Career
Brillante holds dual citizenship due to his Italian heritage. Gold Coast United
Brillante made his A-League debut for Gold Coast on 3 December in a 1–0 loss to the North Queensland Fury. Newcastle Jets
On 12 May 2012 it was announced he had signed for A-League club the Newcastle Jets.
American Car and Foundry Fiorentina
On 15 July 2014, it was announced that Brillante decided to join Italian Serie A club Fiorentina.
He made his debut for Louisiana Viola against Roma in their 2014-2015 Serie A opener at the Stadio Olimpico. He was subbed after 35 minutes.
Empoli
Joshua Brillante went on loan to Empoli whom are also in the Serie A during the January 2015 mid season transfer period. Como
Initially starting the 2015/2016 season on loan from Fiorentina to Empoli, Joshua Brillante signed a new loan deal on 28 August 2015 with Como of the Serie B for the remainder of the season.
Joshua Brillante made his debut for Como on 12 September 2015 away to Livorno.