Check out every NPL Victoria club’s mid-season transfer window recruits
The NPL Victoria transfer window has closed with several big moves made ahead of premiership and relegation battles. Check out every club’s recruits here.
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It might not be the EPL deadline day but the NPL Victoria mid-season transfer window produced several big moves.
Premiership and promotion contenders stocked up for a shot at silverware, while relegation battlers look for saviours.
A Socceroo returns, international imports arrive, A-League stars are in and some of the biggest names in the competition have changed colours.
NPL leaders Avondale secured arguably two of the biggest signings, securing star midfielder George Mells from rival Port Melbourne and striker George Ott.
Melbourne Knights secured NPL2 leading goalscorer and former Swedish youth international Lars Kinnader and Western United premiership squad member Ben Collins, while Oakleigh Cannons added New Zealand youth international Kingsley Sinclair.
Golgol Mebrahtu crosses to Bentleigh Greens, where ex-Newcastle Jets man Moonib Adus has already made a big impact, while Perth Glory goalkeeper Pierce Clark has joined Heidelberg United.
NPL2 premiership contender Preston Lions has submitted a transfer for 22-cap Socceroo and club technical director Sasa Ognenovski for a possible comeback.
Maker Maker (UAE), Ndue Mujeci (Albania), Evan Waldrep (USA), Kingsley Sinclair (Germany), Nathan Lowe (England), George Cooper (England), Ochida Yuki (Malta), Sean Png (USA), Raide Mouyette (France) and Hericles Lander De Sousa Costa (Brazil) all last plied the trade overseas.
NPL1
AVONDALE
George Mells (Port Melbourne)
George Ott (St Albans Saints)
BENTLEIGH GREENS
Moonib Adus (Newcastle Jets)
Daniel Dixon (Heidelberg United)
Muhamed Huseinovski (Doveton)
Golgol Mebrahtu (Avondale)
DANDENONG THUNDER
Jay Davies (Altona East Phoenix)
Maker Maker (TFA EPC Dubai)
Ndue Mujeci (FC Liria)
Luke Pavlou (Bulleen Lions)
GREEN GULLY
Mohamed Adam (Port Melbourne)
Danny Kim (South Melbourne)
HEIDELBERG UNTIED
Aamir Abdallah (Lalor United)
Cherif Mohamed Aidara (Mill Park)
Jamal Ali (Altona Magic) (Loan)
Pierce Clark (Perth Glory)
Birhan Elibol (Moreland City)
HUME CITY
Joshua Gulevski (Brindabella Blues)
Jacson Riley (Gold Coast United)
Evan Waldrep (Syracuse Pulse)
MELBOURNE KNIGHTS
Lars Kinnander (Werribee City)
Ben Collins (Western United)
MORELAND CITY
Liam Baxter (Baxter)
NORTH GEELONG WARRIORS
Abdiqafar Ururshe (Chisholm United)
Jack Hutchings (Blacktown Spartans)
Jacob Sauverain (Eastern Lions)
Cameron Scerri (Werribee City)
OAKLEIGH CANNONS
Kingsley Sinclair (SpVg Schonnebeck)
PORT MELBOURNE
Troy Ruthven (St Albans Saints)
SOUTH MELBOURNE
Yagoub Mustafa (Hume City)
Luka Ninkovic (Bentleigh Greens)
ST ALBANS SAINTS
Ajak Deu (Western United)
James Kapuranovski (Old Ivanhoe)
Dylan McGlade (Hume City)
Justin Micallef (Altona Magic)
NPL2
BRUNSWICK JUVENTUS
Steven Hadjikakou (Eastern Lions)
