2020–21 Melbourne Victory FC season

Melbourne Victory 2020–21 football season

Melbourne Victory2020–21 season

Chairman| Anthony Di Pietro
Manager| Grant Brebner
(to 17 April 2021)
Steve Kean (caretaker)
(from 19 April 2021)
Stadium| AAMI Park
Marvel Stadium
A-League| 12th
Top goalscorer| League: Jake Brimmer, Elvis Kamsoba, Rudy Gestede (5)
All: Jake Brimmer, Elvis Kamsoba, Rudy Gestede (5)
Highest home attendance| 11,467 (6 March 2021 vs. Melbourne City
Lowest home attendance| 3,235 (23 April 2021 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
Average home league attendance| 5,823

Home colours

Away colours

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2021–22 ->

The 2020–21 season is Melbourne Victory's 16th season since its establishment in 2004. The club will be participating in the A-League for the 16th time. This season was the last season where the Victory played home matches at Marvel Stadium; from the 2021-22 season onwards, the Victory play all home matches of all competitions exclusively at AAMI Park.

## Players[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  AUS | Matt Acton
2  | DF |  NZL | Storm Roux
3  | DF |  CIV | Adama Traoré
4  | DF |  AUS | Nick Ansell
6  | MF |  AUS | Leigh Broxham (captain)
7  | MF |  ENG | Callum McManaman
8  | MF |  ENG | Jacob Butterfield
9  | FW |  BEN | Rudy Gestede
10  | FW |  AUS | Robbie Kruse
11  | FW |  AUS | Ben Folami (on loan from Ipswich Town)
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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13  | MF |  AUS | Birkan Kirdar
14  | MF |  AUS | Jay Barnett
15  | DF |  AUS | Aaron Anderson
16  | MF |  AUS | Brandon Lauton (Scholarship)
17  | MF |  BDI | Elvis Kamsoba
19  | DF |  AUS | Dylan Ryan (on loan from Willem II)
20  | GK |  NZL | Max Crocombe
22  | MF |  AUS | Jake Brimmer
23  | MF |  NZL | Marco Rojas
34  | FW |  AUS | Gianluca Iannucci

## Transfers[edit]

### Transfers in[edit]

No.  | Position  | Player  | Transferred from  | Type/fee  | Contract length  | Date  | Ref

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20 | GK |  Max Crocombe | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer  | 1 year  | 1 October 2020  | [1]
22 | MF | Jake Brimmer | Unattached | Free transfer  | 1 year  | 9 October 2020  | [2]
7 | MF |  Callum McManaman | Unattached | Free transfer  | 2 years  | 13 October 2020  | [3]
4 | DF | Nick Ansell | Unattached | Free transfer  | 1 year[4] | 22 October 2020  | [5]
8 | MF |  Jacob Butterfield | Unattached | Free transfer  | 1 year  | 26 October 2020  | [6]
11 | FW | Ben Folami |  Ipswich Town | Loan  | 1 year  | 29 October 2020  | [7]
19 | DF | Dylan Ryan |  Willem II | Loan  | 1 year  | 11 November 2020  | [8]
34 | FW | Gianluca Iannucci | Unattached | Free transfer  |  | 18 November 2020  | [9][10]
9 | FW |  Rudy Gestede | Unattached | Free transfer  | 1 year  | 25 November 2020  | [11]
5 | DF |  Ryan Shotton | Unattached | Free transfer  | 1 year  | 18 December 2020  | [12]

### Transfers out[edit]

No.  | Position  | Player  | Transferred to  | Type/fee  | Date  | Ref

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4 | DF | James Donachie | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer  | 5 June 2020  | [13]
18 | MF |  Migjen Basha | Unattached | End of contract  | 27 August 2020  | [14]
7 | FW |  Kenny Athiu | Unattached | End of contract  | 28 August 2020  | [15]
19 | MF | Benjamin Carrigan | Unattached | End of contract  | 28 August 2020  | [15]
16 | MF | Josh Hope | Unattached | End of contract  | 28 August 2020  | [15]
15 | MF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | Unattached | End of contract  | 28 August 2020  | [15]
9 | FW | Andrew Nabbout | Perth Glory | Free transfer  | 1 September 2020  | [16]
20 | GK | Matthew Sutton | Melbourne City | Free transfer  | 21 September 2020  | [17]
24 | MF | Anthony Lesiotis | Unattached | End of contract  | 21 September 2020  | [18]
33 | DF | Dalibor Markovic | Western United | Free transfer  | 12 April 2021  | [19]
5 | DF |  Ryan Shotton | Unattached | Mutual contract termination  | 20 May 2021  | [20]

