2026–27 Melbourne Victory FC season

The 2026–27 season is Melbourne Victory Football Club's 22nd season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne Victory participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup and 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two.

Melbourne Victory
2026–27 season
ChairmanJohn Dovaston
Head CoachGiovanni Savarese
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League Men2026–27 A-League Men
Australia CupRound of 32
2026–27 AFC Champions League TwoTBA

Players

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First-team squad

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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
2 DF  AUS Jason Davidson
5 DF  AUS Brendan Hamill
8 MF  AUS Jordi Valadon
10 MF  AUS Denis Genreau
11 FW  BRA Santos
14 MF  AUS Matthew Grimaldi
15 DF  AUS Sebastian Esposito (on loan from Lecce)
16 DF  AUS Joshua Inserra (scholarship)
17 FW  AUS Nishan Velupillay
18 DF  AUS Franco Lino (on loan from Viking)
23 MF  AUS Keegan Jelacic
25 GK  AUS Jack Duncan
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  AUS Louis D'Arrigo
29 MF  AUS Oliver Dragicevic
30 GK  AUS Daniel Graskoski (scholarship)
33 FW  AUS Jack Mihailidis
34 MF  AUS Xavier Stella
40 GK  AUS Jack Warshawsky
44 FW  JPN Charles Nduka
64 MF  ESP Juan Mata
DF  AUS William Kengni
FW  AUS Mikey Ghossaini
FW  AUS Malik Olukhale

Transfers and contracts

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.

From youth squad

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No. Position Player Age Notes Ref
DFWilliam Kengni17[1]
FWMalik Olukhale17[1]
FWMikey Ghossaini18[2]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
19 FW Jing Reec Macarthur FC Mutual contract termination 20 May 2026 [3][4]
3 DF Ivory Coast Adama Traoré Australia Avondale End of contract 27 June 2026 [3][5]
4 DF Lachlan Jackson Unattached End of contract 30 June 2026 [3]
7 FW Reno Piscopo Unattached End of contract 30 June 2026 [3]
9 FW Greece Nikos Vergos Newcastle Jets End of contract 30 June 2026 [3][6]
21 DF Portugal Roderick Miranda Unattached End of contract 30 June 2026 [7]
22 DF Josh Rawlins Scotland Dundee United Compensation 30 June 2026 [8]
24 MF Emre Sağlam Turkey Gençlerbirliği End of loan 30 June 2026 [3]
28 DF Kayne Razmovski Unattached End of contract 30 June 2026 [9]

Contract extensions

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No. Position Player Duration Date Notes Ref
33 Midfielder Jack Mihailidis 2 July 2026 [2]
44 Striker Japan Charles Nduka 2 years 3 July 2026 [10]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 25 April 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Australia Cup 29 July 2025 Round of 32 0 0 ! !
0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Source: Competitions

A-League Men

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Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Results by round

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Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Australia Cup

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26 July 2026 Round of 32 Kingborough Lions United v Melbourne Victory Kingston
17:00 AEST Source Stadium: Kitchen Centre Park

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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

As of
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Total 000 000 000

Clean sheets

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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
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Total000

References

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