Corey James Gameiro (born 7 February 1993) is an Australian football player of

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ancestry who most recently played as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Fulham

Gameiro signed a professional contract with

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in August 2009 and he signed a contract extension in May 2012 that saw him remain at Fulham until the summer 2013. He was one of 12 players released by Fulham at the end of the

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season.

Loan to Hayes & Yeading United

Gameiro was loaned out to

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for one month on 24 November 2011

Loan to Eindhoven

The following season, he joined

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on a four-month loan on 31 August 2012. The same day he made his professional debut in the

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, in a match against

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, coming of the bench in the 64th minute.

Loan to Wellington Phoenix

Gameiro joined

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on a loan deal until the end of the

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season on 9 February 2013.

Sydney FC

On 28 June 2013, Gameiro signed for

team

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on a two-year deal. On 3 January 2014, Gameiro scored his first goal for Sydney FC, scoring against

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with a header from a Nikola Petković free kick. Gameiro was released by Sydney FC following the 2014–15 A-League season. He rejected Sydney's contract in order to find another team.

Melbourne City

On 22 June 2015, Melbourne City announced they had recruited Gameiro on a 2-year deal despite injury concerns. On 1 May 2017, Melbourne City announced Gameiro would not be offered a new contract and effectively released him from the club. Gameiro was injured for the bulk of his time at Melbourne City and played only a handful of games for the club.

Brisbane Roar

On 4 July 2017, Gamerio joined

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. and played his first game making his debut in a 2–0 preseason win over Sydney F.C. on 16 September 2017. Gameiro announced his delight at returning to football after 22 months saying “He ohn Aloisiwas the one who put his hand out to me when I needed it. I really am so thankful and I won’t ever let him down because he didn’t let me down in my time of need". On 3 May 2018, Gameiro had his contract terminated by mutual consent by Brisbane Roar.

Central Coast Mariners

Following his release from

, Gameiro signed a one-year deal with

on 8 May 2018. He was released by the club on 22 May 2019 and did not feature in a competitive match for the Mariners.

International career

Gameiro scored a

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during the

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match against Jordan, securing a place at the U20 World Cup to be held in Turkey in June 2013.

Club statistics

Honours

Distinctions * First FFA Cup goal Scorer: (Sydney FC v Melbourne City FC – 12 August 2014)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gameiro, Corey 1993 births Australian men's soccer players Australian people of Portuguese descent Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Men's association football forwards Wollongong Wolves FC players Sydney FC players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Fulham F.C. players FC Eindhoven players Eerste Divisie players Wellington Phoenix FC players Melbourne City FC players Brisbane Roar FC players Central Coast Mariners FC players APIA Leichhardt FC players A-League Men players National League (English football) players Living people People from the Illawarra Sportsmen from New South Wales Soccer players from New South Wales