Curtis Good

Curtis Good

Good with Australia U-20 in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Curtis Edward Good[1]
Date of birth	(1993-03-23) 23 March 1993
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Newcastle United
Number	–
Youth career
2008	Nunawading City[3]
2009	VIS
2009–2010	AIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Melbourne Heart	25	(1)
2012–	Newcastle United	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Bradford City (loan)	3	(0)
2014	→ Dundee United (loan)	4	(1)
National team‡
2011–2013	Australia U-20	13	(0)
2013–	Australia U-23	2	(0)
2014–	Australia	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014

Curtis Edward Good (born 23 March 1993) is an Australian footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Newcastle United. He began his career with Melbourne Heart in the A-League before signing for Newcastle in 2012. He has since had loan spells with Bradford City—for whom he appeared in the 2013 Football League Cup Final—and Dundee United. He made his international debut for Australia in 2014 and was in the provisional squad for that year's World Cup, but missed out on selection through injury.

Club career

Melbourne Heart

Good was born in Melbourne, Victoria and attended Wesley College. While growing up, Good met Jackson Irvine when "they were both ten and lived two minutes from each other and grew up together". They would also "ran cross countries together, played for Knox City (in Melbourne) as juniors".^[4]

In 2008, he was offered a two-year scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport which he commenced in Canberra in 2009.^[5] In February 2011 Good signed a multi-year senior contract with A-League club Melbourne Heart after impressing as a short term injury replacement.^[6] His first league appearance for Melbourne Heart was in round 1 of the 2011–12 A-League season against Newcastle Jets.^[7]

Newcastle United

In July 2012, Good, having been granted a work permit, joined English Premier League club Newcastle United on a six-year deal for a reported transfer fee of $600,000 AUD.^[8][9] Good was named on the substitute bench for the first time for the senior side in the defeat away to Man City in March 2013. He made his debut for Newcastle in their 2–0 win over Morecambe on 28 August 2013.

Bradford City loan

In November 2012, after several appearances for Newcastle's reserves, Good signed on loan for Bradford City.^[10] He made his senior debut in English football for The Bantams in a 1–1 draw against Brentford in the second round of the FA Cup.^[11] He was not registered by the 12pm deadline on the day of the game, causing Bradford City to initially be removed from the FA Cup.^[12] This was however reduced to a £1000 fine on appeal.^[13] In February 2013, Good appeared for Bradford in the 2013 Football League Cup Final at Wembley, won 5–0 by Premier League opponents Swansea City. Good was substituted at half-time.

Dundee United loan

On 31 January 2014, Good signed for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.^[14]

International career

Good made his international debut for Australia starting in a friendly match against Ecuador on 5 March 2014. He suffered a hip injury in the match against Ecuador and missed the rest of the 2013–14 club season, but was still named in Australia's provisional 30-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.^[15] He was withdrawn from the squad after failing to recover from his injury.^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 March 2016^[17]

Honours

Bradford City

• League Cup: Runners-up – 2013

References