Joe Gauci
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Gauci playing for Port Vale in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joe Anthony Gauci | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Port Vale (on loan from Aston Villa) | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Waiheke United | |||
| Cumberland United | |||
| 2011–2015 | FFSA NTC | ||
| 2015–2017 | Cumberland United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | West Torrens Birkalla | 31 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | CCM Academy | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Adelaide City | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne City | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Adelaide United | 71 | (0) |
| 2021 | Adelaide United NPL | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Barnsley (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Port Vale (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Australia U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Australia | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:00, 14 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:00, 20 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joe Anthony Gauci (Maltese: [ˈɡaʊ.t͡ʃɪ]; born 4 July 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Port Vale, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa. He represents the Australia national team.
Gauci began his professional career when he received a scholarship deal with Central Coast Mariners in June 2018. He subsequently joined Adelaide City and Melbourne City before signing a scholarship contract with Adelaide United in October 2020. He made his A-League debut in March 2021 and went on to make 76 appearances for Adelaide before he was signed for an undisclosed fee by English Premier League club Aston Villa in January 2024. He spent the second part of the 2024–25 season on loan at Barnsley and was loaned to Port Vale for the 2025–26 campaign.
Internationally, Gauci has made seven appearances for the Australia national team. He received his first call-up in 2022 as a train-on player and made his debut in a friendly match against Ecuador in 2023.