Michael Glassock (born 4 November 1999), is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central defender for Sydney United 58.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael John Glassock | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Central Coast, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney United 58 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Killarney District | |||
| The Entrance Bateau Bay | |||
| 2010–2017 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | CCM Academy | 53 | (3) |
| 2019 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Pegasus | 20 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Sydney Olympic | 45 | (5) |
| 2023 | Sri Pahang | 25 | (0) |
| 2024 | Sydney Olympic | 10 | (0) |
| 2025- | Sydney United 58 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Australia | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2019 | |||
Early life
editGlassock was born in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. He attended St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah from 2012 to 2017.[citation needed]
Career
editPegasus
editGlassock was announced as a Pegasus player on 16 July 2019.[2] Glassock made his professional debut for Hong Kong Pegasus on 1 September 2019 against Lee Man.
Glassock became a regular first team starter in his first season for the Flying Horseman, playing a total of 20 games across the Hong Kong Premier League, FA Cup, Senior Shield and Sapling Cup Competitions scoring 2 goals.
However, his stay in Hong Kong was cut short due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic which caused the 2019–20 season to be suspended. On 8 April 2020, Glassock agreed to a mutual termination with Pegasus.[3]
Sydney Olympic FC
editOn 1 December 2020, Sydney Olympic FC announced they had signed Glassock.
In the 2021 NPL season, Glassock started all of Sydney Olympic’s 17 NPL games and 4 of its FFA Cup Preliminary games before the season ended due to the Covid-19 outbreak in NSW. He scored 4 goals from 21 appearances.
On 24 November, at just 22 years and 20 days, Glassock captained Sydney Olympic against Sydney FC in the FFA Cup Round of 32. On 31 July, he helped Sydney Olympic to win the 2022 NSW NPL Premiership and was named in NPL NSW Team Of The Year for 2022.
Sri Pahang
editAfter a successful 2022 season for Sydney Olympic, Glassock signed for Malaysia Super League side Sri Pahang FC on 6 January 2023.[4]
Glassock played 25 games for Sri Pahang FC across all competitions helping the side finish 5th in the Malaysian Super League.
Honours
editClub
edit- NSW NPL Premiership: 2022
Individual
edit- NSW NPL Team of the Year: 2022
References
edit- ^ United 58, Sydney. "Sydney United 58 FC is pleased to announce the first of six new signings for the 2025 season". Instagram. Sydney United 58 Official Instagram. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "飛馬改由文彼得執教 東方麥基急流勇退掛靴". Upower. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ "提前同外援「分手」 香港飛馬7折支薪自救". on.cc. Retrieved 8 April 2020. (in Chinese)
- ^ "Glassock dan Lucas Espindola Sertai Sri Pahang". makanbola.com. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.(in Malay)
External links
edit- Michael Glassock at Soccerway
- Michael Glassock on Instagram
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