Massimo Luongo

He opened the scoring on 4 May in the 70th minute of the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Brentford, but in added time conceded a penalty by fouling Harry Forrester; Kevin O'Connor converted it for a 1–1 draw.

Swindon eventually lost the tie in a penalty shootout.

Massimo Corey Luongo ( born 25 September 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town.

Born in Sydney, Luongo played youth football for APIA Leichhardt Tigers before moving to England to play for Tottenham Hotspur, where he started his professional career.

Following a loan spell at Ipswich Town, he played on loan at Swindon Town, a move which was eventually made permanent.

Luongo was born on 25 September 1992 in Sydney.

His father Mario is of Italian heritage and mother Ira Luongo is of Indonesian heritage.

He attended Waverley College.

He is the youngest of three children; he has a sister Angela and a brother Tiziano.

In addition to holding an Australian passport, Luongo also has an Italian passport.

According to Luongo himself, his maternal great-grandfather was Sultan Ambela Abu'l-Khair Sirajuddin of Bima Sultanate based in Sumbawa.

Luongo signed for Tottenham Hotspur in January 2011 after impressing on trial, and went on to make nine appearances for the under-18 team during the 2010–11 Premier Academy League season, scoring three goals.

He made his only appearance for the first team on 20 September 2011 in a 7–6 penalty shootout loss to fellow Premier League club Stoke City in the third round of the League Cup, replacing Sandro after 70 minutes.

Luongo had his penalty attempt saved by Thomas Sørensen, resulting in the defeat.

On 6 February 2012, he was called up to a league match for the first time, remaining an unused substitute as Tottenham earned a goalless draw away to Liverpool.

Thirteen days later he was included in the squad for the last time, again unused in a goalless FA Cup fifth round match away to League One team Stevenage.

On 23 July 2012, Luongo joined Championship side Ipswich Town on a season-long loan for the 2012–13 season.

He made his debut on 14 August in the first round of the League Cup, playing the entirety of a 3–1 win over League Two club Bristol Rovers at Portman Road.

Four days later he played his first professional league game, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Blackburn Rovers and making way for Andy Drury after 70 minutes.

On 28 August, in the second round of the League Cup against Carlisle United at Brunton Park, he scored from outside the penalty area to put Ipswich ahead with his first professional goal, but Carlisle scored a late equaliser and won 2–1 after extra time.

The loan was terminated on 9 November after new Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy said that he wanted a 'different type of player'.

On 28 March 2013, Luongo signed for Swindon Town on loan along with fellow Spurs trainees Nathan Byrne and Dean Parrett.

The very next day he went straight into the squad to face Oldham Athletic and play the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at the County Ground.

On 16 April, Luongo scored his first goal for Swindon in a 4–1 win over Crewe Alexandra, heading in Gary Roberts' cross.

Luongo signed a season-long loan deal with Swindon Town on 2 July 2013 and was handed the number 4 shirt.

At the end of August 2013, Swindon signed Luongo on a permanent three-year contract having agreed a fee of £400,000 with Spurs.

He scored six goals in 44 league appearances that season, including a first professional brace in a 5–2 home win over Port Vale on 2 November.

In the following campaign, he got just as many goals but in 34 matches, as Swindon lost the play-off final to Preston North End at Wembley Stadium.

Luongo played for the Australia national team from 2014 until December 2023, making 45 appearances in total before announcing his retirement from international football.

He was a member of the squad at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and played a central role in Australia winning the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, where he scored in the final and was named player of the tournament.

On 28 May 2015, Luongo joined Queens Park Rangers, along with Swindon Town teammate Ben Gladwin, both signing a three-year deal.

QPR head coach Chris Ramsey was Luongo's youth coach at Tottenham.

He made his debut in the first game of the Championship season on 8 August, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 defeat at Charlton Athletic.

Luongo played 30 league games in his first season – 32 overall – but did not score.

His performances earned him a place on the FIFA Ballon d'Or longlist for the 2015 campaign.

He scored his first goal for QPR in a 5–1 win over Rotherham United on 18 March 2017.

Following Nedum Onouha's ruptured hamstring injury that November, Luongo was handed the responsibility of captaincy.

He also went to the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

After four years at Queens Park Rangers, he joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2019.

On 8 August 2019, Luongo joined Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee.