After a bucket load of football for Socceroos and Australian players overseas in February and March, April saw some seasons come to a close, particularly in Europe.
EUROPE
In Austria, James Holland played five full games for LASK Linz. In the second tier, Tristan Hammond made five sub appearances for FK Austria Wien II.
In Belgium, Trent Sainsbury scored once across two full games for KV Kortrijk, whilst James Jeggo started twice for KAS Eupen. Jeggo's manager, Aussie Michael Valkanis, led Eupen to two defeats to end the season, but they survived relegation by finishing 15th.
Trent Sainsbury speelde afgelopen weekend zijn 50ste wedstrijd in rood & wit.
— KV Kortrijk (@kvkofficieel) April 12, 2022
Congrats, Trent! 👏#KVKAND #WeDoenVoort 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/UnB5Oq0uMY
In the Bulgarian second tier, Milislav Popovic scored three goals across five appearances for Strumska Slavia, whilst Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov was an unused sub five times for FC Litex Lovech.
In Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ante Bakmaz scored twice across four appearances for NK Jedinstvo Bihac.
In Croatia, Deni Juric was an unused sub five times for Dinamo Zagreb. Anthony Kalik picked up one assist in five starts for HNK Gorica, whilst Doni Grdic was an unused sub four times for HNK Sibenik.
In the second tier, Nikola Jadric made five appearances for HNK Orijent 1919. In the third tier, manager Zeljko Kalac and his NK Urania Baska Voda side have moved off the bottom of the league after winning four of their five games in April. One of his players, Kristian Slunjski, made one sub appearance. Josip Zelic made one sub appearance for NK Tresnjevka, whilst his teammate Oliver Kalac was an unused sub once for the side.
Meanwhile, Nathan Bogadi made one sub appearance for NK Lukavec. In the youth leagues, Gabriel Popovic played one full game for NK Rudes, Tomislav Glavan played one full game for NK Istra 1961, and Brandon Slunjski made one sub appearance for HNK Sibenik Youth.
In Cyprus, Antonis Martis played one full game for AEK Larnaca. In the fourth tier, manager Perry Moustakas and his APEA Akrotiri side are currently top of the league.
In Denmark, Joel King started twice for Odense BK, whilst Lawrence Thomas played three full games for SonderjyskE. In the second tier, Con Ouzounidis played one full game for Esbjerg, Peter Makrillos made five appearances for FK Fredericia, and Panos Armenakas made five appearances for Vendsyssel. In the youth leagues, Jing Reec scored twice in five full games for AGF U19.
In Estonia, Aamir Abdallah made five appearances for Parnu JK Vaprus.
In Finland, Tete Yengi scored twice and picked up an assist across five appearances for Vaasan Palloseura. In the third tier, Harrison De Nicolo played two full games for FC Vaajakoski.
MAALI ⚽️
— Veikkausliiga (@Veikkausliiga) April 8, 2022
Tete Yengi onnistuu heti @VPS1924-debyytissään 🇭🇲
Tilanne Vaasassa jo 0–3!!#LAHVPS pic.twitter.com/k4gAYKIWbH
In the French Ligue 2 second tier, Alex Gersbach played five full games for Grenoble, whilst Denis Genreau made five appearances for Toulouse.
In Germany, Ajdin Hrustic made four appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt, who progressed through to the UEFA Europa League Final.
In the second tier, Brandon Borrello made two appearances for Dynamo Dresden, Jackson Irvine started three times for St. Pauli, and SV Sandhausen's Alou Kuol picked up a red card on his only sub appearance.
In the third tier, John Iredale scored twice and picked up an assist across four appearances for Wehen Wiesbaden.
In the fourth tier, Martin Gorrie was sent off once across four appearances for SV Tasmania Berlin, whilst Jacob Italiano made three appearances for Borussia Monchengladbach II. In the fifth tier, Michael Houdek made three sub appearances for FC Monchengladbach, whilst his teammate Cameron Kemp played five full games for the club.
Nicholas Simpson, Mark Rizoski, and Alec Vinci all featured for BCV Glesch-Paffendorf. Simpson picked up an assist on his only sub appearance, Rizoski made one sub appearance, and Vinci played three full games for the club.
In Gibraltar, Matthew Nezval scored twice and picked up one assist across three starts for Manchester 62.
In Greece, Bruce Kamau made one sub appearance for OFI Crete. In the second tier, Paul Izzo played three full games for Xanthi, whilst Emmanuel Pavlis made four sub appearances for AO Egaleo.
In Iceland, Joey Gibbs started three times for Keflavik IF, whilst Hosine Bility made one sub appearance for Fram Reykjavik. In the second tier, Hassan Jalloh signed for H Kopavogur.
In Israel, Nikita Rukavytsya was an unused sub once for Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
In Italy, Cristian Volpato was an unused sub once for AS Roma. In the second tier, Fran Karacic made four sub appearances for Brescia, whilst Alessandro Circati picked up two assists across four starts for Parma.
Manager Roberto Venturato, in charge of SPAL, guided his side to four draws across six league games in April, and they finished 15th on the table to survive relegation. In the third tier, Gabriel Cleur started three times for Virtus Entella, whilst Thomas Galletti was an unused sub twice for Piacenza. In the fifth tier, Alberto Del Grosso started once for US Cisanese ASD.
In the youth leagues, Jahce Novello made two appearances for Cosenza.
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— Parma Calcio 1913 (@1913parmacalcio) April 30, 2022
In Montenegro, Andrew Marveggio made one sub appearance for FK Jezero.
In the Netherlands, Danny Vukovic was an unused sub four times for NEC Nijmegen.
In North Macedonia, Davor Trifunov started twice for FK Borec.
In Norway, Gianni Stensness played five full games for Viking FK. In the third tier, Kasey Wehrman guided Strommen IF to two wins from four to start the season, with the side currently fifth on the table. Aiden Harvey and Cameron Crestani, who play under Wehrman, both started four times.
With back-to-back clean sheets & an Eliteserien Team of the Week appearance, Gianni Stensness is enjoying a strong start to the new season 💪
— Socceroos (@Socceroos) April 14, 2022
He reflects on what has been a unique journey with club and country so far ⬇https://t.co/Kf1DaFF2Ln
In Poland, Jordan Courtney-Perkins was an unused sub four times for Warta Poznan. In the third tier, Gian Mendez made one sub appearance for Znicz Pruszkow.
In Portugal, Ryan Teague made two sub appearances for second tier side S.C. Covilha. In the third tier, Danny Choi started three times for Canelas 2010. In the youth leagues, Presley Ortiz started four times for OS Belenenses U19.
In Romania, Harrison Devenish-Meares played two full games for second tier side SSU Poli Timisoara.
In Spain, Mat Ryan was an unused sub four times for Real Sociedad. In the fourth tier, Andrew Mesourouni was an unused sub once for Lleida Esportiu, whilst Santino Swanson Manuel was an unused sub once for Merida AD.
In Swedish second tier, Peter Gwargis scored once across three appearances for Jonkoping.
In the Swiss youth leagues, Liam Chipperfield made one sub appearance for FC Basel U21.
In Turkey, Aziz Behich played five full games for Giresunspor, whilst Awer Mabil made four appearances for Kasimpasa SK.