Ben Garuccio
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Benjamin Garuccio (born 15 June 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left back for Western United in the A-league.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Garuccio | ||
Date of birth | (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Western United | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Adelaide City | |||
2010 | SASI | ||
2010–2011 | Adelaide United | ||
2011–2012 | AIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Melbourne City[2] | 45 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Adelaide United | 50 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Heart of Midlothian | 21 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Melbourne City | 21 | (0) |
2021– | Western United | 66 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2014 | Australia U20 | 17 | (0) |
2018 | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2018 |
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Born in Adelaide, Garuccio played youth football at the Australian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for Melbourne Heart. In 2016, he moved back to Adelaide to play for Adelaide United. Garuccio signed for Scottish club Hearts in May 2018. He returned to Australia in October 2020 with Melbourne City.
Garuccio represented the Australian under-20 side on many occasions.