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Melbourne Victory

2024–25 season
Chairman	John Dovaston
Head Coach	Patrick Kisnorbo (to 17 December 2024) Arthur Diles (caretaker) (from 17 December 2024)
Stadium	AAMI Park
A-League Men	7th
Australia Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Bruno Fornaroli Zinédine Machach Roderick Miranda Zinédine Machach Ryan Teague Nishan Velupillay Nikos Vergos (2 each) All: Nishan Velupillay (7)
Highest home attendance	24,053 vs. Melbourne City (21 December 2024) Australia Cup
Lowest home attendance	5,131 vs. Adelaide United (21 September 2024) Australia Cup
Average home league attendance	12,969
Biggest win	4–0 vs. NWS Spirit (A) (28 August 2024) Australia Cup 4–0 vs. Moreton City Excelsior (A) (14 September 2024) Australia Cup
Biggest defeat	0–3 vs. Sydney FC (H) (28 December 2024) A-League Men
Home colours Away colours
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All statistics correct as of 11 January 2025.

The 2024–25 season is Melbourne Victory Football Club's 20th season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne Victory participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  CIV Adama Traoré 5 DF  AUS Brendan Hamill 6 MF  AUS Ryan Teague 7 FW  AUS Daniel Arzani 8 MF  FRA Zinédine Machach 9 FW  GRE Nikos Vergos 10 FW  AUS Bruno Fornaroli 11 FW  BRA Santos 14 MF  AUS Jordi Valadon (scholarship) 16 DF  AUS Joshua Inserra (scholarship) 17 FW  AUS Nishan Velupillay

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  AUS Fabian Monge 19 FW  AUS Jing Reec 21 DF  POR Roderick Miranda (captain) 22 DF  AUS Joshua Rawlins 24 MF  AUS Alexander Menelaou 25 GK  AUS Jack Duncan 26 MF  AUS Luka Kolić 27 MF  AUS Reno Piscopo 28 FW  AUS Kasey Bos 30 GK  AUS Daniel Graskoski 40 GK  AUS Christian Siciliano

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref.
22	DF	Joshua Rawlins	Jong Utrecht	Free transfer	2 years	28 June 2024
19	FW	Jing Reec	AGF	Free transfer	3 years	3 July 2024
27	MF	Reno Piscopo	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	5 July 2024
25	GK	Jack Duncan	Wellington Phoenix	Free transfer	1 year	8 July 2024
5	DF	Brendan Hamill	Mohun Bagan	Free transfer	2 years	10 July 2024
TBA	GK	Mitchell Langerak	Nagoya Grampus	Free transfer	1.5 years	16 January 2025
9	FW	Nikos Vergos	Atromitos	Free transfer	2 years	8 August 2024
11	FW	Santos	AEK Larnaca	Free transfer	1 year	10 October 2024

From youth squad

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
6	MF	Leigh Broxham	Retired		3 May 2023
7	FW	Chris Ikonomidis	Unattached	End of contract	31 May 2024
16	DF	Stefan Nigro	Unattached	End of contract	31 May 2024
22	MF	Jake Brimmer	Unattached	End of contract	31 May 2024
23	MF	Salim Khelifi	Perth Glory	End of loan	31 May 2024
24	MF	Eli Adams	Unattached	End of contract	31 May 2024
30	GK	Ahmad Taleb	Unattached	End of contract	31 May 2024
5	DF	Damien Da Silva	Unattached	End of contract	19 June 2024
14	DF	Connor Chapman	Gimpo	Undisclosed	19 June 2024
20	GK	Paul Izzo	Randers	Undisclosed	9 July 2024
15	DF	Matthew Bozinovski	Unattached	End of contract	7 August 2024
28	MF	Roly Bonevacia	Unattached	End of contract	13 August 2024
11	FW	Ben Folami	Adelaide United	Mutual contract termination	17 September 2024
2	DF	Jason Geria	Albirex Niigata	Undisclosed	10 January 2025

Contract extensions

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

31 July 2024	Green Gully	2–6	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
19:30 AEST	? 23' ? 53'	Report	Fornaroli 5', 43' Velupillay 45+2' Reec 61', 88' Mihailidis 90+2'	Stadium: Green Gully Reserve

14 August 2024	Altona Magic	0–2	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
19:30 AEST		Report	Velupillay 7' Piscopo 17'	Stadium: Paisley Park

7 September 2024	Goulburn Valley Suns	0–3	Melbourne Victory	Shepparton
18:30 AEST		Report	Fornaroli 8', 36' Reec 86'	Stadium: Shepparton Sports City

11 October 2024	Western United	3–1	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
	Walatee ?' Danzaki ?', ?'	Report	Teague ?'	Stadium: Ironbark Fields Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Last updated: 10 January 2024
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

League Table

1. Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.
2. The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.

