2024–25 Melbourne City FC season
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The 2024–25 season is the 15th in the history of Melbourne City Football Club, and the 11th since the club was taken over by the City Football Group. In addition to the A-League Men, Melbourne City will participate in the Australia Cup for the tenth time. The team will be coached by Aurelio Vidmar after he was appointed as head coach on a full-time basis.[1]
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| Owner | City Football Group | |||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
| Manager | Aurelio Vidmar | |||
| Stadium | AAMI Park | |||
| A-League Men | Matchday 1 | |||
| Australia Cup | Round of 32 | |||
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First-team squad
edit[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editTransfers in
edit| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
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| DF | Kai Trewin | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 3 years | 17 May 2024 | [3] | |
| 16 | DF | Aziz Behich |  Al Nassr
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End of loan | (1 year) | 3 June 2024 | [4] |
From youth squad
edit| No. | Position | Player | Age | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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Transfers out
edit| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
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| 9 | FW | Jamie Maclaren | TBA | End of contract | 30 April 2024 | [5] |
| 22 | DF | Curtis Good | TBA | End of contract | 1 May 2024 | [6] |
| 11 | FW |  Léo Natel
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Corinthians
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End of loan | 16 May 2024 | [7] |
| 14 | DF |  Vicente Fernández
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Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [7] |
| 17 | MF | Terry Antonis | Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [7] |
| 18 | DF | Jordon Hall | Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [7] |
| 44 | FW |  Marin Jakoliš
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 Angers
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End of loan | 16 May 2024 | [7] |
| 4 | DF |  Nuno Reis
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Unattached | End of contract | 7 June 2024 | [8] |
Contract extensions
edit| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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| 7 | Matthew Leckie | FW | 2 years | 15 May 2024 | [9] |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout | FW | 2 years | 15 May 2024 | [9] |
| 1 |  Jamie Young |
GK | 1 year | 7 June 2024 | [10] |
Competitions
editAustralia Cup
edit| 3 August Round of 32 | TBD | v | Melbourne City | TBD |
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References
edit- ^ Clarke, George (15 May 2024). "Aurelio Vidmar secures permanent Melbourne City deal". The Canberra Times.
- ^ "Squads: Men". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "City signs A-League All Stars defender". Melbourne City. 17 May 2024.
- ^ Melbourne City [@MelbourneCity] (3 June 2024). "With Al-Nassr's season coming to an end over the weekend, it isn't long until Aziz Behich makes his return to City. Behich's loan will officially expire on June 30, before he reports back to the Club for pre-season in early July" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (30 April 2024). "'Bittersweet moment': Melbourne City captain Jamie Maclaren to farewell A-League". Fox Sports Australia.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (1 May 2024). "Melbourne City stalwart Curtis Good leaving the A-League". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ a b c d e "Five A-League Men's departures confirmed". Melbourne City. 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Nuno Reis departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Melbourne City re-sign hometown Socceroos". Melbourne City. 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Melbourne City re-sign experienced shot-stopper". Melbourne City. 7 June 2024.
External links
edit- Melbourne City FC official website