{{Short description|Australian soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Joey Katebian | fullname = Joseph Katebian | image = Joey Katebian NPLV Promotion Playoff 2015.jpg | caption = Katebian playing for Melbourne Victory Youth,<br />26 September 2015 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|11|9}} | birth_place = Melbourne, Australia | height = | position = Forward | currentclub = Avondale FC | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2006–2013 | youthclubs1 = Bulleen Lions | youthyears2 = 2014–2016 | youthclubs2 = Melbourne Victory | years1 = 2013–2014 | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 27 | clubs1 = Bulleen | years2 = 2014–2016 | caps2 = 41 | goals2 = 40 | clubs2 = Melbourne Victory NPL | years3 = 2015–2016 | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Melbourne Victory | years4 = 2016–2017 | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Brisbane Roar | years5 = 2017– | caps5 = 131 | goals5 = 21 | clubs5 = Avondale FC | club-update = 29 January 2025 }}
'''Joseph Katebian''' (born 9 November 1995) is an Australian footballer who plays as a forward for NPL Victoria club Avondale.
==Early life== Katebian was born in Melbourne on 9 November 1995, to Lebanese Australian parents of distant Armenian origin.{{Cn|date=January 2025}}
Katebian played football from a young age for local club Bulleen Lions where he would later play for the senior squad.{{Cn|date=January 2025}} Katebian also played for Ivanhoe Grammar School's first eleven in his later years of high school, where he graduated in 2013.{{Cn|date=January 2025}}
==Club career== ===Youth career=== Katebian spent his early years playing for FC Bulleen Lions in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, before joining Melbourne Heart Youth for the 2013–14 season. At the season's end, Katebian joined cross-town rivals Melbourne Victory, that he later captained in the National Premier Leagues Victoria,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-10178-0-303840-0&sID=317230&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=34412633| title = Victory extends lead at top of table with big win over Kingston City - FFV - NPL - GameDay}}</ref> where he won the league's 2015 player's player of the year and golden boot awards.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/joey-katebian-wins-npl-awards-at-ffv-gold-medal-night/19tuj8z11i1s718020o7limvt0| title = Melbourne Victory| access-date = 19 November 2015| archive-date = 27 September 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150927140405/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/joey-katebian-wins-npl-awards-at-ffv-gold-medal-night/19tuj8z11i1s718020o7limvt0| url-status = dead}}</ref> Katebian featured in the starting eleven that defeated North Geelong Warriors on 26 September 2015, which promoted Melbourne Victory NPL Youth to the highest level of the National Premier Leagues Victoria.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/melbourne-victory-secures-npl-victoria-promotion-for-2016/1drvl5af7znew133wj6usn4qou| title = Melbourne Victory| access-date = 19 November 2015| archive-date = 27 September 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150927140617/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/melbourne-victory-secures-npl-victoria-promotion-for-2016/1drvl5af7znew133wj6usn4qou| url-status = dead}}</ref>
===Melbourne Victory=== Katebian made his official competitive debut for the Melbourne Victory senior squad on 1 September 2015, in the 2015 FFA Cup round of 16 clash against Rockdale City Suns, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Archie Thompson.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/match/2137006/rockdale-city-suns-vs-melbourne-victory/live| title = Pick of the action from SBS' Coverage Around the Football World {{!}} SBS Sport}}</ref> His A-League debut came two months later on 19 November 2015, in the round five clash against Central Coast Mariners, substituted on for Gui Finkler in the 90th minute of the 2–1 victory at AAMI Park.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/19/australia/a-league/melbourne-victory-fc/central-coast-mariners-fc/2055701/| title = Melbourne Victory vs. Central Coast Mariners - 19 November 2015 - Soccerway}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.a-league.com.au/article/gui-finkler-brace-for-melbourne-victory-sinks-central-coast-mariners/1owvk3awt8o831hfre71qcmonr| title = News - A Leagues {{!}} KEEPUP}}</ref> On 31 May 2016, Katebian departed Melbourne Victory to pursue football opportunities abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a-league.com.au/article/victory-npl-skipper-to-depart-hyundai-a-league-club/1of2o3pv1p7mq1aopqgicrh6v1|title=Victory NPL skipper to depart Hyundai A-League club|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=31 May 2016}}</ref>
In June 2016, he went to Serbia for trials at FK Čukarički.<ref>[http://www.zurnal.rs/fudbal/super-liga/35197/marko-docic-na-brdu-australijanac-na-probi?lang=lat Marko Docić na Brdu, Australijanac na probi] at Sportski žurnal, 7-6-2016 {{in lang|sr}}</ref>
===Brisbane Roar=== On 5 August 2016, Katebian signed a one-year contract with Brisbane Roar, reuniting with John Aloisi who coached him at Melbourne Victory Youth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/08/05/former-victory-youth-star-joins-roar-0|title=Roar sign former Victory youth captain Katebian|publisher=SBS|work=The World Game|date=5 August 2016}}</ref> After managing just 27 minutes of A-League football, Katebian was released by the Roar.
=== Avondale FC === On 1 November 2017, it was announced that Katebian had joined Avondale FC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/sport/avondale-fc-signing-joey-katebian-backs-calls-to-introduce-national-soccer-second-tier-in-australia/news-story/e9f1e2e0d346af2c65587dcf5fffac03|title=Avondale FC signing Joey Katebian backs calls to introduce national soccer second tier in Australia|last=Michell|first=Tim}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|21 September 2015}} {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center;" !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="2" valign="middle"|Melbourne Victory |2015–16 |1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- !Total ! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 !! 0 |- !colspan="2"|A-League total ! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 !! 0 |}
==Honours== '''With Melbourne Victory Youth:''' * National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 Playoff Promotion Winners: 2015
'''Individual''' * Melbourne Victory Youth Player's Player of the year: 2015 * Melbourne Victory Youth Youth medal: 2016 * National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 Player's Player of the year: 2015 * National Premier Leagues Victoria 1 Golden Boot: 2015 * National Youth League Golden Boot: 2015–16<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a-league.com.au/article/perth-glory-star-diego-castro-wins-johnny-warren-medal/dyicyuu1kcfa1dspn9at7rtu8|title=Glory star Castro wins Johnny Warren medal|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=26 April 2016}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|joey-katebian/417346}}
{{Y-League Golden Boot}}
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