{{Short description|Australian professional football player (born 1993)}} {{Use British English|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Connor Pain | fullname = Connor Thomas Pain<ref name="FIFA U-20 2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Australia |work=FIFA.com |page=1 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=23 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627043508/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | image = Connor Pain 2013.jpg | caption = Pain with the Young Socceroos in 2013 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sha Tin, British Hong Kong<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/melbourne-victory-youngster-connor-pain-signs-pro-deal-with-club/story-fnddhv0x-1226592763377|title=Melbourne Victory youngster Connor Pain signs pro deal with club|website=Adelaidenow.com.au|accessdate=27 November 2017}}</ref> | height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Connor Pain|url=http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/player/connor-pain/xsqlc1vzzkmi14wjsqci9h0rg|website=melbournevictory.com.au|publisher=Melbourne Victory|accessdate=15 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914064735/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/player/connor-pain/xsqlc1vzzkmi14wjsqci9h0rg|archive-date=14 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | position = Winger | currentclub = Al-Bukiryah | clubnumber = 17 | years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = Malvern City | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2012 | clubs2 = Bentleigh Greens | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2012–2016 | clubs3 = Melbourne Victory | caps3 = 53 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2016–2019 | clubs4 = Central Coast Mariners | caps4 = 73 | goals4 = 10 | years5 = 2019–2023 | clubs5 = Western United | caps5 = 105 | goals5 = 9 | years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = Al-Orobah | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Al-Bukiryah | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2010 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = England U-17 | nationalyears2 = 2013 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam2 = Australia U-20 | nationalyears3 = 2014–2016 | nationalcaps3 = 15 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalteam3 = Australia U-23 | pcupdate = 15:07, 19 December 2023 (UTC) | ntupdate = 8 October 2016 | nationalteam4 = Australia | nationalyears4 = 2013 | nationalcaps4 = 1 | nationalgoals4 = 0 }}
'''Connor Thomas Pain''' (born 11 November 1993) is a Hong Kong-born Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a forward for Al-Bukiryah. He signed his first professional contract in March 2013 for Melbourne Victory.
Pain has made one appearance for Australia, in 2013 against China.
==Early life== thumb|left|Pain training for Melbourne Victory in 2013 Pain's grandfather Tommy Casey played in Newcastle United's 1955 FA Cup Final{{nbhyph}}winning team and for the Northern Ireland team which reached the quarter finals of the 1958 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/melbourne-victory-supporter-connor-pain-completes-incredible-journey-signing-with-the-a-league-giants/story-e6frf4hl-1226592689879|title=Melbourne Victory supporter Connor Pain completes incredible journey, signing with the A-League giants|work=Fox Sports|date=7 March 2013|accessdate=5 July 2013|author=Harper, Tony}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tommy-casey-wing-half-who-won-the-fa-cup-with-newcastle-and-played-in-the-1958-world-cup-for-1644923.html|title=Tommy Casey: Wing-half who won the FA Cup with Newcastle and played in the 1958 World Cup for Northern Ireland|newspaper=The Independent|date=14 March 2009|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref>
His father, Craig, was a rugby union player who played in the Hong Kong Sevens Rugby Tournament between 1987 and 1993 and coached Hong Kong in the 2002 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/pain-aiming-high-at-victory/62416|title=Pain aiming high at Victory|date=7 March 2013|agency=Omnisport|accessdate=5 July 2013|author=Kalinic, Dejan|publisher=Football Federation Australia}}</ref> Pain went to Beaumaris Primary School.
