Club profile

Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory FC

Melbourne, AustraliaA-League Men · tier 1Founded 30 November 2003Colours

www.melbournevictory.com.au ↗Melbourne, Australia

Squad

25 players

avg age 25

Foreigners

20% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

9 / 12

2 pts · 3 played · 2026/27

Stadium

AAMI Park

30,050 seats

Manager

Giovanni Savarese

Transfer balance

€0

season 2026/27

Squad

25 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Jack WarshawskyGoalkeeper	22	Australia	185 cm	right	Sept 2025from Oakleigh Cannons FC	Jun 2029
Jack DuncanGoalkeeper	33	Australia	189 cm	right	Aug 2024from Wellington Phoenix	Jun 2027
Daniel GraskoskiGoalkeeper	19	Australia	189 cm	both	Jan 2024from Melbourne Victory U21	Jun 2028
Defenders · 8
Philipp ZiereisCentre-Back	33	Germany	189 cm	right	Oct 2026from SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Jun 2028
Harrison ShillingtonRight-Back	21	Australia	176 cm	right	May 2026from Melbourne City FC	Jun 2028
Franco LinoLeft-Back	21	Australia · Southern Sudan	182 cm	left	Mar 2025from Viking FK	Jun 2027
Joshua InserraRight-Back	21	Australia	180 cm	right	Mar 2023from Melbourne Victory U21	Jun 2028
Tom LockyerCentre-Back	32	Wales	185 cm	right	Nov 2026from Bristol Rovers	Jun 2027
Brendan HamillCentre-Back	34	Australia · Ireland	185 cm	right	Oct 2024from Mohun Bagan Super Giant	Jun 2027
Jason DavidsonCentre-Back	35	Australia · Greece	182 cm	left	Aug 2025from Panserraikos	Jun 2027
William KengniLeft-Back	17	Australia	—		Jan 2026from Melbourne Victory U21	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 7
Denis GenreauAttacking Midfield	27	Australia · France	175 cm	right	Aug 2025from Deportivo de La Coruña	Jun 2028
Jordi ValadonDefensive Midfield	23	Australia	170 cm	right	May 2023from Melbourne Victory U21	Jun 2027
Keegan JelacicAttacking Midfield	24	Australia · New Zealand	180 cm	right	Jan 2025from KAA Gent	Jun 2027
Louis D'ArrigoDefensive MidfieldHamstring strain - Return unknown	25	Australia · Malta	176 cm	right	Jan 2025from Lechia Gdansk	Jun 2027
Xavier StellaDefensive Midfield	20	Australia	180 cm	right	Aug 2025from Melbourne City FC U23 (VPL1)	Jun 2027
Oliver DragicevicCentral Midfield	19	Australia	—		Aug 2025from St Albans Saints SC	—
Jack MihailidisAttacking Midfield	20	Australia	—		Feb 2026from Melbourne Victory U21	Jun 2027
Forwards · 7
Guillermo MayCentre-Forward	27	Uruguay · Italy	181 cm	left	Sept 2026from Auckland FC	Jun 2027
SantosLeft Winger	25	Brazil	182 cm	left	Oct 2024from Without Club	Jun 2027
Matthew GrimaldiRight Winger	22	Australia	180 cm	right	Sept 2025from Western United FC	—
Harry SawyerCentre-Forward	29	Australia	195 cm	right	Jun 2026from Macarthur FC	Jun 2028
Charles NdukaCentre-Forward	28	Japan	183 cm	left	Jan 2026from Kagoshima United	Jun 2028
Mikey GhossainiLeft Winger	19	Australia · Lebanon	170 cm	left	Feb 2026from Melbourne Victory U21	Jun 2027
Malik OlukhaleRight Winger	17	Australia	—		Jan 2026from Melbourne Victory U21	Jun 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

9 arrivals

Received

€0

13 departures

Net balance

€0

received − spent

Arrivals · 9

Guillermo May
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
from Auckland FC
Free
Harrison Shillington
Right-Back · 21 y/o
from Melbourne City FC
Free
Harry Sawyer
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
from Macarthur FC
Free
Jack Mihailidis
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
from Melbourne Victory U21
—
Malik Olukhale
Right Winger · 17 y/o
from Melbourne Victory U21
—
Mikey Ghossaini
Left Winger · 18 y/o
from Melbourne Victory U21
—
Philipp Ziereis
Centre-Back · 33 y/o
from SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Free
Tom Lockyer
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
from Bristol Rovers
Free

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William Kengni
Left-Back · 17 y/o
from Melbourne Victory U21
—

Departures · 13

Adama Traoré
Left-Back · 36 y/o
to Avondale FC
Free
Daniel Lazarevski
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
to Western United U21
?
Emre Saglam
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
to Genclerbirligi Ankara
End of loan
Jing Reec
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to Macarthur FC
Free
Joshua Rawlins
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to Dundee United FC
?
Juan Mata
Attacking Midfield · 38 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Kayne Razmovski
Right-Back · 21 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Lachlan Jackson
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
to Perth Glory
Free

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Nikolaos Vergos
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
to Newcastle United Jets
Free
Nishan Velupillay
Left Winger · 25 y/o
to FC Ingolstadt 04
?
Reno Piscopo
Left Winger · 28 y/o
to Persik Kediri
Free
Roderick Miranda
Centre-Back · 35 y/o
to Al-Bataeh CSC
Free
Sebastian Esposito
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to US Lecce
End of loan

Manager & staff

11 people

Manager

Giovanni Savarese

Venezuela · 56 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2026

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 6

Nikos StavroulakisAssistant ManagerGreece
Andrew DuranteAssistant ManagerNew Zealand
Aaron HealeyAssistant ManagerAustralia
Steve MautoneGoalkeeping CoachAustralia
Jess Kedwell VanstrattanGoalkeeping CoachAustralia

Management · 2

Paul TrimboliDirector of FootballAustralia
John DidulicaDirector of FootballAustralia

Board of Directors · 2

Anthony Di PietroShareholderAustralia
Tony BloomInvestorEngland

Other · 1

Martin GasteboisTeam ManagerFrance

Honours

6 titles

4×Australian Regular Season Champion17/18 · 14/15 · 08/09 · 06/07
2×Australian cup winner2021 · 2015

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