Joe Gauci
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Joe Gauci playing for Aston Villa in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joe Anthony Gauci | ||
| Date of birth | July 4, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Waiheke United | |||
| Cumberland United | |||
| 2011–2015 | FFSA NTC | ||
| 2015–2017 | Cumberland United | ||
| 2018–2019 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | West Torrens Birkalla | 31 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | CCM Academy | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Adelaide City | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne City | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Adelaide United | 71 | (0) |
| 2021 | Adelaide United NPL | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Barnsley (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Australia U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Australia | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 20 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 | |||
Joe Anthony Gauci (Maltese: [ˈɡaʊ.t͡ʃɪ]; born 4 July 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Australia national team.
Gauci's professional career began when he received a scholarship deal with Central Coast Mariners and subsequently joined Adelaide City and Melbourne City before signing a scholarship contract with Adelaide United in 2020. Gauci made his A-League debut in 2021, and went on to make 76 appearances for Adelaide, before he was signed by Aston Villa in January 2024 for an undisclosed fee.
Internationally, Gauci has made seven appearances for the Australia national team. He received his first call-up in 2022 as a train-on player and made his debut in a friendly match against Ecuador in 2023.