Adrian Segecic parts ways with Sydney FC to join English Championship club Portsmouth

One of the Australian football’s best young players has left Sydney FC to play in the English Championship.

Joint A-League Golden Boot winner Adrian Segecic has parted ways with Sydney FC to join English club Portsmouth.

Segecic, who shared 2024-25 Golden boot honours with Adelaide United’s Archie Goodwin with 13 regular season goals, has agreed to terms on a four-year deal with English Championship outfit and will sign a contract after he passes his medical.

The 21-year-old attacking weapon will join his former Sydney FC teammate Hayden Matthews at Pompey, as well as ex-Brisbane Roar striker Thomas Waddingham and former Central Coast Mariners left-back Jacob Farrell.

Adrian Segecic (front) has parted ways with Sydney FC to join Portsmouth. Picture: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

It’s understood that the presence of his three fellow Australians, as well as his desire to play under the management of John Mousinho, led to Segecic choosing Portsmouth over other club options in continental Europe.

It will be Segecic’s second stint abroad after he spent the 2023-24 season on loan at Dutch second division club Dordrecht.

The Australian under-23 international made 65 appearances in all competitions for Sydney FC, scoring 23 goals.

Originally published as Adrian Segecic parts ways with Sydney FC to join English Championship club Portsmouth