### Contract extensions[edit]

No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes

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1 | Matt Acton | Goalkeeper | 3 years | 24 September 2020 | [21]
3 |  Adama Traoré | Left-back | 1 year | 25 September 2020 | [22]
2 |  Storm Roux | Right-back | 1 year | 26 September 2020 | [23]
17 |  Elvis Kamsoba | Winger | 1 year | 27 September 2020 | [24]
13 | Birkan Kirdar | Midfielder | 1 year | 29 September 2020 | [25]
14 | Jay Barnett | Midfielder | 2 years | 29 September 2020 | [25]
15 | Aaron Anderson | Central defender | 1 year | 29 September 2020 | [25]

## Technical staff[edit]

Position  | Name

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Head coach  |  Grant Brebner[26]
Assistant coach  |  Steve Kean[27]
Goalkeeping Coach  | Vacant

## Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Melbourne Victory v  Melbourne City 16 November 2020 (2020-11-16) Friendly|  Melbourne Victory | 3–3|  Melbourne City | Melbourne

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* Broxham 6'
* Brimmer 81'
* Kamsoba 99'

| Report |

* Good 38'
* Maclaren ?' (pen.), ?'

| Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: Match was played with 3 x 45-minute halves.

Hume City v  Melbourne Victory 13 January 2021 (2021-01-13) Friendly|  Hume City | 1–1|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne

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| Report |

* McManaman

| Stadium: ABD Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Altona Magic v  Melbourne Victory 19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) Friendly|  Altona Magic | 0–4|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne

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* McManaman ?'
* Gestede ?', ?'
* Butterfield ?'

| Stadium: Paisley Park Soccer Complex
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

## Competitions[edit]

Win Draw Loss

### Overview[edit]

Competition  | Record

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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
A-League | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 60 | −29  | 019.23
Total  | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 60 | −29  | 019.23

Updated to match played 14 February 2021
Source: Competitions

### A-League[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 A-League

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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8  | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26  | 9  | 8  | 9  | 45  | 43  | +2  | 35  |
9  | Perth Glory | 26  | 9  | 7  | 10  | 44  | 44  | 0  | 34  | Qualification for 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[a]
10  | Western United | 26  | 8  | 4  | 14  | 30  | 47  | −17  | 28
11  | Newcastle Jets | 26  | 5  | 6  | 15  | 24  | 38  | −14  | 21
12  | Melbourne Victory | 26  | 5  | 4  | 17  | 31  | 60  | −29  | 19  | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[b]

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:

1. ^ The top 8 teams qualified for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participated in a playoff round.[28]
2. ^ Qualified as the 2021 FFA Cup winners.

#### Matches[edit]

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar 2 January 2021 1|  Melbourne Victory | 1–3|  Brisbane Roar | Melbourne

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19:10 AEDT |

* McManaman 24'

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* McDonald 16'
* Gillesphey 60'
* Wenzel-Halls 79'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,304
Referee: Shaun Evans

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory 23 January 2021 4|  Adelaide United | 1–0|  Melbourne Victory | Adelaide

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18:40 ACDT |

* M. Toure 53'

| Report |  | Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,133
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory 26 January 2021 18|  Melbourne Victory | 2–1|  Perth Glory | Melbourne

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19:05 AEDT |

* Brimmer 86', 90' (pen.)

| Report |

* Fornaroli 62'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,018
Referee: Shaun Evans

Western United v Melbourne Victory 30 January 2021 10|  Western United | 0–0|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne

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17:05 AEDT |  | Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,016
Referee: Adam Kersey

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory 6 February 2021 15|  Brisbane Roar | 5–2|  Melbourne Victory | Kippa-Ring

