Corey James Gameiro (born 7 February 1993) is an Australian former soccer player who most recently played as a forward.
Gameiro signed a professional contract with Fulham in August 2009 and he signed a contract extension in May 2012 that saw him remain at Fulham until the summer 2013.[2]
He was one of 12 players released by Fulham at the end of the 2012–13 Premier League season.[3]
Gameiro was loaned out to Hayes & Yeading for one month on 24 November 2011[4]
The following season, he joined FC Eindhoven on a four-month loan on 31 August 2012.[5] The same day he made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie, in a match against FC Volendam, coming off the bench in the 64th minute.[6]
Gameiro joined Wellington Phoenix on a loan deal until the end of the 2012-13 A-League season on 9 February 2013.[7]
On 28 June 2013, Gameiro signed for A-League team Sydney FC on a two-year deal.[8]
On 3 January 2014, Gameiro scored his first goal for Sydney FC, scoring against Adelaide United with a header from a Nikola Petković free kick.[9]
Gameiro was released by Sydney FC following the 2014–15 A-League season. He rejected Sydney's contract in order to find another team.[10]
On 22 June 2015, Melbourne City announced they had recruited Gameiro on a 2-year deal despite injury concerns.[11]
On 1 May 2017, Melbourne City announced Gameiro would not be offered a new contract and effectively released him from the club.[12] Gameiro was injured for the bulk of his time at Melbourne City and played only a handful of games for the club.
On 4 July 2017, Gamerio joined Brisbane Roar.[13] and played his first game making his debut in a 2–0 preseason win over Sydney F.C. on 16 September 2017. Gameiro announced his delight at returning to football after 22 months saying “He [John Aloisi] was the one who put his hand out to me when I needed it. I really am so thankful and I won't ever let him down because he didn't let me down in my time of need".[14] On 3 May 2018, Gameiro had his contract terminated by mutual consent by Brisbane Roar.[15]
Following his release from Brisbane Roar, Gameiro signed a one-year deal with Central Coast Mariners on 8 May 2018.[16] He was released by the club on 22 May 2019 and did not feature in a competitive match for the Mariners.[17]
On17 June 2019, Gamerio joined NPL 2 club St George City.[18] After some injuries, he joined APIA Leichhardt on 27 April 2021.[19] He retired and joined Northbridge Bulls as the Technical Director, on 16 September 2021.[20]
Gameiro represented Australia at U19 level at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in United Arab Emirates[21] and scored a hat-trick during a match against Jordan, securing a place at the U20 World Cup to be held in Turkey in June 2013.[22] He then represented Australia U20 at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[23]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hayes & Yeading (loan) | 2011–12 | National League | 5 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FC Eindhoven (loan) | 2012–13 | Eerste Divise | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix (loan) | 2012–13 | A-League Men | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Sydney FC | 2013–14 | A-League Men | 15 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Total | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Melbourne City | 2015–16 | A-League Men | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2017–18 | A-League Men | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| APIA Leichhardt | 2021 | NSW NPL | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 5 | ||
Born in Australia, Gameiro is of Portuguese descent.[25] Gameiro and his partner, right-wing political commentator Lucy Zelić, seven years his senior, announced they expecting their first child, a girl was born 23 April 2019 and named Mila Gameiro.[26]
