{"id":70119,"date":"2022-03-30T10:13:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T23:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/?p=70119"},"modified":"2022-03-31T12:29:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T01:29:37","slug":"carluccio-embracing-underdog-mentality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/carluccio-embracing-underdog-mentality\/","title":{"rendered":"Carluccio embracing underdog mentality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Having been at the Wanderers Academy since he was 15, forward Jarrod Carluccio is embracing every opportunity that comes his way.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Six years on from his first season at the Wanderers Academy, Carluccio has clocked up over 150 appearances for the Red & Black in the junior ranks and this season has secured consistent game time with the A-Leagues team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been a story of hard-work and resilience for Carluccio who has strung together six consistent appearances so far for the senior team this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’ve pretty much grown up in my teenage years here and matured into what I hope to be a man now,” said Carluccio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s really good and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m very grateful for the opportunity I’ve been given this year, obviously I’ve been pushing to break in for a few years now and it’s cliche – but I’ve just kept working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I was fortunate enough to be given an opportunity and I just want to do my best for the club, the team and the fans. That’s what we do it for.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 05: Jarrod Carluccio of the Wanderers celebrates victory with team mates during the round 17 A-League Men’s match between Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC at CommBank Stadium, on March 05, 2022, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brett Hemmings\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Having grown up in the Western Sydney region, Carluccio understands the unique mentality that is shared by both the club and fans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think we have this unique underdog mentality in Western Sydney and I think that\u2019s what makes us so unique,\u201d said Carluccio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of us are from working class backgrounds, we\u2019re a very united culture out here (in Western Sydney) so I think you can see that with our fans and how loyal they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey give us (the fans) that push each week and how much we want to represent them really displays what we are all about. Especially being people from Western Sydney.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 05: Mustafa Amini of Sydney FC and Jarrod Carluccio of the Wanderers contest the ball during the round 17 A-League Men’s match between Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC at CommBank Stadium, on March 05, 2022, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brett Hemmings\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With six matches already under his belt this A-Leagues season, Carluccio is determined to keep pushing for more minutes in the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery time I\u2019ve been able to wear the Wanderers jersey and represent Western Sydney where I\u2019ve grown up, is an absolute honour every single time,” said Carluccio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn an individual note, it\u2019s been a big step in my career to get consecutive minutes so it\u2019s been great and I\u2019m just pushing for more now.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wanderers will next face their cross-town rivals in the Sydney Derby this Saturday at Nestrata Jubilee Stadium. Get your tickets to the match here. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":222,"featured_media":70138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[364],"tags":[],"competition":[],"acf":{"match_card_embed_league":null,"match_card_embed_club":null,"match_card_embed_match":false,"match_card_embed_disable":false,"auto_publish_updates":true,"reference_article":null,"article_featured_video":null,"article_featured_video_tagline":"","article_byline":"Western Sydney Wanderers FC","article_media_type":"news","article_video":"","gallery":"","shared_ffa_source":"wsw","shared_hide_in_app":false,"article_player":[19912],"article_team":[21262],"article_competition":"","article_match":"","credit":"Western Sydney Wanderers FC","related_articles":"","push_to_social":false,"priority":1,"sport":"football","language":"en","private_content":false,"access_level":[],"article_id":"70119","app_featured_image":null,"article_content_group":"news"},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/carluccio-embracing-underdog-mentality\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Carluccio embracing underdog mentality","url":"http:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/carluccio-embracing-underdog-mentality\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/carluccio-embracing-underdog-mentality\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1380156990.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1380156990.jpg"},"articleSection":"Academy News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"jcsaszar"}],"creator":["jcsaszar"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Western Sydney Wanderers","logo":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/cropped-Western_Sydney_Wanderers_FC-2.png"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2022-03-29T23:13:15Z","datePublished":"2022-03-29T23:13:15Z","dateModified":"2022-03-31T01:29:37Z"},"rendered":"