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17:05 AEST |

* Wenzel-Halls 9'
* McDonald 14', 35'
* Danzaki 17', 49'

| Report |

* Aldred 19' (o.g)
* Brimmer 45'

| Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 8,847
Referee: Daniel Elder

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory 10 February 2021 6|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:05 AEDT |

* Dorrans 72' (pen.)
* Yeboah 88'

| Report |  | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 5,376
Referee: Alex King

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets 21 February 2021 9|  Melbourne Victory | 0–1|  Newcastle Jets | Melbourne

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16:05 AEDT |  | Report |

* Thurgate 72'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,166
Referee: Kurt Ams

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix 24 February 2021 3|  Melbourne Victory | 2–0|  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne

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17:00 AEDT |

* Gestede 45+3', 48'

| Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,424
Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Victory v Western United 27 February 2021 13|  Melbourne Victory | 3–4|  Western United | Melbourne

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19:10 AEDT |

* McManaman 21'
* Butterfield 62'
* Gestede 82'

| Report |

* Sanchez 42', 90'
* Berisha 53', 58'

| Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 7,190
Referee: Ben Abraham

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City 6 March 2021 11|  Melbourne Victory | 0–6|  Melbourne City | Melbourne

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19:00 AEDT |  | Report |

* Maclaren 34'
* Berenguer 52'
* Griffiths 56'
* Metcalfe 74', 77'
* Colakovski 90+3'

| Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 11,467
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United 13 March 2021 12|  Melbourne Victory | 1–3|  Adelaide United | Melbourne

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19:10 AEDT |

* Brimmer 28'

| Report |

* Mauk 37', 77'
* Yengi 61'

| Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 5,217
Referee: Chris Beath

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory 24 March 2021 7|  Wellington Phoenix | 4–1|  Melbourne Victory | Wollongong

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19:00 AEDT |

* Hemed 11'
* Ball 36'
* Dávila 62'
* Lewis 68'

| Report |

* Kamsoba 76'

| Stadium: Win Stadium
Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Shaun Evans

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory 27 March 2021 2|  Central Coast Mariners | 1–1|  Melbourne Victory | Gosford

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19:10 AEDT |

* Urena 30'

| Report |

* McManaman 20'

| Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,730
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC 4 April 2021 5|  Melbourne Victory | 0–3|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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19:05 AEDT |  | Report |

* Bobô 42'
* Barbarouses 50'
* Baumjohann 84' (pen.)

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,347
Referee: Daniel Elder

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory 10 April 2021 20|  Newcastle Jets | 1–2|  Melbourne Victory | Newcastle

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15:05 AEST |

* Stamatelopoulos 18'

| Report |

* Ryan 48'
* Brooks 79'

| Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Adam Fielding

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory 17 April 2021 19|  Melbourne City | 7–0|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne

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19:10 AEST |

* Nabbout 11'
* Maclaren 34' (pen.), 64', 75' (pen.), 84', 85'
* Luna 87'

| Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,031
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers 23 April 2021 21|  Melbourne Victory | 5–4|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne

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19:05 AEST |

* Folami 14', 45+3'
* Roux 28'
* Ryan 63'
* Butterfield 73'

| Report |

* Troisi 31'
* Dorrans 76' (pen.)
* Duke 86'
* Müller 88'

| Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 3,235
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 27 April 2021 14|  Sydney FC | 1–0|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:35 AEDT |

* Bobô 6'

| Report |  | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,816
Referee: Daniel Elder

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners 2 May 2021 16|  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne

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16:05 AEST |

* McManaman 62'

| Report |

* Simon 4'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Melbourne Victory v Macarthur FC 6 May 2021 24|  Melbourne Victory | 1–2|  Macarthur FC | Melbourne

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19:05 AEST |

* Kamsoba 23'

| Report |

* Susaeta 31'
* Meredith 69'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,822
Referee: Chris Beath

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory 9 May 2021 8|  Perth Glory | 2–1|  Melbourne Victory | Perth

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18:10 AWST |

* Fornaroli 52'
* Ikonomidis 56'

| Report |

* Gestede 79'

| Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 3,134
Referee: Kurt Ams

Macarthur FC v Melbourne Victory 14 May 2021 17|  Macarthur FC | 3–1|  Melbourne Victory | Campbelltown