==Club career== ===Melbourne Victory=== Pain made his A-League debut for Melbourne Victory in a Melbourne Derby against Melbourne Heart on 2 February 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportingjournal.com.au/2013/04/the-remarkable-story-of-connor-pain/|work=The Sporting Journal|date=18 April 2013|accessdate=17 June 2016|title=The Remarkable Story of Connor Pain|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408215648/http://www.sportingjournal.com.au/2013/04/the-remarkable-story-of-connor-pain/|archive-date=8 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He made his first start for the club a week later, against Central Coast Mariners.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/flores-misses-as-pain-gains-a-start-20130222-2ewzn.html/|title=Flores misses as Pain gains a start|newspaper=The Age|date=23 February 2013|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref>
In 2013, he was singled out for praise by then-Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers after a friendly match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/277559,rodgers-victorys-pain-hurt-us.aspx|title=Rodgers: Victory's Pain hurt us|work=au.fourfourtwo.com|date=25 July 2013|access-date=28 July 2013|archive-date=31 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231002214/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/277559,rodgers-victorys-pain-hurt-us.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Central Coast Mariners=== Pain moved to the Central Coast Mariners in June 2016 in a swap deal for Mitch Austin.<ref name=swap>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/mitch-austin-joins-melbourne-victory-who-send-connor-pain-to-central-coast-20160617-gpl8ti.html|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=17 June 2016|accessdate=16 June 2016|title=Mitch Austin joins Melbourne Victory, who send Connor Pain to Central Coast}}</ref> Pain made his debut for the Mariners against Perth Glory on 8 October 2016, putting on a man of the match performance in an eventual 3–3 draw.<ref>{{cite web|title=Positive signs so far for Mariners under Okon|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/10/11/positive-signs-so-far-mariners-under-okon|website=The World Game|publisher=Special Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=11 October 2016}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club in a win over Adelaide United one month later with a powerful strike from outside the area.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/adelaide-feels-the-pain-440801|title=Adelaide feels the Pain|magazine=FourFourTwo|date=6 November 2016|accessdate=6 November 2016|archive-date=21 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221224638/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/adelaide-feels-the-pain-440801|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Western United=== On 14 April 2019 Pain signed for new A-League club, Western United.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/western-united-confirm-two-new-signings|title=Signing news: Western United confirm double swoop|website=Hyundai A-League|language=en|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> He played in the club’s first ever A-League Championship, in 2021–22. On 25 January 2023 he signed a three-year contract extension<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Nicholas |date=2023-01-27 |title='I'm so grateful I'm here' – Connor Pain still living the dream |url=https://wufc.com.au/news/im-so-grateful-im-here-connor-pain-still-living-the-dream |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Western United}}</ref> and was the first ever to play 100 games for Western United.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Nicholas |date=2023-03-22 |title=Connor Pain's top five Western United matches |url=https://wufc.com.au/news/connor-pains-top-five-western-united-matches |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Western United}}</ref>
===Al-Orobah=== On 8 July 2023, Western United confirmed that Pain would leave the club to join Saudi First Division League side Al-Orobah.<ref name=transfer>{{cite news|url=https://keepup.com.au/news/a-league-western-united-connor-pain-departure-saudi-arabia-australian-football-news/|website=keepup.com.au|date=8 July 2023|access-date=8 July 2023|title=Western United star the latest to join Saudi Arabia transfer spree|first=Sacha|last=Pisani}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=بايين يدعم صفوف العروبة |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/811353}}</ref>
===Al-Bukiryah=== On 18 July 2024, Pain joined Al-Bukiryah.<ref>{{cite web |title=أنهت إدارة #نادي_البكيرية برئاسة الأستاذ عبدالرحمن الحضيف إجراءات التعاقد مع اللاعب الأسترالي كونر بايين |url=https://x.com/ALBUKIRYAH_FC/status/1813975141925482544}}</ref>
==International career== ===Youth=== Pain was first called up to the Australian under-20 side for a tour of Europe in May 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/victory-quartet-to-represent-young-socceroos/e929x6bm331019wqjm1uqm6lo|title=Victory quartet to represent Young Socceroos|date=18 May 2013|accessdate=17 June 2016|website=Melbourne Victory FC|archive-date=12 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812111328/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/victory-quartet-to-represent-young-socceroos/e929x6bm331019wqjm1uqm6lo|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his debut for the Young Socceroos in that tour, starting in a loss to the Netherlands in Emmen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://matildas.footballaustralia.com.au/article/qantas-young-socceroos-beaten-by-the-netherlands/d598o8gzp21p4isy6rvw9xz|title=Qantas Young Socceroos beaten by the Netherlands|date=26 May 2016|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref> He was subsequently selected in the squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=149&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2013&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7753&cHash=663d43633b4cd81d9c1aabd3be763e1b|title=Five NSW players selected for Young Socceroos World Cup squad|publisher=Football NSW|date=4 June 2013|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref> Pain played in all three of Australia's games in the tournament as they were eliminated in the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=368901/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517135506/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=368901/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2016|title=Connor Pain|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref>
