Nigro playing for Melbourne Victory in a friendly match against Port Melbourne, 9 August 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stefan Nigro | ||
Date of birth | (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Ballarat, Australia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Southern Cross Strikers | ||
2014 | Port Melbourne | ||
2015–2016 | Melbourne Victory | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
2021–2024 | Melbourne Victory | 43 | (0) |
2025– | Preston Lions | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017 | Australia U23 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2017 |
Stefan Nigro (born 10 August 1996) is an Australian professional soccer player who currently plays for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Preston Lions.
Club career
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 three senior matches for Victory, receiving broad praise for his Man of the Match performance against Brisbane Roar in his debut, which included a nutmeg on Thomas Broich.
In June 2016 Victory announced that he had signed a two-year senior contract with the club.
On 15 May 2018, Nigro was released by Melbourne Victory, along with three of his teammates.
On 19 July 2018, Brisbane Roar announced Nigro had signed for the club 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.
Personal life
Nigro currently studies a Bachelor of Property and Real Estate at Deakin University.
Honours
Club
- Melbourne Victory
References
- "Stefan Nigro". melbournevictory.com.au. Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- "Stefan Nigro realises his dream by making debut for club he supports, Melbourne Victory". Fox Sports. 16 January 2016.
- "Victory adds Stefan Nigro to senior squad". Melbourne Victory. 1 June 2016.
- Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (15 May 2018). "Quartet depart Big V". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- "Roar sign championship-winning defender". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- "Stefan Nigro signs with the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- "2021 FFA Cup Final". keepup.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
External links
- Stefan Nigro at Soccerway
Categories:
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- Australian men's soccer players
- Ballarat City FC players
- Port Melbourne SC players
- Melbourne Victory FC players
- Brisbane Roar FC players
- Green Gully SC players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- National Premier Leagues players
- Preston Lions FC players
- A-League Men players
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Sportspeople from Ballarat
- Soccer players from Victoria (state)
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen