Gabriel Cleur
 Cleur with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gabriel Isaac Cleur | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Marconi Stallions | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Virtus Entella | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Virtus Entella | 46 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Robur Siena (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Alessandria (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2026 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 60 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Australia U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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Gabriel Isaac Cleur (/klɜːr/ KLER, French: [klœʁ];[1] born 31 January 1998) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a right back for Virtus Entella, Siena, Alessandria, and Western Sydney Wanderers.
Career
Cleur made his professional debut for Virtus Entella in the Serie B as a late substitute in the final round of the 2016–17 season.[2] He signed a new contract with Entella in September 2017, extending to 2021.[3]
In January 2018, Cleur moved on a six-month loan to Serie C side Robur Siena.[4]
On 26 June 2019, he joined Alessandria on loan.[5]
In June 2022, it was confirmed that Cleur would leave Virtus Entella to join A-League Men side Western Sydney Wanderers.[6]
In January 2026, Cleur stepped away from professional football to focus on his education and career as a psychologist.[7]
Personal life
Cleur was born in Australia and is of Anglo-Indian and Italian descent.[8]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Virtus Entella | 2016–17 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Serie C | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie C | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 46 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Robur Siena (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Alessandria (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | A-League Men | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | A-League Men | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | A-League Men | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 87 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 1 | ||
Honours
Australia U-23
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup: 3rd place 2020[10]
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPyDwrxiaCT/?igsh=dXQ0a2R3cjRkem1t
- ↑ Somerford, Ben (30 June 2017). "Aussie teenager emerging in Serie B". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ↑ Brianti, Simone (3 September 2017). "Entella, rinnovo di contratto per il giovane Cleur" [Entella renew contract for youngster Cleur] (in Italian). Mondo Primavera. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ↑ "Gabriel Cleur nuovo giocatore della Robur" [Gabriel Cleur new player for Robur] (in Italian). S.S. Robur Siena. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ "Ingaggiato Gabriel Cleur" (Press release) (in Italian). Alessandria. 26 June 2019.
- ↑ "Calcio/ Entella, Cleur a titolo definitivo al Western Sidney Wanderers FC" [Football/ Entella, Cleur transferred to Western Sydney Wanderers FC]. levantenews.it (in Italian). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ Csaszar, Jessica (12 January 2026). "Wanderers confirm Cleur's departure to pursue further study". Western Sydney Wanderers.
- ↑ "Meet the young Aussie trapped in 'chaotic' Italian football limbo". SBS Sport. 17 October 2018.
- ↑ "G. Cleur". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ "Graham Arnold reveals U-23 squad bound for Bangkok". 30 December 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
External links
- Gabriel Cleur at Soccerway
- Gabriel Cleur profile Archived 23 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine at Entella.it (in Italian)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Virtus Entella players
- Siena FC SSD players
- US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Australian people of Anglo-Indian descent
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- A-League Men players