Pain was named in the Australia under-23 squad for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://under23s.footballaustralia.com.au/article/vidmar-has-sights-on-rio-2016-at-afc-u-22-championships/vmw351nnpj6a1dfjwe1qjt1sw|title=Vidmar has sights on Rio 2016 at AFC U-22 Championships|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=12 January 2014|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref> He played his first game for the Olyroos in a group stage win over Iran.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/olyroos-top-group-iran-win|title=Olyroos top group with Iran win|date=15 January 2014|magazine=FourFourTwo|accessdate=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715203500/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/olyroos-top-group-iran-win|archive-date=15 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In March 2016, Pain scored a double for the team in a win over Hong Kong in 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/breaking-news/olyroos-olympic-qualifier-australia-off-to-flier-in-rio-2016-path-with-60-romp-over-hong-kong/news-story/a1329def465e9478aaedaa8e5a80e58c|work=Fox Sports|date=27 March 2015|accessdate=17 June 2016|title=Olyroos Olympic qualifier: Australia off to flier in Rio 2016 path with 6–0 romp over Hong Kong}}</ref> He was later named in the squad for the final tournament.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|accessdate=17 June 2016|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-u-23-championship-2016/socceroos-quartet-headline-australia-u-23-squad|title=Socceroos quartet headline Australia U-23 squad}}</ref>
===Senior=== Following the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, in July 2013 Pain received his first call up for Australia for the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup in South Korea.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/osieck-welcomes-young-guns-to-socceroos-squad/fyxnbvv9iykm1hfgtssy774ew|title=Osieck welcomes young guns to Socceroos squad|date=5 July 2013|publisher=Football Federation Australia|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref> He and Melbourne Victory teammate Nathan Coe left the squad midway through the tournament for a club friendly against Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/4021/a-league/2013/07/21/4132298/victorys-coe-pain-available-to-play-liverpool|title=Victory's Coe, Pain available to play Liverpool|date=21 July 2013|accessdate=17 June 2016|publisher=Goal.com}}</ref> Nonetheless, Pain returned for the final game of the tournament against China and made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 4–3 loss.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/4020/australia/2013/07/29/4150600/brief-taste-leaves-birighitti-pain-wanting-more|title=Brief taste leaves Birighitti, Pain wanting more|publisher=Goal.com|date=29 July 2013|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
=== Club === {{Updated|19 December 2023}}<ref>{{Soccerway|connor-pain/283472}}</ref> {| class="wikitable", style="text-align:center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National Cup ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="5" |Melbourne Victory |2012–13 | rowspan="4" |A-League Men |11 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |11 |1 |- |2013–14 |17 |0 |0 |0 |5{{Efn|Appearances in AFC Champions League|name=ACL|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |22 |0 |- |2014–15 |13 |2 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |13 |2 |- |2015–16 |12 |0 |2 |0 |4{{Efn|Appearances in AFC Champions League|name=ACL|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |18 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !53 !3 !2 !0 !9 !0 !64 !3 |- | rowspan="4" |Central Coast Mariners |2016–17 | rowspan="3" |A-League Men |27 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |27 |1 |- |2017–18 |22 |4 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |23 |4 |- |2018–19 |24 |5 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |25 |5 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !73 !10 !2 !0 !0 !0 !75 !10 |- | rowspan="5" |Western United |2019–20 | rowspan="4" |A-League Men |27 |2 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |27 |2 |- |2020–21 |26 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |26 |1 |- |2021–22 |26 |3 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |27 |3 |- |2022–23 |26 |3 |2 |1 | colspan="2" |— |28 |4 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !105 !9 !3 !1 !0 !0 !108 !10 |- |Al-Orobah |2023–24 |Saudi First Division League |12 |4 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |13 |4 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !243 !26 !8 !1 !9 !0 !260 !27 |} {{Notelist}}
==Personal life== Pain is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elite Athlete Program Profiles |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/students/student-life-and-services/get-involved/elite-athlete-program-profiles |publisher=Deakin University |access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref>
==Honours== ===Club=== '''Melbourne Victory:''' * A-League Championship: 2014–2015 * A-League Premiership: 2014–2015 * FFA Cup: 2015
'''Western United''' *A-League Men Championship: 2021–22<ref name=transfer/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{soccerway|connor-pain/283472}} * {{FIFA player|368901}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pain, Connor}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Australian men's soccer players Category:A-League Men players Category:Victorian Premier League players Category:Saudi First Division League players Category:Melbourne Victory FC players Category:Central Coast Mariners FC players Category:Western United FC players Category:Al-Orobah FC players Category:Al-Bukiryah FC players Category:Australian people of Northern Ireland descent Category:Sportspeople of English descent Category:Australia men's international soccer players Category:Australia men's under-20 international soccer players Category:Australian expatriate men's soccer players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen Category:People educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne