Zullo playing for Brisbane Roar in 2008
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Anthony Zullo | ||
Date of birth | 11 September 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Left Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Sydney FC | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Brisbane City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Brisbane Strikers | 45 | (11) |
2007–2010 | Brisbane Roar | 53 | (2) |
2010–2015 | FC Utrecht | 34 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Adelaide United (loan) | 24 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Melbourne City | 15 | (0) |
2016– | Sydney FC | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Australia U-23 | 6 | (1) |
2009– | Australia | 10 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2011 |
Michael Zullo (born 11 September 1988) is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC in the A-League.
After being signed by the former Brisbane Roar coach Frank Farina on a two-year contract, Zullo played five of the six opening games of the season, coming on as a substitute. On his first eleven debut against Wellington Phoenix, his sixth appearance for Queensland, he scored in the opening minutes of the game and set up a first half added-time goal for fellow youngster and close friend Robbie Kruse. He previously played in the Brisbane Premier League for the Brisbane Strikers During a match against Sydney FC, Zullo limped off the field with a torn thigh muscle which ruled him out for 6 weeks.
At the end of the 2008-09 season, Zullo received offers from Dutch Eredivisie clubs FC Groningen and NEC Nijmegen but declined both offers and cited his preference to stay in the A-League for another season.
On 2 April 2010, along with fellow Roar players, Thomas Oar and Adam Sarota, Zullo joined Dutch side Utrecht on a three-year deal, in a collective transfer deal rumoured to be worth in excess of A$1.8 million. He made his debut for Utrecht in a 1-1 draw with NEC Nijmegen on 28 February 2011, coming off the bench on the 81st minute.