Mitchell Daniel Mallia (born 22 March 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for Blacktown City in the NPL NSW.
 Mallia playing for Central Coast Mariners Youth in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mitchell Daniel Mallia | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blacktown City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Pats | |||
| AC United | |||
| Southern Districts | |||
| Macarthur Rams | |||
| Marconi Stallions | |||
| 2009–2011 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Marconi Stallions | 21 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | Sydney FC | 18 | (1) |
| 2014–2018 | Blacktown City | 87 | (33) |
| 2017 | → Perth Glory (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Marconi Stallions | 45 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Blacktown City | 23 | (6) |
| 2024– | Blacktown City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Australia U-17 | 5 | (2) |
| 2012 | Australia U-23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2016 | |||
Playing career
editClub
editCentral Coast Mariners
editOn 31 January 2010 he made his first team debut for the Mariners in a 3–1 loss against Perth Glory, becoming the youngest player to represent the Mariners in the A-League.[1]
Sydney FC
editIn 2011, after he was told he wasn't in the plans of Central Coast manager Graham Arnold, Mallia moved to Sydney FC to take up a contract in their National Youth League setup. After an impressive start to the youth season where he was the leading goalscorer, Sydney FC manager Vítězslav Lavička gave Mallia his first Sydney FC senior appearance on 17 December 2011 against Newcastle Jets where he would then go on to make 6 appearances in the 2011–12 A-League season.[2] Mallia scored his first senior goal for Sydney FC on 19 February 2012 against Adelaide United in his team's 2–1 win at Hindmarsh Stadium. After impressing throughout the season, Mallia signed his first senior contract on 21 January 2012, sealing a two-year deal with Sydney FC along with fellow youngsters from the youth league team Daniel Petkovski and Hagi Gligor.[3]
Blacktown City
editIn 2014, after the end of his contract with Sydney FC, Mallia signed with NPL NSW club Blacktown City.[4]
Mallia scored a first half hat-trick on the opening match day of the 2015 National Premier Leagues NSW Men's 1 season against Sydney United in their 3–2 victory.[5]
Perth Glory
editFollowing Joel Chianese being sidelined with a collar bone injury, Perth Glory signed Mallia on an injury replacement contract on 11 October 2017.[6] After Chianese's recovery from his injury, Mallia was released from the club.[7]
Retirement
editAfter spending nearly 5 years playing in the 2nd tier of Australian football, Mallia chose to retire before the start of the 2023 NPL NSW season due to continuous injuries.[8]
Return to Blacktown City
editOn 12 December 2023, it was revealed that Mitch had come out of retirement to play for Blacktown City for the 2024 NPL NSW season.[9]
International career
editOn 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.[10] He is also eligible to play for the Malta national football team.
In March 2018, Mallia was called up to the Maltese squad for two friendly matches, but never made an appearance.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of 2 November 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2009–10 | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Marconi Stallions | 2010 | NSW Premier League | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Sydney FC | 2011–12 | A-League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Blacktown City | 2014 | National Premier Leagues | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
| 2015 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | ||
| 2016 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | ||
| 2017 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | ||
| Total | 78 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 43 | ||
| Perth Glory | 2017–18 | A-League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Career total | 122 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 48 | ||
Honours
editClub
edit- National Premier Leagues: 2015
- National Premier Leagues NSW Championship: 2014, 2016
- National Premier Leagues NSW Premiership: 2015
- Waratah Cup: 2014
References
edit- ^ "Mallia headlines generation next". Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Mitchell Mallia (Sydney FC)". Ultimate A-League.
- ^ "Sky Blues nab Mallia". Football Federation Australia. 21 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Mallia hungry for success". Football NSW. 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Mallia hat-trick sinks United 58". NPL NSW. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Mallia heads West". Perth Glory. 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Walker extends stay, Mallia departs". Perth Glory. 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Mallia calls time on his footballing career". Football NSW. 7 February 2023.
- ^ Stavroulakis, Mark. "Familiar faces return as Blacktown City hyped for 2024". Football NSW. Mark Stavroulakis.
- ^ "New Blood for the Olyroos". The World Game. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "NPL gun earns international call-up". FourFourTwo. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
External links
edit- Mitchell Mallia at Soccerway