Christian Theoharous

Christian Theoharous (born 6 December 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Australian A-League Men club Western United.

Christian Theoharous
Personal information
Full name Christian Theoharous
Date of birth (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Western United
Number 34
Youth career
2012 Bentleigh Greens
2014–2017 Melbourne Victory
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Melbourne Victory NPL 23 (11)
2017–2018 Melbourne Victory 19 (1)
2018–2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 26 (4)
2021– Western United 1 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Australia U-20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2018

Early life

Christian's father, Andrew Theoharous played for Heidelberg in the National Soccer League, and captained the Bentleigh Greens after the demise of the NSL.[1]

Theoharous is of Greek and Greek Cypriot descent; his father was born in Pegia, Cyprus while his mother was born in Australia to Greek-born parents. He also has an older sister, who is an accountant.[1]

Club career

Melbourne Victory

On 27 February 2017, Theoharous signed with Melbourne Victory FC as a scholarship player, after having been part of the Victory's youth team since 2014.[2]

Theoharous made his Victory debut in 2017 as an 83rd minute substitute for Daniel Georgievski in a 1–0 loss to Brisbane Roar. Theoharous scored his debut first team goal for the Victory against the Central Coast Mariners on 18 March 2018.

Despite becoming a regular first-team player in the 2017–18 season, he missed Victory's victorious Grand Final finish to the season after receiving an injury from a two-footed tackle from behind by Sydney FC player Luke Wilkshire in the semi final.[3]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach announced that he had signed for the club on their official website on 18 May 2018.[4]

Theoharous was released by Borussia Mönchengladbach in June 2021.[5]

Western United

On 1 November 2021, Theoharous joined Australian A-League Men club Western United on a two-year scholarship deal.[6]

References
  1. Stamocostas, Con. "Christian Theoharous – the skills of the father are the skills of the son". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. "Victory signs Christian Theoharous as scholarship player". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. Christian Theoharous is in doubt for the A-League grand final after Luke Wilkshire’s ugly challenge injured his ankle, Fox Sports Australia, 4 May 2018
  4. "U23: THEOHAROUS AND NGWISANI ARRIVE, MUSTAFIC STAYS". Borussia Mönchengladbach. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. "FORMER VICTORY A-LEAGUE STAR RELEASED BY BUNDESLIGA CLUB". FTBL. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. "Western United confirms Christian Theoharous signing". Western United. 1 November 2021.


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