Angus Thurgate

Angus Thurgate (born 8 February 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Western United in the A-League Men. Thurgate holds the record for being the youngest player in A-League Men history to reach 150 appearances,^[1] achieving the milestone in December 2024 at the age of 24.^[2][3]

Angus Thurgate

Personal information
Full name	Angus Charles Thurgate
Date of birth	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Port Macquarie, Australia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Western United
Number	32
Youth career
2014–2015	Football Mid North Coast
2015–2018	Newcastle Jets
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Newcastle Jets NPL	34	(4)
2018–2023	Newcastle Jets	116	(11)
2023–	Western United	55	(3)
International career‡
2018–2020	Australia U20	4	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 October 2018

Club career

Newcastle Jets

After playing for the Newcastle Jets Reserves since 2016, Thurgate was called up to the first team in January 2018 in their round 14 away match against Sydney FC, Thurgate was an unused substitute as the match finished 2–2. He than made his professional debut 2 rounds later at home against Brisbane Roar coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for striker Andrew Nabbout.

In the 2018–19 A-League, Thurgate scored 1 goal out of his 9 appearances. His goal came against Western Sydney Wanderers on 4 June 2019.

In November 2019, Thurgate scored in two consecutive matches against Western United and Wanderers respectively.^[4][5]

At the conclusion of the 2022–23 A-League season, Thurgate departed Newcastle after 125 appearances and 11 goals in all competitions.^[6]

Western United

In May 2023, Thurgate signed a three-year contract with Western United.^[7]

Honours

Individual

• A-League Men Young Footballer of the Year: 2021–22^[8]
• A-Leagues All Star: 2024^[9]