Stefan Nigro

Stefan Nigro
	Nigro playing for Melbourne Victory in a friendly match against Port Melbourne, 9 August 2016
Personal information
Full name	Stefan Nigro
Date of birth	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
2013	Ballarat Red Devils
2014	Port Melbourne
2015–2017	Melbourne Victory NPL
2015–2018	Melbourne Victory
2018–2019	Brisbane Roar
2020	Green Gully
2020–2021	Central Coast Mariners
2021–2024	Melbourne Victory
2025–	Preston Lions
International career‡
2017	Australia U23
	*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.[1]

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.^[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

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

[1] "Stefan Nigro". melbournevictory.com.au. Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

[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 27 August 2023.

[8] "2021 FFA Cup Final". keepup.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

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