Stefan Nigro (born 10 August 1996) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a full back for

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory e ...

in the

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Club career

Stefan Nigro NPLV Promotion Playoff 2015

Stefan joined the youth squad at

- the club he was a longtime supporter of - ahead of their successful 2015

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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

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. 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

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Personal life

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

Honours

Club

;Melbourne Victory *

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: 2017–18 * FFA Cup:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nigro, Stefan Living people 1996 births Men's association football midfielders Australian 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 A-League Men players Australian people of Italian descent Sportspeople from Ballarat Soccer players from Victoria (state)