John Koutroumbis

John "Johnny" Koutroumbis is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a defender for Newcastle Jets.

John Koutroumbis
Personal information
Full name John Koutroumbis
Date of birth (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Playing position(s) Central defender
Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
Number 18
Youth career
West Adelaide
2016 Adelaide United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 West Adelaide 17 (2)
2016 Adelaide United NPL 14 (0)
2016– Newcastle Jets 74 (3)
National team‡
2019– Australia U-23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2019

Club career

Newcastle Jets

After initially signing with Newcastle Jets as an injury replacement for Daniel Alessi,[1] on 2 February 2017, Newcastle Jets signed Koutroumbis on a two-year deal.[2]

Personal life

Koutrombis was born in Australia and is of Greek descent. In late 2018, Koutrombis was sidelined because he contracted stage 1 thyroid cancer.[3]

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References
  1. "Jets welcome Johnny Koutrombis". Newcastle Jets. 22 October 2016.
  2. Gardiner, James (2 February 2017). "Rookie Johnny Koutroumbis earns new deal with Newcastle Jets". The Newcastle Herald.
  3. Stamocostas, Con (19 October 2018). "The Greek Australians looking to light up the 2018/19 A-League and W-League seasons - Neos Kosmos". English Edition.
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