Full name Jason Kato Geria 2009–2011 AIS Weight 70 kg Number 2 Height 1.78 m | Playing position Role Football player Name Jason Geria Date joined 2012 | |
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Date of birth (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 22) Current team Melbourne Victory FC (#2 / Defender) | ||
NAB Young Footballer of the Year Nominee – Jason Geria
Jason Kato Geria (born 10 May 1993) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a defender for Melbourne Victory in the A-League and for the Australia national team.
Contents
- NAB Young Footballer of the Year Nominee Jason Geria
- Jason geria s busy pre season
- Early life
- Youth
- Melbourne Victory
- International career
- Career statistics
- Club
- References
Born in Canberra, Geria played youth football with the Australian Institute of Sport and Brisbane Roar youth before joining Melbourne Victory in 2012, where he made his professional debut.
Jason geria s busy pre season
Early life
Geria was born in Canberra to Ugandan parents who met while studying at Australian National University.
Youth
Geria's first youth club was Weston Creek SC in Canberra. He also played in Woden Valley's youth sides. Geria was a member of the Australian Institute of Sport football program before joining Brisbane Roar's youth team in 2011. He eventually became captain of the side in the National Youth League.
Melbourne Victory
On 29 November 2012, Geria was signed for Melbourne Victory by ex-Roar coach Ange Postecoglou. Despite often missing A-League games due to national youth team commitments, Geria became a regular first team player and was awarded the number 2 shirt, although it took him almost three years to score his first senior goal for the club, against Hume City in the 2015 FFA Cup Semi Final on 28 October 2015.
International career
Geria played for Australia numerous times at youth level, including participating in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.
Geria was first called up to the Socceroos by Ange Postecoglou (with whom he had played for at club level) in March 2016 for two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches that month against Tajikistan and Jordan, but he didn't play any match.
He was called up for the Socceroos for two home friendlies against Greece in June 2016, and started in the first match.
Career statistics
As of 12 August 2017Club
Melbourne Victory