Christian Theoharous
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999[1]
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia[2]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Central Coast Mariners
Number 7
Youth career
2006–2012 Bentleigh Greens
2012–2013 FFV NTC
2014–2017 Melbourne Victory
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Melbourne Victory NPL 23 (11)
2017–2018 Melbourne Victory 19 (1)
2018–2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 26 (4)
2021–2023 Western United 4 (0)
2022 Western United NPL 9 (1)
2023– Central Coast Mariners 28 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Australia U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2018

Christian Theoharous (born 6 December 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger for A-League Men club Central Coast Mariners.

Early life

Theoharous was born in Melbourne, Victoria to a Cypriot father and Australian mother of Greek descent.[3] His father, Andrew Theoharous, was born in Pegeia, Cyprus and was a former footballer in the National Soccer League for Marconi and later for Bentleigh Greens, whom he captained for a decade.[3] Like his father, Theoharous joined Bentleigh Greens at the age of six before eventually moving to the Victoria National Training Centre (FFV NTC).[3]

Club career

Melbourne Victory

On 27 February 2017, Theoharous signed with Melbourne Victory FC as a scholarship player, after having been part of the Victory's youth team since 2014.[4]

Theoharous made his Victory debut in 2017 as an 83rd minute substitute for Daniel Georgievski in a 1–0 loss to Brisbane Roar. Theoharous scored his debut first team goal for the Victory against the Central Coast Mariners on 18 March 2018.

Despite becoming a regular first-team player in the 2017–18 season, he missed Victory's victorious Grand Final finish to the season after getting injured in the semi-final.[5]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach announced that he had signed for the club on their official website on 18 May 2018.[6]

Theoharous spent three seasons at the club, playing for their reserve team in the fourth tier of German football, before he was released by Borussia Mönchengladbach in June 2021.[7]

Western United

On 1 November 2021, Theoharous joined Australian A-League Men club Western United on a two-year scholarship deal.[8] Theoharous made 4 league appearances for Western United before the club and player agreed to a mutual termination of his contract on 17 January 2023, midway through the second season of his two year deal.[9]

Central Coast Mariners

In January 2023, after agreeing a mutual termination of his contract with Western United, Theoharous signed with Central Coast Mariners until the end of the season, with an extension option.[10] Theoharous made his debut for the club at the first game since his signing, appearing off the substitute's bench against Wellington Phoenix.[11]

Theoharous was part of the 2022-23 A-League Championship winning team for the Mariners, in his first season at the club.

Midway through his second season at the club, Theoharous signed a contract extension to take him into a third season.[12]

Career statistics

As of 4 October 2023[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Melbourne Victory NPL 2016[15] National Premier Leagues Victoria 101——101
2017[16] National Premier Leagues 116——116
Total2170000217
Melbourne Victory 2016–17 A-League 1000—10
2017–18 A-League 1810060241
Total1910060251
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2018–19 Regionalliga West 60——60
2019–20 Regionalliga West 143——143
2020–21 Regionalliga West 61——61
Total2640000264
Western United 2021–22 A-League Men 4010—50
2022–23 A-League Men 0000—00
Total 40100050
Central Coast Mariners 2022–23 A-League Men 170——170
2023–24 A-League Men 00102030
Total 1701020200
Career total871220809712

Honours

Central Coast Mariners

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "C. Theoharous: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Christian Theoharous". Central Coast Mariners. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Stamocostas, Con (22 December 2017). "Christian Theoharous – the skills of the father are the skills of the son". NEOS KOSMOS. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Victory signs Christian Theoharous as scholarship player". Melbourne Victory FC. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Christian Theoharous is in doubt for the A-League grand final after Luke Wilkshire’s ugly challenge injured his ankle, Fox Sports Australia, 4 May 2018
  6. ↑ "U23: THEOHAROUS AND NGWISANI ARRIVE, MUSTAFIC STAYS". Borussia Mönchengladbach. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "FORMER VICTORY A-LEAGUE STAR RELEASED BY BUNDESLIGA CLUB". FTBL. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Western United confirms Christian Theoharous signing". Western United. 1 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Christian Theoharous departs Western United". Western United. 17 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mariners sign Christian Theoharous from Western United". Central Coast Mariners. 17 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Central Coast Mariners". ALeagueStats.com. 22 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Christian Theoharous signs contract extension with the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 30 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Christian Theoharous". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "C. Theoharous". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  15. ↑ Punshon, John. "2016 Men's National Premier Leagues Victoria Results". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  16. ↑ Punshon, John. "2017 Men's National Premier Leagues Victoria Results". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 17 June 2023.


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