Professional
Australian footballer Josh Cavallo released a video on Twitter announcing that
he was “ready to speak about something personal that I’m finally comfortable to
talk about in my life.”

In
an accompanying video, he said “I’m a footballer and I’m gay.”

“All I want to do is play football and be treated equally,” he
added.

Later the video was shared by his club Adelaide United.

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Who is Josh Cavallo?

Joshua John Cavallo is an Australian professional footballer. He plays
left-back and central midfielder for Adelaide United.

Cavallo
was born on November 13, 1999, in Bentleigh East, Victoria, Australia.

Career

Cavallo played for Melbourne City in the 2018-19 Melbourne City FC
season.

In
June 2019, he joined the new A-league Western United, where he spent 18 months
and left the club on February 10, 2021.

On February 18, 2021, Cavallo signed a short-term contract with Adelaide
United. After a successful stint in the 2020–21 A-League for Adelaide, Cavallo
signed a two-year contract extension on May 11, 2021. Cavallo 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.

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Coming out as gay

Josh
Cavallo came out as gay on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, and he is the only
known current top-flight male professional footballer to do so.

In
a video message, he said that he has been fighting his sexuality for six years
and is glad that he can put that to rest.

He
said his situation was “an absolute nightmare.” 

“I feel trapped and I fear that disclosing the truth about what I
am will only make things worse,” he added.

Josh said he received immense support from his teammates, club, and
officials. He wants to be a positive role model for gay footballers.