Fred Agius
Encyclopedia
Frederick "Fred" Agius is an Australia
n football (soccer)
player currently playing for Cendrawasih Papua F.C.
. In 2003 he played Australian rules football
for Central District in the SANFL reserve grade making him one of few people to play at semi-professional level in both football and Australian rules.
Agius in 2001 was selected in the Australian
team that played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship
. Agius played four matches, scoring one goal. In a warm-up match prior to the tournament Agius scored six goals in a match against American Samoa.
In 2001 Agius moved to Playford City
before moving to Sydney Olympic FC for the 2001/02 season of the National Soccer League. At Olympic he managed four appearances as a substitute.
At the beginning of the 2003/04 NSL season Agius moved back to the round ball game and to the new Adelaide United team set up in the wake of the withdrawal of Adelaide City
from the competition. In the 2003/04 season he managed 13 appearances, scoring one goal. At the completion of the 2003/04 NSL season Agius returned to Adelaide City.
In November 2008 A-League
expansion team North Queensland Fury enquired as to Agius' availability to which Adelaide City set a transfer fee of A$20,000. In December 2008 North Queensland Fury unveiled Agius as their latest signing. He is contracted for the 2009–2010 A-League season.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player currently playing for Cendrawasih Papua F.C.
Cendrawasih Papua F.C.
Cendrawasih Papua F.C. is an Indonesian football club based in Jayapura in the province of Papua. The team plays in Liga Primer Indonesia and was a founding member of the league.-Team Officials:-2011 Squad:-External links:...
. In 2003 he played Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
for Central District in the SANFL reserve grade making him one of few people to play at semi-professional level in both football and Australian rules.
Football career
Between 1998 and 2000 Agius played underage football for the South Australian Sport Institute in the SAPL Under 23 division.Agius in 2001 was selected in the Australian
Australia national under-17 football team
The Australia national under-17 association football team, more commonly known as the Joeys, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia in international Under 17 or youth football competitions.-FIFA U-17 World Cup:...
team that played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship
2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001 was held in the cities of Port of Spain, Malabar, Marabella, Couva, and Bacolet in Trinidad and Tobago between 13 September and 30 September 2001. Players born after 1 January 1984 could participate in this tournament...
. Agius played four matches, scoring one goal. In a warm-up match prior to the tournament Agius scored six goals in a match against American Samoa.
In 2001 Agius moved to Playford City
Playford City Patriots
Playford City Soccer Club are a football club from Elizabeth, South Australia. Playford play in the FFSA South Australian Premier League...
before moving to Sydney Olympic FC for the 2001/02 season of the National Soccer League. At Olympic he managed four appearances as a substitute.
At the beginning of the 2003/04 NSL season Agius moved back to the round ball game and to the new Adelaide United team set up in the wake of the withdrawal of Adelaide City
Adelaide City
Adelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League...
from the competition. In the 2003/04 season he managed 13 appearances, scoring one goal. At the completion of the 2003/04 NSL season Agius returned to Adelaide City.
In November 2008 A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
expansion team North Queensland Fury enquired as to Agius' availability to which Adelaide City set a transfer fee of A$20,000. In December 2008 North Queensland Fury unveiled Agius as their latest signing. He is contracted for the 2009–2010 A-League season.