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Quick Facts
Biography
Troy Hearfield (born 31 October 1987 in Tamworth, NSW) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Port Macquarie FC.
Club career
Hearfield signed for Newcastle Jets in 2006. On 2 February 2007, Hearfield made his professional debut in a game against Sydney FC.
He made the transfer to Wellington Phoenix on 28 March 2008 after a rift between his former club Newcastle Jets about his release, and scored his first Phoenix goal against his former club on 23 November 2008. Over the last two season Troy has been a regular starter, playing out of position in Right Back for Wellington Phoenix. Troy worked hard and became a solid addition in the defence, he also was good in attack when on the overlap. Troy parted ways with Phoenix at the end of the 2010-2011 season and signed with the Central Coast Mariners for the 2011–2012 A-League season. Over the off-season Troy will be on a loan deal for four months with Indonesian outfit Pelita Jaya. Troy scored his first goal in a 2-2 draw against Semen Padang FC.
Hearfield made his debut and scored for the Mariners in a pre-season friendly match against Scottish giants Celtic. It has since been reported on 5 April 2013 that Hearfield had tested positive to a recreational drug during a failed drug test and had been sacked by the Mariners. The Mariners released a statement on the same day confirming this however denied that he was sacked and that a mutual agreement was met between the club and Hearfield for him to be released from his contract.
International career
He has represented Australia at both U-20 and U-23 level, however he was unlucky to miss out on selection for the Australian Olympic Football team. He has shown a good goal scoring record at both levels.
A-League career statistics
Club | Season | A-League | Finals | Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newcastle Jets | 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2007–08 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Jets total | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
Wellington Phoenix | 2008–09 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
2009–10 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Phoenix total | 66 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 4 | |
Central Coast Mariners | 2011–12 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Mariners total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
A-League total | 105 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 129 | 6 |
Honours
Club
Newcastle Jets:
- A-League Championship: 2007–08
Central Coast Mariners:
- A-League Premiership: 2011–12