Joshua Robert Risdon (born 27 July 1992) is an Australian professional

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player who plays as a

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for

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...

in the

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competition in Australia. Risdon has represented

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on several occasions since debuting in 2015.

Club career

Risdon made his senior debut for Perth Glory on 28 November 2010, starting against the North Queensland Fury. During his debut season he made six appearances in total, including three straight starts between rounds 24 and 26. In the 2011–12 season Risdon established himself as a regular starting 24 matches at 19 years of age. He scored his first career goal in round 26 of the

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season with the winning goal in the 94th minute against

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(3–2). On 20 July 2013, Risdon played for the A-League All-Stars against

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in a friendly match. Injury plagued his 2013–14 season before he returned to the starting side for 25 appearances in the 2014–15 season. He also scored his second career goal on 28 March 2015 with an 88th minute winner over Western Sydney Wanderers (3–2). In May 2017, Risdon left the Glory and moved to Western Sydney Wanderers. On 12 February 2019, Risden signed on a two-year deal for A-League expansion club

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after his contract with Western Sydney Wanderers expired. On 29 May 2024, Perth Glory announced Risdon's return to the club on a two-year contract.

International career

On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against

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. Risdon made his senior debut for the Socceroos in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match against

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on 17 November 2015. In May 2018 he was named in Australia’s 23-man

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for the 2018 World Cup in

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 6 January 2019.''

Honours

Western United *

Championship: 2021–22 Individual * Perth Glory Most Glorious Player: 2011–12 * A-League All Star:

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* PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2015–16

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Risdon, Joshua 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Bunbury, Western Australia Men's association football defenders Australian men's soccer players Perth Glory FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Western United FC players A-League Men players A-League Men All-Stars Australia men's international soccer players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Soccer players from Western Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen