Josh Nisbet
Personal information
Full name Joshua Jeffrey Nisbet
Date of birth (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999
Place of birth Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Central Coast Mariners
Number 4
Youth career
St Marys FC
Sunshine Coast
2017–2018 CCM Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 CCM Academy 46 (3)
2018– Central Coast Mariners 105 (3)
International career‡
2022 Australia U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022

Joshua Nisbet (born 15 June 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Central Coast Mariners.[1] He can play in several positions including defensive midfield, winger, attacking midfield or as a forward.

At 1.60m, Nisbet is the shortest current player in the A-League.[2]

Career

Central Coast Mariners

Nisbet made his professional debut for the Central Coast Mariners on 1 August 2018 in a FFA Cup match against Adelaide United, starting the game before being replaced at the second-half by Peter Kekeris.[3] He made his first league appearance for the Mariners as a second-half substitute in a Round 15 clash against Newcastle Jets in the F3 Derby, the Mariners going on to lose the game 1–0.[4] On 30 January 2019, he signed his maiden professional contract with the Central Coast. In the 2020–21 season, Nisbet started 24 times and provided 3 assists.[5] In the 2021-22 season, Josh Nisbet played 25 matches and scored 1 goal. In June 2022 he signed a new contract for an additional 2 years.[6]

Nisbet won the Mariners Medal for the 2022-23 season, as their best player of the year.[7] Nisbet was part of the Championship winning Mariners team in that same season.

Nisbet made his 100th league appearance for the club on 3 December 2023, in a home match against Melbourne Victory.[8]

International

Nisbet was called up to the Australian under-23 team for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in June 2022.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 October 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Central Coast Mariners Academy 2017 NPL NSW 2 50––50
2018 NPL NSW 2 250––250
2019 NPL NSW 2 150––150
Total 4500000450
Central Coast Mariners 2018-19 A-League 4010–50
2019-20 A-League 12010–130
2020-21 A-League 250––250
2021-22 A-League Men 25150–301
2022-23 A-League Men 28200–282
2023-24 A-League Men 00102131
Total 94380211044
Career total 139380211484

Honours

Central Coast Mariners

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes appearances in AFC Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Joshua Nisbet". Central Coast Mariners.
  2. ↑ Harper, Lachlan. "EXCLUSIVE: How A-League's shortest player, Josh Nisbet, went from sharing the field with Bolt to 100-match stalwart". Wide World of Sports. Nine Network. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Adelaide United vs Central Coast Mariners, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 1st Aug 2018". FFA Cup.
  4. ↑ "Newcastle Jets vs. Central Coast Mariners - 23 January 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Josh Nisbet earns A-League call up". Central Coast Mariners.
  6. ↑ "Josh Nisbet signs two-year contract extension". ccmariners.com.au. 7 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Mariners Medal Dinner: Nisbet takes home top honour". Central Coast Mariners FC. 4 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: How A-League's shortest player, Josh Nisbet, went from sharing the field with Bolt to 100-match stalwart". wwos.nine.com.au. 3 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "11 NSW young guns set for U23's Asian Cup quest". Football NSW. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Josh Nisbet at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Larkin, Steve (29 May 2023). "City's Bos leads PFA A-League Men team of the season". Narromine News. Retrieved 29 May 2023.


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