Joshua Cavallo

Early life Joshua John Cavallo was born on 13 November 1999 in Bentleigh East, Victoria. He is of Italian and Maltese descent.

He says that he was initially more into playing tennis, but his brother encouraged him to kick a ball around in the backyard and it was not long before he "fell in love" with the game.

Western United On 15 April 2019, Melbourne City announced that Cavallo would leave the club at the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2018–19 season.

On 24 June 2019, new A-League side Western United, announced that Cavallo would join the club ahead of its inaugural season. He made his debut on 3 January 2020 in a 3–2 loss at his previous club. On as a 71st-minute substitute for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, he earned a penalty when fouled by goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis, which was converted by Besart Berisha.

Western United announced that Cavallo was leaving the club on 10 February 2021 to seek more playing time with another A-League club.

Adelaide United On 18 February 2021, Cavallo signed a short-term contract to play for Adelaide United. After a successful stint in the 2020–21 A-League, he signed a two-year contract extension on 11 May. He was rewarded with Adelaide United's A-League Rising Star award after a successful 2020–21 campaign, in which he started 15 games and made 18 appearances.

He plays as a left back and central midfielder for the club.

During the 2024–25 season, Cavallo failed to make a single appearance for Adelaide, only making the bench eight times throughout the season. He departed the club at the season's end. On 13 January 2026, Cavallo stated that his departure from Adelaide United was influenced by homophobia. In a statement published on Instagram, he alleged that teammates had mocked him and shared images of him and his partner.

Peterborough Sports On 11 July 2025, Cavallo joined English National League North side Peterborough Sports.

International career Cavallo was in the Australian under-19 national team which played in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship in October–November 2018, starting with a game against Korea Republic.

Cavallo has represented the Australian under-20 national team. but was not selected to play. He was disappointed at FIFA's decision to ban players from wearing "OneLove" armbands at the tournament

Personal life He came out as gay in October 2021. Cavallo said he had "never smiled so much in my life" and had "the best night's sleep" after his announcement. He was fully and explicitly supported by Adelaide United management and fellow players. The announcement was widely reported in the international press, and Cavallo received messages of support from many football players, including Gerard Piqué, Marcus Rashford, Antoine Griezmann, Jordan Henderson, , as well as fans, strangers, and celebrities such as Lil Nas X and Ellen DeGeneres. In May 2022 English footballer Jake Daniels came out, aged 17, becoming the UK's only male professional footballer to be publicly out at the time, and the first since Fashanu. He cited Cavallo among those who had helped him to come out.

In March 2024, Cavallo proposed to his partner Leighton Morrell on the pitch at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide United's home ground. He posted three photos on Instagram, one of which showed Morrell wearing an engagement ring, and thanked his club for their support and encouragement to live his life authentically.

Recognition He won Adelaide United's Rising Star award for the 2020–21 season.

Cavallo was nominated as 2023 SA Young Australian of the Year.