Angus Thurgate

Angus Thurgate ( ; born 8 February 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers.

Thurgate holds the record for being the youngest player in A-League Men history to reach 150 appearances, achieving the milestone in December 2024 at the age of 24.

Club career Newcastle Jets After playing for the Newcastle Jets Reserves since 2016, Thurgate was called up to the first team in January 2018 in their round 14 away match against Sydney FC, Thurgate was an unused substitute as the match finished 2–2. He then made his professional debut 2 rounds later at home against Brisbane Roar coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for striker Andrew Nabbout.

In the 2018–19 A-League, Thurgate scored 1 goal out of his 9 appearances. His goal came against Western Sydney Wanderers on 4 June 2019.

In November 2019, Thurgate scored in two consecutive matches against Western United and Wanderers respectively.

At the conclusion of the 2022–23 A-League season, Thurgate departed Newcastle after 125 appearances and 11 goals in all competitions.

Western United In May 2023, Thurgate signed a three-year contract with Western United. Thurgate made 55 league appearances for Western United over 2 seasons at the club, including winning the club's player of the season award in the 2024-25 season, however following the suspension of Western United's participation in the 2025–26 season, all players – including Thurgate – were released from their contracts in September 2025.

Western Sydney Wanderers Following his release from Western United, Thurgate joined Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2025-26 season on a three-year-deal.

Honours Individual A-League Men Young Footballer of the Year: 2021–22 A-Leagues All Star: 2024