Josh Brillante

Joshua Brillante (born 25 March 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Australian A-league club Melbourne Victory. Brillante holds dual citizenship due to his Italian heritage.

Club Career

Gold Coast United

Brillante made his A-League debut for Gold Coast on 3 December in a 1–0 loss to the North Queensland Fury.

Newcastle Jets

On 12 May 2012 it was announced he had signed for A-League club the Newcastle Jets.

ACF Fiorentina

On 15 July 2014, it was announced that Brillante decided to join Italian Serie A club Fiorentina. He made his debut for La Viola against Roma in their 2014–15 Serie A opener at the Stadio Olimpico. He was subbed after 35 minutes.

Loan to Empoli

Joshua Brillante went on loan to Empoli whom are also in the Serie A during the January 2015 mid season transfer period.

Loan to Como

Initially starting the 2015–16 season on loan from Fiorentina to Empoli, Joshua Brillante signed a new loan deal on 28 August 2015 with Como of the Serie B for the remainder of the season.

Joshua Brillante made his debut for Como on 12 September 2015 away to Livorno.

Sydney FC

On 12 July 2016 Brillante returned to the A-League, joining Sydney FC on a three-year deal. He scored his first domestic league goal against the Brisbane Roar on 19 November that year. He scored his second goal of the season against Perth Glory in the semi final.

Melbourne City

At the end of his contract with Sydney FC, Brillante was in talks to extend, but in the end was signed by Melbourne City, reportedly on a multi-year season contract.

Xanthi

In September 2020, Brillante left Melbourne City to join Greek club Xanthi under the coaching of Tony Popovic.

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