Marco Tilio

Marco Tilio (born 23 August 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for A-League club Melbourne City.

Club Career

Sydney FC

At age 17, Tilio made his professional debut in the 2019 AFC Champions League in a group stage match against Kawasaki Frontale, replacing Anthony Caceres in the 74th minute as they went on to lose 4–0, being eliminated from the competition.

He was promoted to the first-team squad on 4 September 2019 at age 18 for the 2019–20 A-League season.

Tilio was part of the 2019–20 Y-League championship winning Sydney FC Youth team. He played 85 minutes and scored a brace as the Sky Blues beat Melbourne Victory Youth 5–1 in the 2020 Y-League Grand Final on 31 January 2020. He finished as the league's Golden Boot winner with 11 goals from 9 games.

Tilio made his first A-League appearance as an 88th minute substitute in a Round 20 clash against Central Coast Mariners on 23 February 2020, scoring Sydney's second goal in the 89th minute before assisting Harry Van Der Saag's 91st minute strike as they ran out 3–0 winners.

Tilio left Sydney at the end of the 2019–20 A-League in September 2020, after rejecting a contract extension.

Melbourne City

On 21 September 2020, Melbourne City announced that Tilio had signed a three-year contract with the club. He made his Melbourne City debut in a starting appearance on 3 January 2021 against Adelaide United. On 5 April 2021, Tilio scored his first goal for Melbourne City in his eighth appearance for the club in a 3–2 away win over Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.

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