Chris Ikonomidis

Christopher James Ikonomidis (/ɪˌkɒnəˈmiːdɪs/ ih-KON-ə-MEED-iss; born 4 May 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Melbourne Victory and the Australia national team.

He is notable in being capped by his senior national team despite not yet having played a single senior game at club level at the time.

Club Career

Early career

Ikonomidis came from a family who had always played football, started playing himself when he was four years old in Sydney at local team Cronulla RSL. He played youth football for NPL NSW side Sutherland Sharks. In 2010, he was part of the team that won the Oceania zone of the Manchester United Premier Cup, qualifying for the finals in England. His performance in England, including four goals in a 7–0 defeat of a Wigan Athletic youth side.

After scoring several goals on trial with Italian club Atalanta, including one against Chelsea, Ikonomidis was offered a youth contract on his 16th birthday.

Lazio

In 2013, after 18 months at Atalanta, Ikonomidis was offered a three-year youth contract by Lazio. After strong performances with Lazio's Primavera squad, Ikonomidis made his senior debut for Lazio on 10 December 2015 starting in the final Group Stage match of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League against AS Saint-Etienne. Ikonomidis signed a new contract on 5 June 2015.

Loan to Salernitana

For the second half of the 2015–16 season, Lazio loaned Ikonomidis to Salernitana from the Serie B. He made his Serie B debut for Salernitana on 22 January 2016, playing the full match at home to Brescia, where his cross led to a Brescia own goal.

Loan to AGF

On 31 August 2016, Ikonomidis joined AGF in the Danish Superliga on a season-long loan in a bid for regular game time. He made his debut on 12 September 2016, coming on as a 66th minute substitute in a 3–1 victory over Nordsjalland. He had a good sea

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