Nathan Lowe (Kidderminster Harriers)
Mawien Nielo (Bentleigh Greens)
DANDENONG CITY
Emmanuel Peters (Manningham United Blues)
Jamie Forrester (Preston Lions)
EASTERN LIONS
Jackson Franich (Football NSW Institute)
Luc Evans (Dandenong City)
Jack Butts (Casey Comets)
Max Batchelor (Bulleen Lions)
Omani Leacock (North Star)
BULLEEN LIONS
Dennis Menelaou (Northcote City)
Hussain Al Sharifi (Box Hill United)
Tomohito Fujieda (Eastern Lions)
Dimitrios Parascos (Kingston City)
KINGSTON CITY
Theo Makrogiannidis (Oakleigh Cannons)
Ismail Haji (Green Gully)
Taira Yoshimura (Geelong)
James Wilson (Heidelberg United)
MANNINGHAM UNITED
Ben Everson (Brunswick Juventus)
James Tountas (Nunawading City)
Mohammad Al Saadi (Pascoe Vale)
NORTHCOTE CITY
Leum Walpole (Sunshine Coast Wanderers)
Bailey Ratcliff (Sunshine Coast Wanderers)
James McGuire (Dandenong Thunder)
Maceo Jones (Bentleigh Greens)
Ochida Yuki (Sliema Wanderers)
PASCOE VALE
Nicholas Eres (Heidelberg United)
Shigeto Masuda (Heidelberg United)
PRESTON LIONS
Harley Orr (Dandenong Thunder)
Mitchell Trajcevski (Pascoe Vale)
Aedon Kyra (APIA Leichhardt)
Mackenzie Syron (Avondale)
Maximo Naveiro (Box Hill United)
Alex Walter (Gold Coast United)
Sasa Ognenovski (Preston Lions)
George Cooper (Warrington Rylands)
WERRIBEE CITY
Diellon Memishi (North Sunshine Eagles)
Lionel Masudi (Geelong)
Daniel Kuczynski (Geelong)
Steve Fidele (North Geelong Warriors)
Eric Whelan (Moonee Valley Knights)
Charles Eriku (SD Raiders)
John Roberts (Preston Lions)
NPL3
BALLARAT CITY
Michael Trigger (Preston Lions)
Huri Mwarabu (South Yarra)
Shaun Owens (Point Cook)
Marc Anticev (Richmond)
BEAUMARIS
Fraser Maclaren (Mornington)
Jonathan Creamer (Beaumaris)
Ezatullah Alizada (Casey Comets)
BOX HILL UNITED
Hamish Anderson (Werribee City)
Oscar Brooks (Geelong)
Sean Png (Graceland University)
Michael Romas (Nunawading City)
Takumi Hiruma (Boroondara-Carey Eagles)
Karl Fitzsimons (Casey Comets)
CAROLINE SPRINGS GEORGE CROSS
Caleb Mikulic (North Geelong Warriors)
Naoki Miyoshi (Casey Comets)
Aydin Sayan (Whittlesea United)
DOVETON
Isaiah Joseph (Casey Comets)
Festim Maliku (Dandenong South)
ESSENDON ROYALS
Matthew Breeze (Peninsula & District)
Mahmut Ali Eyigun (Pascoe Vale)
Daniele Ferri (South West Queensland Thunder)
Nic La Spina (Wynnum Wolves)
GEELONG
Gideon Boachie (Werribee City)
Jarime Radio (Altona City)
Tarek Atta (Armadale)
Ross Harvey (Altona City)
Oliver Digiandomenico (North Sunshine Eagles)
Marvin Brauweiler (North Geelong Warriors)
GOULBURN VALLEY SUNS
Isaac Brooker (Ballarat City)
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NORTH SUNSHINE EAGLES
Ryan Kirkus (Bentleigh United Cobras)
Ali Turgut (Manningham United Blues)
Liam Brian (Western Eagles)
Rory Brian (Hume City)
Abdoul Aziz Gueye (Yarraville)
Raide Mouyette (FC Riom)
Ben Ratajczak (South Melbourne)
NUNAWADING CITY
Nicolas Gonzalez (Bulleen Lions)
Dominik Jamriska (Geelong)
Hericles Lander De Sousa Costa (Itumbiara Esporta Clube)