# Jonathan Aspropotamitis

Jonathan Aspropotamitis (born 7 June 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for the Pohang Steelers.

## Career
### Western Sydney Wanderers

Aspropotamitis made his professional debut on 11 March 2015 vs Melbourne City FC in a 3–2 victory for the Western Sydney Wanderers at Pirtek Stadium. He also made his Asian Champions League debut on 7 April 2015 vs FC Seoul in a 1–1 draw at Pirtek Stadium.
Aspropotamitis signed his 1st professional senior contract with the Western Sydney Wanderers on 31 May 2015.
Early in the 2015–16 season Aspropotamitis got the opportunity to fill in for the experienced Alberto Aguilar who sustained an injury in the round 4 encounter v Perth Glory. An assured display from the young centre back, coupled with the Wanderers first win of the season, lead to his selection over the following weeks.
A string of solid performances lead the Wanderers to move quickly and extend the young centre backs contract for a further 2 seasons, Wanderers CEO said of the signing "We think he will continue to develop here and really go to the next level as a centre back. He has the maturity, the composure and the determination to become a very important player for this club and we are delighted to have him sign for an additional two years."

### Central Coast Mariners

On 14 May 2018, the Western Sydney Wanderers announced the departure of Aspropotamitis, who was then signed by the Central Coast Mariners on a one-year deal.

### Western United

On 15 April 2019, Aspropotamitis signed a 2-year deal for new A-League side Western United.

### Perth Glory

In November 2020, Aspropotamitis was selected as part of the 2020 AFC Asian Champions League squad which played out the remaining games, which were originally postponed due the COVID-19 pandemic, in Qatar. He scored Perth Glory's first ever goal in continental competition in a 1–2 loss against Shanghai Shenhua.

### Macarthur FC

Aspropotamitis joined Macarthur FC ahead of the 2022-23 season.
On 28 December 2023, Macarthur announced that a transfer had been agreed with a club based in Asia, pending a medical evaluation from his future club.

### Pohang Steelers

Aspropotamitis joined Pohang Steelers ahead of the 2023 KLeague 1 season
He made his debut on February 14 in the Asian Champions League R16 clash v Jeonbuk Motors and his Leage debut in the season opener v Ulsan Hyundai.

## International career

In 2017 Aspropotamitis was part of the Australia men's national under-23 soccer team squad which competed in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification tournament. He played in all three games as captain, while being voted Man of the Match in the first match and scoring a goal in the final match.

## Personal life

Educated at Newington College. He is of Greek ancestry.

## Career statistics

    As of 23 December 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | International | International | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2014–15 | A-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2015–16 | A-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2016–17 | A-League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2017–18 | A-League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Total | Total | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 0 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2018–19 | A-League | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Western United | 2019–20 | A-League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Perth Glory | 2020–21 | A-League | 18 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Perth Glory | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Perth Glory | Total | Total | 31 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| Macarthur FC | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Macarthur FC | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Macarthur FC | Total | Total | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 127 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 3 |

## Honours

Western Sydney Wanderers
* Y-League: 2017–18
Macarthur
* Australia Cup: 2022