Anthony Lesiotis (born 24 April 2000), is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Heidelberg United Heidelberg United Alexander Football Club (founded as Alexander the Great-Melbourne Soccer Club) established in 1958 is a football (soccer) club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia. The team currently ...

. He previously played for

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, Wanderers, or simply as WSW) is an Australian professional association football club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in t ...

and Melbourne City.

Club career

He made his professional debut for Melbourne City on 7 August 2018 in an

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match against

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid. When Queensland Lions F.C. were ...

. He signed for crosstown rivals

on 3 January 2019,Melbourne Victory signs Elvis Kamsoba
Melbourne Victory Official Website, 03 January 2018 becoming the first player to make the switch in that direction. He debuted for Melbourne Victory against Brisbane Roar on 15 January 2019, coming off the bench as a substitute for Victory captain Carl Valeri. In September 2020, Lesiotis left Melbourne Victory. On 5 November 2020,

announced the signing of Lesiotis on a two-year deal. He was released in April 2021, having not made a single appearance. A couple of weeks later, he returned to Melbourne City, signing a scholarship deal until the end of the

2020–21 A-League The 2020–21 A-League was the 44th season of national level soccer in Australia, and the 16th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The season was started on 28 December 2020 and concluded with the Grand Final on 27 June 2021. The s ...

season.

Personal life

Lesiotis was born in Australia, and is of Greek descent.

Career statistics

Club

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* 2000 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australian people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent Men's association football midfielders Melbourne City FC players Melbourne Victory FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub