Adrian Anthony Madaschi (born 11 July 1982) is an Australian

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who last played for

Perth SC Perth Soccer Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in West Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1987 as the result of a merger between three local sides, though its pre-merger history is regarded to be that of Perth ...

. He is a left-footed defender whose position is

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and can also play full-back.

Club career

Madaschi was born in

Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

. He left Perth Italia to join Italian Serie A side

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's youth team at the age of 15 in 1998. Madaschi was part of the Atalanta youth side that won back to back Primavera Coppa Italia (Italian Youth Cups) in 1999–00 and 2000–01, along with losing the Italian Scudetto (Youth Championship final) to Inter in 2000–01. He was loaned out to Monza in July 2001, but in the January 2002 window was re-called back to Atalanta to the first team squad. Adrian constantly made first team squads at Atalanta, but could never break into the then Serie A team. He was again loaned out by Atalanta to

Pistoiese Unione Sportiva Pistoiese 1921 is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921 and later restored after bankruptcy, the team plays their home games ...

for the 2002–03 season. But again, did not see much first team action. In October 2003, after mutually agreeing to terminate his contract with Atalanta B.C a year in advance, Adrian signed for

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. The club have been mem ...

in the

Scottish Premier League The Scottish Premier League (SPL) was the top level league competition for professional football clubs in Scotland. The league was founded in 1998, when it broke away from the Scottish Football League (SFL). It was abolished in 2013, when t ...

. Unfortunately, even prior to Madaschi's arrival, Partick were doomed for relegation that season to the

Scottish First Division The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. History The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as ...

. Madaschi though, got regular First Team Football, playing 24 matches and scoring 2 goals in his debut Scottish season in the SPL and 27 appearances and 2 goals in the following season in the First Division. Madaschi left the club in May 2005, to join Dundee for the 2005–06 First Division season. Adrian had to leave the club at the start of December 2005 to cure a recurring

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injury back in Australia. Madaschi returned to Italy to join

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in January 2006 and remained at the club until the end of that season. He then joined Portosummaga in the 2006–07 season. In the 2007–08 season, Madaschi and Portosummaga achieved promotion to Lega Pro Divisione 1 where the club has maintained its status. The end of the 2009–10 season saw Portogruaro-Summaga finish champions of the Lega Pro division 1, beating Hellas Verona in the final game of the season 1–0 to guarantee automatic Promotion to Serie B. Madaschi was named in the Lega Pro, team of the year as a centre Bback. Portogruaro-Summaga struggled during the 2010–11 season in Serie B and was relegated back to Lega Pro, Following their relegation Madaschi travelled back to Melbourne, Australia and played for

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in a largely successful 10 game injury replacement before heading to Asia. On 16 January 2012, Madaschi joined South Korean outfit

Jeju United Jeju United Football Club (Hangul: 제주 유나이티드) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the ''Yuko ...

. At the end of the 2013–14 season Adrian returned home to Perth. Citing a lack of interest from the

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, he signed for local club

where he went on to make just three appearances before being snapped up by

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australia ...

on 6 June 2014. He was reportedly sacked from the club by owner

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, following a player revolt midway through the 2014–15 A-League season. On 20 March 2015, he signed for

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premie ...

as an injury replacement for Nick Ward.

International career

Madaschi was centre back for the Joeys at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Cup in New Zealand where Australia lost on penalties to Brazil in the final, to finish runner up for the tournament. Madaschi was elected in the FIFA Top 11 team of the Tournament. He also started all four games in defence for the Young Socceroos played at the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina. In 2004, Adrian was in the centre of defence for the 'Olyroos' (The Australian Olympic Football Team) at

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. Earlier that year in May and June 2004, Adrian Madaschi was capped four times for the

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during the Second Stage of Qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup. He scored two goals, as part of a 6–1 victory over Fiji, in his second match for Australia. In May 2009, Madaschi was named in a 30-man

squad for the team's last three 2010 World Cup qualifiers.Verbeek selects 30-man squad for remaining qualifiers
''Football Federation Australia'' 27 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009 On 12 August 2009, Madaschi earned another full international cap, playing the second half in the

3–0 victory over the Republic of Ireland in Limerick.

Honours

Australia U17 *

FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédératio ...

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(runners-up) Australia *

OFC Nations Cup The OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the Oceania Football Confederation, OFC member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irre ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

References

External links

OzFootball profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Madaschi, Adrian 1982 births Living people Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia Association football defenders Australian soccer players Australian expatriate soccer players Australian people of Italian descent Australian people of Scottish descent Australia international soccer players Olympic soccer players of Australia Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Scottish Premier League players A.C. Monza players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players Dundee F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players F.C. Grosseto S.S.D. players Melbourne City FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Jeju United FC players Newcastle Jets FC players Serie B players Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in South Korea Australian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Australian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea A-League Men players K League 1 players National Premier Leagues players