Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Higgins | ||
Date of birth | (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
Position(s) | Left back, Left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Perth RedStar | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | ECU Joondalup | ||
2010–2012 | Portsmouth | ||
2013–2014 | Perth Glory | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Perth Glory | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Heathridge | ||
2014–2022 | ECU Joondalup | 138 | (9) |
2023– | Perth RedStar | 22 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023 |
Andrew Higgins (born 21 September 1993) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays for ECU Joondalup as a left back or left winger.
Career
Portsmouth
Born in Perth, Higgins moved to England, and signed a two-year scholarship with Portsmouth on 15 July 2010.
On 14 August 2012, he made his debut in the League Cup in a 3–0 defeat at Plymouth Argyle.
Perth Glory
On 20 November 2012, Higgins cancelled his contract at Portsmouth to return home to Australia, in order to search for first team football, and subsequently joined Perth Glory's U21 squad. On 13 January 2013 he made his debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 6–4 Youth Football League win at Newcastle Jets.
Higgins appeared in three further Youth League matches during the season (against Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Heart) before subsequently leaving the club.
ECU Joondalup
In January 2014, Higgins joined his first club ECU Joondalup.
Career statistics
- As of 19 September 2018
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Portsmouth | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Perth Glory | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
ECU Joondalup | 2014 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2016 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
Subtotal | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 72 | 2 | ||
Career total | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 73 | 2 |
References
- "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/12/2010 and 31/12/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- "Pompey Unveil New Scholars". Portsmouth FC. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- "Plymouth 3-0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- "Higgins leaves Pompey".
- "Glory shock Jets in goal-fest". Football Australia. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- "Sky Blues sink Glory in thriller". Football Australia. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- "Zahra stars as Glory upset Mariners". Football Australia. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- "Glory too much for Heart". Football Australia. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- "Hot ECU prospects head to Villa". Fox Sports Pulse. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- "Andy Higgins – Player Profile". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
External links
- Andy Higgins at Soccerbase
- Andy Higgins at Soccerway
- Sporting Pulse profile
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football utility players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Perth Glory FC players
- A-League Men players
- National Premier Leagues players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen