D'Apuzzo playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adam Leonard D'Apuzzo | ||
Date of birth | 20 October 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Left Back / Central Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
St George Saints | |||
Sydney Olympic | |||
NSWIS | |||
Marconi Stallions | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Marconi Stallions | 26 | (2) |
2006–2011 | Newcastle Jets | 102 | (0) |
2011–2012 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 26 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 48 | (0) |
2015 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 4 | (0) |
Total | 206 | (2) | |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Australia U23 | 11 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2010 |
Adam Leonard D'Apuzzo (born 20 October 1986) is a retired Australian association football player who played as a left-back. He retired from professional football following his release from Western Sydney Wanderers.
He has previously played for the Marconi Stallions in the NSW Premier League competition. D'Apuzzo's brother is former Central Coast Mariners midfielder David D'Apuzzo. D'Apuzzo attended Trinity Grammar School in Summer Hill, Sydney, Australia with his brother and former Sydney FC striker Ben Vidaic. He was the captain of the football team. D'Apuzzo also studies commerce, majoring in finance and accounting, at the University of NSW.
He signed a contract with the Newcastle Jets in 2006. He made his debut for the first team squad on 1 September 2006 against the Queensland Roar at Energy Australia Stadium. In his first season, he played 11 games and scored 1 goal. He became a regular at left back. On 18 February 2011 it was announced that he would leave the club and return to his home town of Sydney. He played over 102 games for the Jets over 5 years with the club. He trialed with Sydney FC on his return to Sydney.
On 20 June 2011, it was announced that he had signed for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the NSW Premier League until the remainder of the 2011 season.