Stefan Nigro

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Stefan Nigro
Stefan Nigro Port Melbourne August 2016.jpg
Nigro playing for Melbourne Victory in a friendly match against Port Melbourne, 9 August 2016
Personal information
Full name Stefan Nigro
Date of birth (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Ballarat, Australia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Right back
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory FC
Number 16
Youth career
2011–2012 Southern Cross Strikers
2014 Port Melbourne
2015–2016 Melbourne Victory
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Ballarat Red Devils 12 (1)
2014 Port Melbourne 14 (0)
2015–2017 Melbourne Victory NPL 43 (5)
2015–2018 Melbourne Victory 26 (0)
2018–2019 Brisbane Roar 9 (0)
2020 Green Gully 3 (0)
2020–2021 Central Coast Mariners 27 (0)
2021– Melbourne Victory 34 (0)
International career‡
2017 Australia U-23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2017

Stefan Nigro (born 10 August 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a full back for Melbourne Victory in the A-League.

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Club career

Nigro playing for Melbourne Victory FC, 26 September 2015 Stefan Nigro NPLV Promotion Playoff 2015.jpg
Nigro playing for Melbourne Victory FC, 26 September 2015

Stefan joined the youth squad at Melbourne Victory - the club he was a longtime supporter of - ahead of their successful 2015 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 season. In the following 2015-16 A-League season he started in 3 senior matches for Victory, receiving wide praise for his Man of the Match performance against Brisbane Roar in his 2016 debut, which included a nutmeg on Thomas Broich. [2]

In June 2016 Victory announced that he had signed a two-year senior contract with the club. [3]

On 15 May 2018, Nigro was released by Melbourne Victory along with three of his teammates. [4]

On 19 July 2018, Brisbane Roar announced Nigro had signed for the club [5] He made his debut as a late substitute in a 2-0 win against Melbourne City FC.

At the end of the 2018/19 season, Nigro was released by Brisbane Roar.

Nigro returned to the A-League in December 2020, signing with Central Coast Mariners. [6]

Personal life

Nigro currently studies a Bachelor of Property and Real Estate at Deakin University. [7]

Honours

Club

Melbourne Victory

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References

  1. ↑ "Stefan Nigro". melbournevictory.com.au. Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Stefan Nigro realises his dream by making debut for club he supports, Melbourne Victory". Fox Sports. 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Victory adds Stefan Nigro to senior squad". Melbourne Victory. 1 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (15 May 2018). "Quartet depart Big V". FourFourTwo . Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Roar sign championship-winning defender". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Stefan Nigro signs with the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC . 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "2021 FFA Cup Final". keepup.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

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