Career
Born in Sydney, Australia, Durante played youth football with before making his senior debut at the club After returning to Australia to play for Sydney United, Durante joined Newcastle Jets !Newcastle Jets in the newly formed A-League. Durante joined Wellington Phoenix !Wellington Phoenix in 2008, and is currently the player with the most appearances for the club
He has also spent time on loan at Sydney Football Club. Durante became eligible to play for New Zealand in 2013, having lived in the country for five years, and made nine appearances for the national team before retiring from international football in 2015.
Newcastle Jets Wellington Phoenix Durante joined the Phoenix in as captain at the start of the 2008-2009 season and made an instant impact helping them make the final of the Pre-Season cup against Melbourne Victory, only narrowly losing 7–8 on penalty kicks. In October 2009 Durante extended his contract with Wellington Phoenix until the end of 2011-2012 season.
Durante played every minute of the 2009-2010 season for the Phoenix and along with Ben Sigmund for most of the season and utility Jon McKain, helped Wellington to their best defensive season in their history, conceding just 29 goals in 27 league matches of the regular season. Durante led the Phoenix to a first-ever A-League finals appearance at the conclusion of the 2009-2010 season after finishing in 4th place, earning them a home playoff match against 5th placed Perth Glory.
In March 2010, Durante scored his first ever A-league and Wellington Phoenix goal against Sydney Football Club in the preliminary final.
On 21 February 2011, Durante and the Phoenix announced that he would be loaned to Sydney Football Club for their Asian Champions League campaign. He made 5 appearances for Sydney Football Club during the campaign. In January 2012 Durante extended his contract with Wellington by a further two years keeping him at the club until at least 2015.
Durante was selected in Pim Verbeek"s Socceroo squad in February 2010 for Australia"s 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Indonesia.
In 2013 Durante will become eligible to play for the All Whites as he hasn"t yet appeared for his country of birth. Durante became a New Zealand Citizen on 6 March 2013 and the next day was named in his first All Whites squad.
He made his international debut for New Zealand in their world cup qualifying game against Solomon Islands in Honiara. International goals and caps New Zealand"s goal tally first.
Club Newcastle Jets A-League Championship: 2007–2008 Individual.
