Christian Theoharous

Christian Theoharous (born 6 December 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Australian A-League Men club Central Coast Mariners.

Christian Theoharous
Personal information
Full name Christian Theoharous
Date of birth (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Central Coast Mariners
Number 31
Youth career
2012 Bentleigh Greens
2014–2017 Melbourne Victory
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Melbourne Victory NPL 23 (11)
2017–2018 Melbourne Victory 30 (1)
2018–2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 26 (4)
2021–2023 Western United 4 (0)
2022 Western United NPL 9 (1)
2023– Central Coast Mariners 15 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Australia U-20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2018

Early life

Christian's father, Andrew Theoharous played for Heidelberg in the National Soccer League, and captained the Bentleigh Greens after the demise of the NSL.[1]

Theoharous is a Greek and Greek Cypriot descent; his father was born in Pegia, Cyprus while his mother was born in Australia to Greek-born parents. He also has an older sister, who is an accountant.[1]

Club career

Melbourne Victory

On 27 February 2017, Theoharous signed with Melbourne Victory FC as a scholarship player, after having been part of the Victory's youth team since 2014.[2]

Theoharous made his Victory debut in 2017 as an 83rd minute substitute for Daniel Georgievski in a 1–0 loss to Brisbane Roar. Theoharous scored his debut first team goal for the Victory against the Central Coast Mariners on 18 March 2018.

Despite becoming a regular first-team player in the 2017–18 season, he missed Victory's victorious Grand Final finish to the season after getting injured in the semi-final.[3]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach announced that he had signed for the club on their official website on 18 May 2018.[4]

Theoharous was released by Borussia Mönchengladbach in June 2021.[5]

Western United

On 1 November 2021, Theoharous joined Australian A-League Men club Western United on a two-year scholarship deal.[6] The club and player agreed to a mutual termination of his contract on 17 January 2023.[7]

Central Coast Mariners

In January 2023, after agreeing a mutual termination of his contract with Western United, Theoharous signed with Central Coast Mariners until the end of the season, with an extension option.[8] Theoharous made his debut for the club at the first game since his signing, appearing off the substitute's bench against Wellington Phoenix.[9]

References
  1. Stamocostas, Con. "Christian Theoharous – the skills of the father are the skills of the son". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. "Victory signs Christian Theoharous as scholarship player". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. Christian Theoharous is in doubt for the A-League grand final after Luke Wilkshire’s ugly challenge injured his ankle, Fox Sports Australia, 4 May 2018
  4. "U23: THEOHAROUS AND NGWISANI ARRIVE, MUSTAFIC STAYS". Borussia Mönchengladbach. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. "FORMER VICTORY A-LEAGUE STAR RELEASED BY BUNDESLIGA CLUB". FTBL. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. "Western United confirms Christian Theoharous signing". Western United. 1 November 2021.
  7. "Christian Theoharous departs Western United". Western United. 17 January 2023.
  8. "Mariners sign Christian Theoharous from Western United". Central Coast Mariners. 17 January 2023.
  9. "Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Central Coast Mariners". ALeagueStats.com. 22 January 2023.


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