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Thomas Deng

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Thomas Deng
Personal information
Full name Thomas Jok Deng[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2][3]
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back[4][5]
Club information
Current team
Albirex Niigata
Number 3
Youth career
Adelaide Blue Eagles
Playford City
2011–2013 Western Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Western Eagles 15 (2)
2014 Green Gully 13 (0)
2015–2016 Melbourne Victory NPL 10 (0)
2015–2020 Melbourne Victory 71 (2)
2016–2017Jong PSV (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 Urawa Red Diamonds 21 (1)
2022– Albirex Niigata 29 (0)
National team
2015–2016 Australia U20 10 (0)
2016–2021 Australia U23 15 (1)
2018 Australia 2 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Third place 2020 Thailand U-23 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:23, 20 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 October 2022

Thomas Jok Deng (born 20 March 1997) is an Australian professional soccer player. He plays for Albirex Niigata in the J1 League and for the Australia men's national soccer team (nicknamed the "Socceroos").

Deng was born as a South Sudanese refugee in Nairobi, Kenya. He moved to Adelaide, South Australia in 2003, when he was six years old.[6][7] His older brother, Peter Deng, plays for South Sudan.[8]

References

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  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 15 November 2022.
  2. "T. Deng". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. "Thomas Deng". Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. "Meet the youth team players named in MVFC's A-League squad". Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. Windon, Jacob (May 2019). "NAB Young Footballer of the Year nominee – Thomas Deng (Melbourne Victory)". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. http://www.cornerflag.com.au/the-rise-and-rise-of-thomas-deng/
  7. https://www.pansa.org.au/thomas-deng/
  8. http://www.cornerflag.com.au/peter-dengs-journey-to-south-sudanese-debut/