Andrew Durante
Durante, captain of Wellington Phoenix
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andrew James Durante | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Wellington Phoenix | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sydney Olympic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Sydney Olympic | 53 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Parramatta Power | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Balestier Khalsa | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Newcastle Jets | 40 | (0) |
| 2008– | Wellington Phoenix | 223 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Sydney FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 319 | (5) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | New Zealand | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2013 |
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Andrew James Durante (born 3 May 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a New Zealand international footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.
Born in Sydney, Australia, Durante played youth football with Sydney Olympic before making his senior debut at the club. He also played for Parramatta Power before moving to Singapore to play for Balestier Khalsa. After returning to Australia to play for Sydney United, Durante joined Newcastle Jets in the newly formed A-League. Durante joined Wellington Phoenix in 2008, and is currently the player with the most appearances for the club. He has also spent time on loan at Sydney FC for the Asian Champions League in 2011.
Durante became eligible to play for New Zealand in 2013, having lived in the country for five years, and made nine appearances for the national team before stepping aside from international football in 2015. In September 2016, he made himself available again for national team selection and was subsequently named in the team to tour the United States to play USA and Mexico in October 2016.
Durante won the A-League Grand Final with the Jets in 2008 and was awarded the Joe Marston Medal in a man-of-the-match performance.
Durante joined the Phoenix in as captain at the start of the 2008–09 season and made an instant impact helping them make the final of the Pre-Season cup against Melbourne Victory, only narrowly losing 7–8 on penalty kicks.
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