Adrian Zahra
| Adrian Zahra | ||
 Zahra in the jersey of Melbourne Heart (2011)
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | September 24, 1990 | |
| place of birth | Melbourne , Australia | |
| position | right wing | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Glenroy | ||
| North City Lions | ||
| Melbourne Knights | ||
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2007-2010 | Melbourne Knights | 45 (2) |
| 2009 | → Western Suburbs (loan) | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Melbourne Heart | 19 (2) |
| 2012-2014 | Perth Glory | 18 (3) |
| 2014 | Valletta FC | 4 (2) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of January 20, 2015 |
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Adrian Zahra (born September 24, 1990 in Melbourne ) is an Australian-Italian football player .
Career
Zahra, who has Maltese and Italian ancestors, joined the junior division of the Melbourne Knights at the age of 15 , for which he was also used in the adult division in the Victorian Premier League from 2007 . In 2009 he was awarded for one season to Western Suburbs , who played in the second highest state league. The fast winger had his breakthrough in 2010 when he was used in all Knights league games, finished third in the player of the season at the end of the season and was also named the VPL's best U-21 player. In September 2010 he received a short-term contract with the A-League club Melbourne Heart , where he had already trained in the pre-season, and immediately established himself there on the right wing. His professional debut on October 8, 2010 in the derby against Melbourne Victory was followed by 18 further appearances and two goals in the following months, at the end of December 2010 he signed a contract until 2013.
In another derby against Melbourne Victory on January 22, 2011, his career was abruptly interrupted when he was brutally fouled in the 79th minute by Victory captain Kevin Muscat . Zahra was hit by Muscat with a straddle at the level of the right knee and sustained a serious knee injury that required surgery. Due to the injury, he missed a large part of the 2011/12 season, in which he only returned to the field towards the end of the season and was used for the youth team in the National Youth League . In August 2012, he asked the club to terminate his contract early in order to start a fresh start with league rivals Perth Glory . At Perth, Zahra came in the following two seasons neither under Ian Ferguson , nor under Alistair Edwards or Kenny Lowe beyond the role of the substitute player and left the club when his contract expired in May 2014.
In mid-2014 Zahra moved to Malta to the reigning champions FC Valletta , his contract there was terminated at the beginning of December after only four league appearances. Zahra was considered a foreign player in the Maltese Premier League because he had no Maltese, but only an Italian passport.
Web links
- Adrian Zahra in the database of weltfussball.de
- Adrian Zahra in the database of transfermarkt.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ socceraust.co.uk; Victoria State League Division One 2009 - Kinds of goals
- ↑ a b fourfourtwo.com: Zahra makes Malta move (June 30, 2014) ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ melbourneknights.com.au: Zahra signs for Heart on short term deal (Sep. 24, 2010) ( Memento of October 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ smh.com.au: Young at Heart believe other talented locals can make the grade (Oct. 21, 2010)
- ↑ news.com.au: Adrian Zahra signs two-year Melbourne Heart deal (December 29, 2010)
- ↑ foxsports.com.au: Melbourne Heart's John van't Schip slams Melbourne Victory's Kevin Muscat for sickening tackle (Jan. 24, 2011)
- ↑ smh.com.au: Muscat admits game may be too fast for him (Jan. 24, 2011)
- ↑ theaustralian.com.au: Adrian Zahra under knife after Kevin Muscat tackle (28 Jan 2011)
- ↑ fourfourtwo.com: Zahra: It's Time For A Fresh Start (21 Aug 2012) ( Memento from 8 October 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ fourfourtwo.com: Perth release Adrian Zahra (May 9, 2014) ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ timesofmalta.com: City cruise after four-goal blitz (December 3, 2014)
- ↑ timesofmalta.com: 'It will be an honor to play for Malta' (Oct. 24, 2014)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Zahra, Adrian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne |