Andrew Durante
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Durante with the Wellington Phoenix | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew James Durante | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sydney Olympic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Sydney Olympic | 53 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Parramatta Power | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Balestier Khalsa | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Newcastle Jets | 40 | (0) |
| 2008–2019 | Wellington Phoenix | 273 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Sydney FC (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Western United | 45 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2017 | New Zealand | 24 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2023 | Western United Youth (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Philippines women (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Western United (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Melbourne Victory (assistant) | ||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 June 2017 | |||
Andrew James Durante (born 3 May 1982) is a retired New Zealand international footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the Melbourne Victory 1st team Assistant Coach. In 2023, Durante was appointed as Assistant Coach of the Philippines women's national football team but in July 2025 announced he would no longer continue in his role after helping the team qualify for the Asian Cup 2026.
Born in Sydney, Australia, Durante played youth football with Sydney Olympic before making his senior debut at the club. He also played for Parramatta Power before moving to Singapore to play for Balestier Khalsa. After returning to Australia to play for Sydney United, Durante joined Newcastle Jets in the newly formed A-League. Durante joined Wellington Phoenix in 2008 and was given the captaincy and is currently the player with the most appearances for the club. He has also spent time on loan at Sydney FC for the Asian Champions League in 2011.
Durante became eligible to play for New Zealand in 2013, having lived in the country for five years.