Josh Risdon

Joshua Risdon
Born	Joshua Robert Risdon (1992-07-27) July 27, 1992 Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation	Professional footballer
Years active	2010–
Known for	Right-back for Perth Glory, Australian national team player

Joshua Robert Risdon (born 27 July 1992) is a professional Australian footballer who operates primarily as a right-back for Perth Glory competing in the A-League Men.

Since making his debut in 2015, Risdon has also been capped by the Australian national team.

Club career

Risdon made his first appearance for Perth Glory on 28 November 2010 in a match against North Queensland Fury. During his inaugural season, he featured in six games, including three straight starts towards the end of the campaign.

At just 19 years old, Risdon established himself as a consistent starter during the 2011–12 season, playing in 24 fixtures. He netted his maiden professional goal in the 26th round of the 2012–13 A-League season, scoring a decisive goal in the 94th minute to secure a 3–2 victory over Melbourne Victory.

On 20 July 2013, Risdon was selected to represent the A-League All-Stars in a friendly encounter facing Manchester United. Despite suffering injuries throughout the 2013–14 season, he bounced back in 2014–15 by appearing in 25 matches and scoring his second career goal—an 88th-minute winner against Western Sydney Wanderers, ending 3–2.

In May 2017, Risdon made a move to Western Sydney Wanderers.

Following the expiration of his contract with the Wanderers, he committed to a two-year deal with A-League newcomers Western United FC on 12 February 2019.

On 29 May 2024, Perth Glory confirmed Risdon’s return to the club on a contract spanning two years.

International career

Risdon earned selection for the Australia Olympic football team on 7 March 2011 for an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.

He made his senior debut for the Socceroos during a 2018 World Cup qualifying fixture against Bangladesh on 17 November 2015.

In May 2018, Risdon was included in Australia's final squad of 23 players for the 2018 World Cup held in Russia.

Club

Club	Season	League			Australia Cup		Asia		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Perth Glory	2010–11	A-League	6	0	–		–		6	0
	2011–12		24	0	–		–		24	0
	2012–13		26	1	–		–		26	1
	2013–14		12	0	–		–		12	0
	2014–15		25	1	5	0	–		30	1
	2015–16		23	0	5	0	–		28	0
	2016–17		26	0	1	0	–		27	0
	Total		142	2	11	0	0	0	153	2
Western Sydney Wanderers	2017–18	A-League	18	0	4	0	–		22	0
	2018–19		10	0	3	0	–		13	0
	Total		28	0	7	0	–		35	0
Western United	2019–20	A-League	23	1	0	0	–		23	1
	2020–21		3	0	0	0	–		3	0
	2021–22		21	0	1	0	–		22	0
	2022–23		20	2	2	0	0	0	22!!2

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International

Data current as of the match played on 6 January 2019.

Australia
Year	Appearances	Goals
2015	1	0
2016	2	0
2017	2	0
2018	8	0
2019	1	0
Total	14	0

Honours

Western United

• A-League Men Championship winner: 2021–22

Individual Achievements

• Perth Glory Most Glorious Player recipient: 2011–12
• Selected for the A-League All Star squad: 2013
• Named in the PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2015–16