Massimo Murdocca (born 2 September 1984) is an Australian professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Before joining Brisbane Roar, Murdocca played for

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and

Carlton SC Carlton Soccer Club is a defunct Australian association football (soccer) club. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1997–98 season until round eight of the 2000–01 season, after which it folded. The club was strongly linke ...

in the now defunct

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, and for

Fawkner Blues Manningham United Blues Football Club is an Australian soccer club from Templestowe, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1965 by local Italian Australians and was formerly known as Fawkner Blues. In 2010, Fawkner SC split ...

in the

Victorian Premier League The National Premier Leagues Victoria, commonly known as NPL Victoria, is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is a part of the National Premier Leagues, and is the highest level within the Victorian soccer leagu ...

. Murdocca had a hugely successful spell with the Roar, making 182 appearances and scoring four goals over eight seasons from 2005 to 2013. After his release from Brisbane, Murdocca signed a two-year deal with

Melbourne Heart Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the south–eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne East, that plays in the A-League, the top level of Australian soccer, under licence from Australian Profession ...

. Murdocca played in all 27 games of the

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season, as his side finished in bottom place. The following season, Murdocca's role was reduced, starting in just 7 games. Murdocca was released from the club at the end of the 2014–15 season. In May 2015 Murdocca signed with Avondale. Murdocca made 11 appearances in the second half of the 2015 NPL Victoria season, scoring two goals as his side finished ninth. In November 2015, Avondale confirmed that Murdocca had signed on for the 2016 NPL Victoria season. Murdocca made 24 appearances as Avondale finished one place higher than the 2015 season, in eighth. Murdocca, made captain for the 2017 season, led Avondale to the club's first ever finals series, after making 27 appearances in their run to third place. However, Avondale went 2-1 down to

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in the elimination round. Murdocca was given the NPL Victoria Gold Medal at the end of season awards night. On 26 October 2017 it was announced Massimo had signed for

where former Melbourne Heart/City teammates Patrick Gerhardt & James Brown were already.

International career

Murdocca represented Australia in the

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Playing style

Murdocca is widely known in the A-League for his high work rate and stamina.

Career statistics

Club

¹ - includes

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final series statistics
² - includes

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statistics;

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

statistics are included in season ending during group stages (i.e. ACL 2012 and A-League 2011–12 seasons etc.)

Honors

Brisbane *

Premiership: 2010–2011 *

Championship: 2010–2011, 2011–12

Notes

References

External links

Oz Football profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murdocca, Massimo 1984 births Living people Soccer players from Melbourne Australian people of Italian descent Australian men's soccer players South Melbourne FC players Brisbane Roar FC players Melbourne City FC players Avondale FC players A-League Men players National Soccer League (Australia) players National Premier Leagues players People educated at Parade College Men's association football midfielders People from Carlton, Victoria Australia men's youth international soccer players