Jaushua Sotirio

Jaushua Sotirio
	Sotirio in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jaushua James Elie Sotirio
Date of birth	11 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Forward
Team information
Current team	Kerala Blasters
Number	11
Youth career
	FC Five Dock
	APIA Leichhardt
0000–2013	Marconi Stallions
2013	Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013	Marconi Stallions
2013–2019	Western Sydney Wanderers
2019–2022	Wellington Phoenix
2022–2023	Newcastle Jets
2023–	Kerala Blasters
International career‡
2014	Australia U20
2014–2017	Australia U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:30, 16 May 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2017

Jaushua James Elie Sotirio (born 11 October 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

Club career

Western Sydney Wanderers

Sotirio began his professional career at Western Sydney Wanderers, and made his league debut on 14 December 2013 at Hunter Stadium against Newcastle Jets.^[2] His starting debut came on 15 November 2014 against Perth Glory, where he also scored in the 2–1 defeat.

Sotirio spent 6 seasons at the Wanderers, making a total of 81 league appearances for the club, before departing at the end of the 2018–19 season.^[3]

Wellington Phoenix

Following his departure from Western Sydney, Sotirio joined Wellington Phoenix.^[4]

Sotirio spent 3 seasons at Wellington Phoenix, making 65 league appearances, before leaving after the 2021–22 season.^[5]

Newcastle Jets

Sotirio's next move was to the Newcastle Jets for the 2022–23 season.^[6] Sotirio spent just one season at the club before departing in May 2023.^[7]

Kerala Blasters

Immediately after his release from Newcastle was announced, it was announced in May 2023 that Sotirio had joined Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters on a two-year deal. The Blasters also paid an undisclosed amount of transfer fee to sign Sotirio.^[8] On 19 July 2023, Kerala Blasters announced that Sotirio suffered an ankle injury on his right leg during a training session and would remain out of action until at least 2024. He ruptured his achilles tendon, which required surgery.^[9]