Tass Mourdoukoutas

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Tass Mourdoukoutas
Tass with York United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Tass Mourdoukoutas
Date of birth (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 13
Youth career
Marrickville FC
2014–2015 FNSW NTC
2016–2017 Sydney Olympic
2017–2022 Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Sydney Olympic 15 (0)
2018–2021 Western Sydney Wanderers NPL 21 (3)
2018–2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 40 (2)
2022–2023 York United 36 (0)
2024– Valour FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Australia U19 6 (0)
2019–2020 Australia U23 11 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Third place 2020 Thailand U-23 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2020

Tass Mourdoukoutas (born 3 March 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life[edit]

Born in Sydney, Mourdoukoutas grew up in Sylvania Waters and is of Greek descent.[2][3] He began playing soccer at the age of four with the Marrickville FC Red Devils.[4] Afterwards, he joined the Football NSW Institute before moving to Sydney Olympic's youth team in 2016.[5] In 2017, he joined the Western Sydney Wanderers Academy, where he played for both the club’s National Premier Leagues NSW 2 side and Championship-winning Foxtel Y-League team.[5]

Club career[edit]

Western Sydney Wanderers[edit]

Mourdoukoutas made his professional debut for Western Sydney Wanderers in a 1–1 draw with Wellington Phoenix on 13 January 2018, coming on for Steven Lustica in the 88th minute.[6] He signed his first professional contract with the Wanderers on 8 June 2018, penning a two-year deal with the club.[7] Mourdoukoutas scored his first professional goal in a Round 15 clash with Melbourne City on 23 January 2019, scoring the Wanderers' second as they went on to lose 4–3.[8] In February 2020, he signed a three year extension with the club.[9][10] On 16 June 2022, it was announced that he would be departing the club,[11] as he sought out an opportunity for increased gametime.[12]

York United[edit]

On 24 June 2022, Mourdoukoutas signed with Canadian Premier League side York United through 2023.[13][14] He made his debut for York on July 8, against Forge FC.[15] He departed the club after the 2023 season.[16]

Valour FC[edit]

In December 2023, he signed with Valour FC for the 2024 season.[17][18]

International career[edit]

In August 2018, he was named to the Australia U19 team for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship.[19][20]

In 2019, he played with the Australia U23 at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification tournament and later at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship,[21] helping Australia to a third place finish to qualify for the Olympics, although Mourdoukoutas was not selected for the Olympic squad.[22][23]

Career statistics[edit]

As of October 11, 2023[24]
Club Season League Playoffs[a] Domestic Cup[b] Continental Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sydney Olympic 2017[25] NPL NSW 1 14 0 1 0 ? ? — 15 0
Western Sydney Wanderers NPL 2018[26] NPL NSW 2 13 2 — — — 13 2
2019[27] 1 0 — — — 1 0
2020[28] NPL NSW 1 5 1 — — — 5 1
2021[29] NPL NSW 2 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3
Western Sydney Wanderers 2017–18 A-League 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
2018–19 10 1 — 1 0 — 11 1
2019–20 10 1 — 3 0 — 13 1
2020–21 13 0 — 1 1 — 14 1
2021–22 6 0 — 1 0 — 7 0
Total 40 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 46 3
York United 2022 Canadian Premier League 15 0 — 0 0 — 15 0
2023 21 0 1 0 1 0 — 23 0
Total 36 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 38 0
Career totals 111 5 2 0 7 1 – – 120 6
  1. ^ Includes other competitive competitions such as NPL Playoff Finals and CPL Playoffs.
  2. ^ Includes FFA Cup and Canadian Championship

Honours[edit]

Western Sydney Wanderers

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Tass Mourdoukoutas". Western Sydney Wanderers. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Mourdoukoutas shows off familiar 'Fan-Tass-Tico' trick for Western Sydney Wanderers fans". The Greek Herald. 7 June 2020.
  3. ^ Stamocostas, Con (19 October 2018). "The Greek Australians looking to light up the 2018/19 A-League and W-League seasons". Neos Kosmos.
  4. ^ "Q&A with young Wanderers defender and Olyroo Tass Mourdoukoutas". Neos Kosmos. 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Tass Mourdoukoutas Western Sydney Wanderers profile". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  6. ^ "Wanderers and Phoenix share points". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 13 January 2018.
  7. ^ Stogiannou, George (8 June 2018). "Mourdoukoutas signs with Babbel's Wanderers". Neos Kosmos.
  8. ^ "City beat Wanderers in seven-goal thriller in Hyundai A-League classic". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 23 January 2019.
  9. ^ Whaley, Pamela (18 February 2020). "Wanderers re-sign rising Olyroos star". Narooma News.
  10. ^ "Tass Mourdoukoutas shares inspirational words from Greek father that led to career success". The Greek Herald. 4 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Wanderers bid farewell to Mourdoukoutas". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 16 June 2022.
  12. ^ Tait, Ed (2 March 2024). "Tass Mourdoukoutas: "I always say if you want to grow your game, take a leap of faith. Go for it."". Valour FC.
  13. ^ "York United announce signing of Australian defender Tass Mourdoukoutas". Canadian Premier League. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  14. ^ Jacques, John (24 June 2022). "York United Adds Aussie Defender Tass Mourdoukoutas". Northern Tribune.
  15. ^ "Aussie Rules: After an Eye-catching debut, Mourdoukoutas leads from the back". York United FC. 9 July 2022.
  16. ^ Jacques, John (4 December 2023). "Aussie Defender Tass Mourdoukoutas Departs York United". Northern Tribune.
  17. ^ "Valour FC sign Australian defender Tass Mourdoukoutas to a contract". Valour FC. 27 December 2023.
  18. ^ Jacques, John (27 December 2023). "Valour Signs 'Primary Target' Tass Mourdoukoutas". Northern Tribune.
  19. ^ "Six Wanderers named in young Socceroos squad for Central Coast Camp". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 31 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Ante Milicic finalises Young Socceroos squad for AFC U19 Championship in Indonesia". My Football. 5 October 2018.
  21. ^ "Mourdoukoutas relishing morale and mindset in Australian camp". My Football. 13 January 2020.
  22. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (8 October 2022). "Australian club mates Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio and Tass Mourdoukotas thriving with York United". Canadian Premier League.
  23. ^ Tait, Ed (27 December 2023). ""He really has a commanding presence in the back line and that's important."". Valour FC.
  24. ^ Tass Mourdoukoutas at Soccerway
  25. ^ "Tass Mourdoukoutas 2017 NPL Stats". MyGameDay.
  26. ^ "Tass Mourdoukoutas 2018 NPL Stats". MyGameDay.
  27. ^ "Tass Mourdoukoutas 2019 NPL Stats". MyGameDay.
  28. ^ "Tass Mourdoukoutas 2020 NPL Stats". MyGameDay.
  29. ^ "Tass Mourdoukoutas 2021 NPL Stats". MyGameDay.

External links[edit]

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