Results summary

Last updated: 10 January 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Away figures include Melbourne Victory's 1–0 loss on neutral ground in Unite Round against Wellington Phoenix on 24 November 2024.

Results by round

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Australia Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 10 January 2025

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Men		Australia Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF		Adama Traoré	4+2	1	1+1	0	8	1
5	DF		Brendan Hamill	12	1	5	0	17	1
6	MF		Ryan Teague	12	2	5	1	17	3
7	FW		Daniel Arzani	8+3	1	3+1	0	15	1
8	MF		Zinédine Machach	11	2	5	0	16	2
9	FW		Nikos Vergos	8+4	2	4	3	16	5
10	FW		Bruno Fornaroli	4+5	2	1+2	1	12	3
11	FW		Santos	3+9	1	0	0	12	1
14	MF		Jordi Valadon	12	0	5	1	17	1
17	FW		Nishan Velupillay	4+4	2	5	5	13	7
18	MF		Fabian Monge	0+8	0	0+3	0	11	0
19	FW		Jing Reec	1+9	0	0+4	0	14	0
21	DF		Roderick Miranda	11	2	5	0	16	2
22	DF		Joshua Rawlins	1+4	0	0+3	0	8	0
25	GK		Jack Duncan	12	0	5	0	17	0
27	MF		Reno Piscopo	8+4	1	1+4	0	17	1
28	FW		Kasey Bos	9+1	0	4	1	14	1
31	FW		Alex Lee	0	0	1	1	1	1
35	FW		Jordan Hoey	0	0	0+2	0	2	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
2	DF		Jason Geria	12	1	5	0	17	1

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 10 January 2025

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Men			Australia Cup			Total
1	21	DF		Roderick Miranda	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
2	8	MF		Zinédine Machach	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	7	FW		Daniel Arzani	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	28	DF		Kasey Bos	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
5	3	DF		Adama Traoré	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	6	MF		Ryan Teague	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9	FW		Nikos Vergos	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	10	FW		Bruno Fornaroli	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14	MF		Jordi Valadon	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	19	FW		Jing Reec	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	25	GK		Jack Duncan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1	2	DF		Jason Geria	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Total					13	0	2	2	0	0	15	0	2

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 10 January 2025

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Men	Australia Cup	Total
1	25		Jack Duncan	4	3	7
Total				4	3	7

References

1. "Melbourne Victory signs Josh Rawlins". Melbourne Victory. 28 June 2024.
2. "Melbourne Victory signs Jing Reec". Melbourne Victory. 3 July 2024.
3. "Melbourne Victory signs Reno Piscopo". Melbourne Victory. 5 July 2024.
4. "Melbourne Victory signs Jack Duncan". Melbourne Victory. 8 July 2024.
5. "Melbourne Victory signs Brendan Hamill". Melbourne Victory. 10 July 2024.
6. "Melbourne Victory signs Mitch Langerak". Melbourne Victory. 3 August 2024.
7. "Melbourne Victory signs Nikos Vergos". Melbourne Victory. 8 August 2024.
8. "Melbourne Victory signs Brazilian forward Santos". Melbourne Victory. 10 October 2024.
9. ^ "Melbourne Victory promotes Alex Menelaou, Luka Kolić and Daniel Graskoski to A-League Men's squad". Melbourne Victory. 1 July 2024.
10. "Leigh Broxham retires from professional football". Melbourne Victory. 23 April 2024.
11. ^ "Melbourne Victory Player Update". Melbourne Victory. 31 May 2024.
12. ^ "Da Silva and Chapman Depart Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 19 June 2024.
13. Rob Cornthwaite (19 June 2024). "Former @gomvfc defender Connor Champan has signed a short term deal with K2 side @fc_gimpo in South Korea @aleaguemen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
14. "Paul Izzo departs Melbourne Victory for European opportunity". Melbourne Victory. 9 July 2024.
15. Albrechtsen, Martin (9 July 2024). "Randers FC henter Paul Izzo" [Randers FC acquires Paul Izzo] (in Danish). Randers FC.
16. "Reds Preseason Squad Update Ahead of West Adelaide Clash". Adelaide United. 7 August 2024. former Melbourne Victory Youth defender Matthew Bozinovski is also training with the Reds
17. ^ Melbourne Victory (13 August 2024). "We can confirm that Roly Bonevacia and Matt Bozinovski will not return to the Club after the completion of their contracts. The Club would like to thank Roly and Matt for their contributions and wish them all the best for the future" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
18. "Ben Folami departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 17 September 2024.
19. "Reds secure Ben Folami from Melbourne Victory". Adelaide United. 17 September 2024. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024.
20. "Jason Geria to depart Melbourne Victory for Japan". Melbourne Victory. 10 January 2025.
21. "Melbourne Victory re-signs Jason Geria". Melbourne Victory. 9 July 2024.
22. "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.

External links

• Melbourne Victory official website

• Melbourne Victory FC seasons
• 2024–25 A-League Men season by team