Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Vince Lia | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 18 March 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder / Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Altona Magic | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Tatura | |||||||||||||||||
South Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | South Melbourne | 51 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2005 | Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Melbourne Victory | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2017 | Wellington Phoenix | 197 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Adelaide United | 34 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Perth Glory | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Altona Magic | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Essendon Royals | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Australia U-17 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2005 | Australia U-20 | 21 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Australia U-23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:05, 15 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2012 |
Vince Lia (born 18 March 1985) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays for Essendon Royals in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3.
Born in Shepparton, Lia played youth football in Victoria before making his senior debut with South Melbourne in the National Soccer League. He spent one season with Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues in 2005 before joining Melbourne Victory in 2005 to play in the newly formed A-League. Lia next spent a decade at Wellington Phoenix, making over 200 appearances for the club in all competitions. He returned to Australia in 2017, signing with Adelaide United. He had a brief spell at Perth Glory in 2020.
Lia represented Australia numerous times at youth level, including at the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Lia spent the early stages of his professional career in the NSL at South Melbourne. He then moved on to Melbourne Victory where he spent two years as a fringe player, albeit winning a championship.
Lia moved to the Wellington Phoenix in 2007. Lia scored his first ever A-League goal in a 1–1 draw against his former club, Melbourne Victory, in the 58th minute on 24 November 2007. [1] Lia missed the entire 2008–09 A-League Season due to a knee injury suffered in pre-season, requiring a full reconstruction. On 20 October 2009, Lia extended his contract with the Wellington Phoenix until the end of 2012. [2]
After a successful trial, Lia was given a one-year deal with Adelaide United for the 2017–18 season. [3] He made his A-League debut for the club on 13 October 2017 in a 2–1 win over Brisbane Roar. [4] A week later, Lia scored both goals for Adelaide in a 2–2 draw against Melbourne Victory, his former club. [5]
Following a number of injuries to Perth Glory's defence, the club signed Lia for the remainder of the 2019–20 A-League season. [6] Lia was released by Perth Glory at the end of the 2019–20 A-League. [7]
In February 2021, Lia joined Altona Magic. [8]
Lia captained the Australian U-20's at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
South Melbourne | 2001–02 | National Soccer League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2002–03 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
South Melbourne total | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues | 2005 | Victorian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Melbourne Victory | 2005–06 | A-League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
2006–07 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Melbourne Victory total | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Wellington Phoenix | 2007–08 | A-League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
2011–12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
Wellington total | 197 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 4 | ||
Adelaide United | 2017–18 | A-League | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
2018–19 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Adelaide total | 34 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
Perth Glory | 2019–20 | A-League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Altona Magic | 2021 | National Premier Leagues Victoria | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
2022 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
Essendon Royals | 2023 | National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Career total | 353 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 10 |
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