Marco Tilio

Marco Tilio (born 23 August 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for A-League club Melbourne City and the Australia national team.

Marco Tilio
Personal information
Full name Marco Tilio
Date of birth (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001
Place of birth Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne City
Number 23
Youth career
Sydney Olympic
2015–2018 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Sydney FC NPL 16 (5)
2019–2020 Sydney FC 3 (1)
2020– Melbourne City 70 (14)
2021– Melbourne City NPL 2 (1)
International career‡
2019 Australia U20 13 (12)
2021– Australia U23 3 (1)
2022– Australia 5 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
First place2019 VietnamU-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2022

Club career

Sydney FC

At age 17, Tilio made his professional debut in the 2019 AFC Champions League in a group stage match against Kawasaki Frontale, replacing Anthony Caceres in the 74th minute as they went on to lose 4–0, being eliminated from the competition.[2]

He was promoted to the first-team squad on 4 September 2019 at age 18 for the 2019–20 A-League season.[3]

Tilio was part of the 2019–20 Y-League championship winning Sydney FC Youth team. He played 85 minutes and scored a brace as the Sky Blues beat Melbourne Victory Youth 5–1 in the 2020 Y-League Grand Final on 31 January 2020.[4] He finished as the league's Golden Boot winner with 11 goals from nine games.

Tilio made his first A-League appearance as an 88th-minute substitute in a Round 20 clash against Central Coast Mariners on 23 February 2020, scoring Sydney's second goal in the 89th minute before assisting Harry Van Der Saag's 91st-minute strike as they ran out 3–0 winners.[5][6]

Tilio left Sydney at the end of the 2019–20 A-League in September 2020, after rejecting a contract extension.[7]

Melbourne City

On 21 September 2020, Melbourne City announced that Tilio had signed a three-year contract with the club.[8] He made his Melbourne City debut in a starting appearance on 3 January 2021 against Adelaide United.[9] On 5 April 2021, Tilio scored his first goal for Melbourne City in his eighth appearance for the club in a 3–2 away win over Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.[10]

International

2019–present: Youth level and hat-trick

Tilio began his international career with the Young Socceroos in 2019, where he was called up to the Australia squad for the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship.[11] At age 17, Tilio played his first international game against the Vietnam U-20s in the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship group stage where he scored a hat trick in the 1st, 34th and 90th minute.[12]

On 22 July 2021, Tilio scored his first goal for the Olyroos in a 2–0 win against Argentina with his second touch after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute.

On 20 November 2022, Tilio was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after Martin Boyle was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 July 2021[14]
Club Season League National Cup Asia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sydney FC NPL 2019 National Premier Leagues NSW 165000000165
Sydney FC 2018–19 A-League 0000100010
2019–20 3100200051
Total3100300061
Melbourne City 2020–21 A-League 222———222
Career total398003000428

Honours

Melbourne City

Sydney FC

Australia U20

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. "AFC Champions League | AFC". www.the-afc.com.
  3. Rupolo, Nicholas (4 September 2019). "Sydney FC promote trio of youngsters". FTBL.
  4. "Sydney FC Youth vs Melbourne Victory Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 31st Jan 2020". Foxtel Y-League. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. "Sydney FC Young Guns Deliver the Points in Gosford". 23 February 2020.
  6. Greco, John (24 February 2020). "Future bright for Sydney FC as young guns Tilio and van der Saag make their mark". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
  7. "Marco Tilio to leave Champions". Sydney FC. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. "Melbourne City FC signs talented youth trio". Melbourne City FC. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  9. "Adelaide United v Melbourne City". A-League. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  10. Comito, Matthew (5 April 2021). "Late Tilio goal wins five-goal thriller for City against Phoenix". A-League. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  11. "Australia Squad for the 2019 AFF U-18 Championship" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  12. "Match Summary: Vietnam U18 v Australia U18" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  13. "Martin Boyle withdrawn from Socceroos' FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ squad". Socceroos. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  14. "Marco Tilio – Domestic Career Summary". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  15. Melbourne City vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (Television production). Australia: Paramount+. 28 April 2023. Event occurs at 2:26:30. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  16. "MAS U18 v AUS U18" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  17. Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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