Christian Theoharous


Christian Theoharous is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Early life

Christian's father, Andrew Theoharous played for Heidelberg in the National Soccer League, and captained the Bentleigh Greens after the demise of the NSL.
Theoharous is of Greek and Greek Cypriot descent; his father was born in Pegia, Cyprus while his mother was born in Australia to Greek-born parents. He also has an older sister, who is an accountant.

Club career

Melbourne Victory

On 27 February 2017, Theoharous signed with Melbourne Victory FC as a scholarship player, after having been part of the Victory's youth team since 2014.
Theoharous made his Victory debut in 2017 as an 83rd minute substitute for Daniel Georgievski in a 1–0 loss to Brisbane Roar. Theoharous scored his debut first team goal for the Victory against the Central Coast Mariners on 18 March 2018.
Despite becoming a regular first-team player in the 2017–18 season, he missed Victory's victorious Grand Final finish to the season after receiving an injury from a two-footed tackle from behind by Sydney FC player Luke Wilkshire in the semi final.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach announced that he had signed for the club on their official website on 18 May 2018.