number 13 jersey, but later swapped with Christopher Naumoff for the number 16. Rated as one of Australia's most promising young footballers, he made his senior professional debut for the club at the age of 17 years and 3 months in the 2014 FFA Cup Round of 32 tie against Melbourne City FC at Morshead Park on 12 August 2014 which Sydney FC won 3–1 after extra time. [2][3]
He made his A-League debut on 11 October 2014 against Melbourne City when he came on for Matthew Jurman after 69 minutes.[4] He put in a promising performance as Sydney FC drew 1–1.
For the 2015–16 A-League season, Gersbach was given the number 3 jersey.
International Career
On the 25th of September 2015, Alex was selected to play for the Young Socceroos to play in the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.
Career statistics
- As of 21 May 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Australian Institute of Sport | 2013 | National Premier Leagues | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Sydney FC | 2014–15 | A-League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | A-League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
External links
- Alex Gersbach at Soccerway
References
- ^ http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alex-gersbach/
- ^ "Sydney FC sign Alex Gersbach, one of Australia's best young footballers". SMH. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Melbourne-City-FC-v-Sydney-FC/760107
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/football-match-centre/sydney-fc-v-melbourne-city-20141009-3ho3x.html
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