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John Hutchinson (footballer)
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John Hutchinson is a Maltese-Australian
football (soccer)
player. He currently plays as a central midfielder
for the Australian A-League
club Central Coast Mariners
. He has Maltese heritage and is a capped member of the Maltese national football team
.
youth setup, along with Manuel Gotis.
After recovering from a knee injury, Hutchinson has become a key player for the Central Coast Mariners, playing in central midfield with Mile Jedinak
and Tom Pondeljak
in Version 3
of the A-League. This form has lead him to be named one of the most influential players in the A-League and more recently a call up to the Socceroos training squad.
1Includes A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
.
, and he made his international debut for the Maltese national team
in an exhibition match against the Czech Republic
, where he was employed in centre midfield for the whole game. On 10 June 2009, John Hutchinson played his first full competitive match for Malta in the 2010 World Cup qualifier
against Sweden
at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg
, Sweden.
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Premiership: 2007-2008
Personal Honours:
Maltese Australian
Maltese Australians are residents or citizens of Australia who are of Maltese ancestry or Maltese citizens. While most of them emigrated to Australia from Malta, a number emigrated from the United Kingdom where they had settled after having been expelled from Egypt, as holders of British passports,...
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. He currently plays as a central midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
for the Australian 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...
club Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners FC
Central Coast Mariners Football Club is a professional football club based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. They participate in the A-League and are one of three teams from the state of New South Wales playing in the competition...
. He has Maltese heritage and is a capped member of the Maltese national football team
Malta national football team
The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. Malta played its first international game in February 1957, and began competing for qualification to major tournaments in 1962. The side's first competitive victory came in...
.
Club career
He is one of the most highly-lauded prospects to emerge from the Gippsland FalconsGippsland Falcons
Gippsland Falcons SC were an Australian association football team based in Morwell, Australia. It was the sole rural Victorian entrant in the forerunner to the A-League, the National Soccer League...
youth setup, along with Manuel Gotis.
After recovering from a knee injury, Hutchinson has become a key player for the Central Coast Mariners, playing in central midfield with Mile Jedinak
Mile Jedinak
Michael John "Mile" Jedinak is an Australian professional football player. He is currently contracted to Crystal Palace of the English Championship...
and Tom Pondeljak
Tom Pondeljak
Tomislav Pondeljak is an Australian football player, who is currently playing for A-league club Melbourne Victory.-Club career:...
in Version 3
A-League 2007-08
The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...
of the A-League. This form has lead him to be named one of the most influential players in the A-League and more recently a call up to the Socceroos training squad.
| Club | Season | National Soccer League National Soccer League The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004... |
Finals | Oceania OFC Champions League The Oceania Champions League 2007 was held in January 2007 with six clubs from five member associations of the Oceania Football Confederation: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Fiji and the Solomon Islands. The six clubs were split into two groups of three for home and away matches.Auckland City... |
Other 1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
 Gippsland Falcons/ Eastern PrideGippsland Falcons Gippsland Falcons SC were an Australian association football team based in Morwell, Australia. It was the sole rural Victorian entrant in the forerunner to the A-League, the National Soccer League... |
1996-97 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1997-98 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| 1998-99 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||||||
| 1999-2000 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 2 | |||||||
| 2000-01 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 5 | |||||||
| Club subtotal | 89 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 7 | |
| Northern Spirit Northern Spirit This article is about the railway company Northern Spirit. For the Australian football club of the same name, see Northern Spirit FC.Northern Spirit was a UK train operating company which ran local and regional train services in the north east of England during the late 1990s.-Operations:Created... |
2001-02 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 3 | ||||||
| 2002-03 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 7 | |||||
| 2003-04 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | |||||||
| Club subtotal | 68 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 12 | |
| Club | Season | NSW Premier League | Finals | Oceania OFC Champions League The Oceania Champions League 2007 was held in January 2007 with six clubs from five member associations of the Oceania Football Confederation: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Fiji and the Solomon Islands. The six clubs were split into two groups of three for home and away matches.Auckland City... |
Other 1 | Total | |||||
| Manly United |
2004-05 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 | ||||||
| Club | Season | 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... |
Finals | Asia AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs... |
Other 1 | Total | |||||
| Central Coast Mariners |
2005-06 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||||
| 2007-08 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2008-09 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2009-10 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 3 | |||||||
| 2010-11 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||||
| Club subtotal | 118 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 144 | 16 | |
| Club | Season | Chinese Super League Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the... |
Chinese FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
Asia AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs... |
Other 1 | Total | |||||
 Chengdu BladesChengdu Blades Chengdu Blades F.C. is a professional football club based in Chengdu, PR China who currently plays in the 42,000 seater Chengdu Sports Centre in the Chinese Super league... |
2011 2011 Chinese Super League The 2011 Chinese Super League was the eighth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the eighteenth season of a professional association football league and the 50th top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C... |
13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 313 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 343 | 41 | |
1Includes A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
The A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition was an annual tournament held for all Hyundai A-League clubs in July and August in the lead up to the start of the A-League season. The competition featured a group stage and a knockout stage...
.
International career
Due to his Maltese descent (One-Quarter Maltese), he earned a call-up by coach Dušan FitzelDušan Fitzel
Dušan Fitzel is the currently Technical Director of the Malta national football team. He managed the team from 2006–2009, but in July 2009 health problems made it necessary to give up the role of manager. He was born on 15 April 1963 at Bojnice, Czechoslovakia. He is married and has two children...
, and he made his international debut for the Maltese national team
Malta national football team
The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. Malta played its first international game in February 1957, and began competing for qualification to major tournaments in 1962. The side's first competitive victory came in...
in an exhibition match against the Czech Republic
Czech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...
, where he was employed in centre midfield for the whole game. On 10 June 2009, John Hutchinson played his first full competitive match for Malta in the 2010 World Cup qualifier
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 1
The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 1 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2006 fourth-place finishers Portugal, along with Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Albania and Malta....
against Sweden
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden.
International Caps
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Game time | Match Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 May 2009 | 0-1 | Loss | Friendly | Full game | Report | |||||
| 2 | 10 June 2009 | 4–0 | Loss | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of... |
Full game | Report | |||||
| 3 | 10 October 2009 | 2-1 | Loss | Friendly | Report | ||||||
| 4 | 14 October 2009 | 4–0 | Loss | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of... |
Full game | Report | |||||
| 5 | 17 November 2010 | 3-0 | Loss | Euro 2012 qualifying | Full game | Report | |||||
| 6 | 26 March 2011 | 0-1 | Loss | Euro 2012 qualifying | Full game | Report | |||||
| 7 | 4 June 2011 | 3-1 | Loss | Euro 2012 qualifying | Report | ||||||
| 8 | 2 September 2011 | 1-3 | Loss | Euro 2012 qualifying | Full game | Report | |||||
| 9 | 7 September 2011 | 1-1 | Draw | Euro 2012 qualifying | Full game | Report | |||||
| 10 | 7 October 2011 | 2-0 | Loss | Euro 2012 qualifying | Full game | Report | |||||
| 11 | 11 October 2011 | 0-2 | Loss | Euro 2012 qualifying | Full game | Report | |||||
| Last updated 8 October 2011 | |||||||||||
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|2009||4||0
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|2010||1||0
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|2011||6||0
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Honours
With Central Coast Mariners: A-LeagueA-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...
Premiership: 2007-2008
A-League 2007-08
The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...
Personal Honours:
- Central Coast Mariners Chairman's Award: 2005-2006