Joshua "Josh" Brillante is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC in the A-League. Brillante holds dual citizenship due to his Italian heritage. Brillante made his A-League debut for Gold Coast on 3 December. On 12 May 2012 it was announced he had signed for A-League club the Newcastle Jets. On 15 July 2014, it was announced that Brillante decided to join Italian Serie A club Fiorentina. Joshua Brillante went on loan to Empoli whom are also in the Serie A during the January 2015 mid season transfer period. Initially starting the 2015–16 season on loan from Fiorentina to Empoli, Joshua Brillante signed a new loan deal on 28 August 2015 with Como of the Serie B for the remainder of the season. On 12 July 2016 Brillante returned to the A-League, joining Sydney FC on a three-year deal. In May 2018 he was named in Australia's preliminary 26 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. |