| Christian Theoharous | |
| Birth Date: | 1999 12, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia[2] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Central Coast Mariners |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bentleigh Greens |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | FFV NTC |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Melbourne Victory |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Clubs1: | Melbourne Victory NPL |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Clubs2: | Melbourne Victory |
| Years3: | 2018–2021 |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Clubs3: | Borussia Mönchengladbach II |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | Western United |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Clubs5: | Western United NPL |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Caps6: | 43 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Clubs6: | Central Coast Mariners |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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]
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 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]
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]
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 the 2023-24 season, Theoharous signed a one-year contract extension.[12] Theoharous was part of the Mariners' Championship, Premiership and AFC Cup winning 2023-24 season.[13] [14] [15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Melbourne Victory NPL | 2016[18] | National Premier Leagues Victoria | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2017[19] | National Premier Leagues Victoria | 11 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | |||
| Melbourne Victory | 2016–17 | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | A-League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 14 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |||
| Western United | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | A-League Men | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 103 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 119 | 16 | |||
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