| Joshua Brillante | |
| Fullname: | Joshua Brillante[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1993 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bundaberg, Australia |
| Height: | 1.77m (05.81feet)[2] |
| Position: | Defensive Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bundaberg Waves |
| Youthyears2: | 2006 |
| Youthclubs2: | Bundaberg Spirit |
| Youthyears3: | 2007–2009 |
| Youthclubs3: | QAS |
| Youthyears4: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs4: | Gold Coast United |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Gold Coast United |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Newcastle Jets |
| Caps2: | 46 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Fiorentina |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015 |
| Clubs4: | → Empoli (loan) |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs5: | → Como (loan) |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Sydney FC |
| Caps6: | 79 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Melbourne City |
| Caps7: | 28 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Xanthi |
| Caps8: | 18 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs9: | Melbourne Victory |
| Caps9: | 50 |
| Goals9: | 5 |
| Years10: | 2023– |
| Clubs10: | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| Caps10: | 18 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011–2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Australia U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013– |
| Nationalteam3: | Australia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 2 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 15 December 2017 |
Joshua Brillante (born 25 March 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers. Brillante holds dual citizenship due to his Italian heritage.
Brillante made his A-League debut for Gold Coast on 3 December in a 1–0 loss to the North Queensland Fury.[3]
On 12 May 2012 it was announced he had signed for A-League club the Newcastle Jets.[4]
On 15 July 2014, it was announced that Brillante decided to join Italian Serie A club Fiorentina.[5] He made his debut for La Viola against Roma in their 2014–15 Serie A opener at the Stadio Olimpico. He was subbed after 35 minutes.
Joshua Brillante went on loan to Empoli whom are also in the Serie A during the January 2015 mid season transfer period.[6]
Initially starting the 2015–16 season on loan from Fiorentina to Empoli, Joshua Brillante signed a new loan deal on 28 August 2015 with Como of the Serie B for the remainder of the season.[7]
Joshua Brillante made his debut for Como on 12 September 2015 away to Livorno.
On 12 July 2016 Brillante returned to the A-League, joining Sydney FC on a three-year deal.[8] [9] He scored his first domestic league goal against the Brisbane Roar on 19 November that year. He scored his second goal of the season against Perth Glory in the semi-final.
At the end of his contract with Sydney FC, Brillante was in talks to extend, but in the end was signed by Melbourne City, reportedly on a multi-year season contract.[10]
In September 2020, Brillante left Melbourne City to join Greek club Xanthi under the coaching of Tony Popovic.[11] [12]
In July 2021, Brillante returned to his home country to play for the Melbourne Victory also under coach Tony Popovic.[13] He was named captain ahead of the 2021/22 season despite not having played a competitive game for the team.[14] After 50 league games for the club and despite having a year remaining on his contract, Brillante mutually terminated his contract with the club.[15]
Shortly thereafter, on 9 July 2023, he signed a 2-year contract with Western Sydney Wanderers, becoming the sixth A-League Men club he will have represented.[16]
Brillante represented Australia at U20 level at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in United Arab Emirates[17] and at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[18] In May 2018 he was named in Australia’s preliminary 26 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gold Coast United | 2010–11 | A-League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Newcastle Jets | 2012–13 | A-League | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| Fiorentina | 2014–15 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Empoli (loan) | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Como (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Sydney FC | 2016–17 | A-League | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 79 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 99 | 3 | |||
| Melbourne City | 2019–20 | A-League | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Xanthi | 2020–21 | Super League Greece 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 7 | |||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 266 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 299 | 13 | |||
| Australia national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Gold Coast United
Sydney FC
Melbourne Victory