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19:05 AEST |

* Derbyshire 4', 89'
* Meredith 39'

| Report |

* Kamsoba 78'

| Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,212
Referee: Adam Kersey

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 19 May 2021 25|  Sydney FC | 2–0|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:05 AEST |

* Bobô 10'
* Barbarouses 83'

| Report |  | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,226
Referee: Alex King

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United 23 May 2021 26|  Melbourne Victory | 0–1|  Adelaide United | Melbourne

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18:10 AEST |  | Report |

* Goodwin 39'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,413
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Western United v Melbourne Victory 28 May 2021 22|  Western United | 1–6|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne

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19:05 AEST |

* Diamanti 45+3' (pen.)

| Report |

* Brimmer 12'
* Gestede 22'
* Kamsoba 33', 50'
* Folami 36'
* Butterfield 82'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted)
Referee: Adam Bavcar

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City 6 June 2021 23|  Melbourne Victory | 1–1|  Melbourne City | Melbourne

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16:05 AEST |

* Brooks 90+5'

| Report |

* Ansell 54' (o.g.)

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted)
Referee: Shaun Evans

## Statistics[edit]

### Appearances and goals[edit]

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 30 May 2021
No.  | Pos.  | Nat.  | Name  | A-League | Total

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Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
1  | GK  |  |  Matt Acton | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0
2  | DF  |  |  Storm Roux | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1
3  | DF  |  |  Adama Traoré | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0
4  | DF  |  |  Nick Ansell | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0
5  | DF  |  |  Ryan Shotton | 7(1) | 0 | 8 | 0
6  | MF  |  |  Leigh Broxham | 18(2) | 0 | 20 | 0
7  | MF  |  |  Callum McManaman | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4
8  | MF  |  |  Jacob Butterfield | 24(1) | 3 | 25 | 3
9  | FW  |  |  Rudy Gestede | 14(3) | 5 | 17 | 5
10  | FW  |  |  Robbie Kruse | 16(2) | 0 | 18 | 0
11  | FW  |  |  Ben Folami | 12(4) | 3 | 16 | 3
13  | MF  |  |  Birkan Kirdar | 5(8) | 0 | 13 | 0
14  | MF  |  |  Jay Barnett | 7(11) | 0 | 18 | 0
15  | FW  |  |  Aaron Anderson | 6(4) | 0 | 10 | 0
16  | MF  |  |  Brandon Lauton | 4(8) | 0 | 12 | 0
17  | FW  |  |  Elvis Kamsoba | 9(10) | 5 | 19 | 5
19  | DF  |  |  Dylan Ryan | 17(2) | 2 | 19 | 2
20  | GK  |  |  Max Crocombe | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0
22  | MF  |  |  Jake Brimmer | 24 | 5 | 24 | 5
23  | FW  |  |  Marco Rojas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0
25  | FW  |  |  Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio | 5(7) | 1 | 12 | 1
26  | FW  |  |  Lleyton Brooks | 3(5) | 1 | 8 | 1
29  | FW  |  |  Nishan Velupillay | 0(3) | 0 | 3 | 0
33  | DF  |  |  Dalibor Markovic | 3(1) | 0 | 4 | 0
34  | FW  |  |  Gianluca Iannucci | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0
35  | DF  |  |  Zaydan Bello | 0(4) | 0 | 4 | 0

### Goalscorers[edit]

As of 23 April 2021
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name  | A-League | Total

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1 | 22  | MF  |  | Jake Brimmer | 4  | 4
2 | 7  | MF  |  | Callum McManaman | 3  | 3
9  | FW  |  | Rudy Gestede | 3  | 3
4 | 8  | MF  |  | Jacob Butterfield | 2  | 2
11  | FW  |  | Ben Folami | 2  | 2
19  | DF  |  | Dylan Ryan | 2  | 2
7 | 2  | DF  |  | Storm Roux | 1  | 1
17  | MF  |  | Elvis Kamsoba | 1  | 1
25  | FW  |  | Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio | 1  | 1
26  | FW  |  | Lleyton Brooks | 1  | 1
Totals  | 20  | 20

### Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 23 April 2021
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name  | A-League | Total

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1 | 3  | DF  |  | Adama Traoré | 4  | 1  | 4  | 1
2 | 6  | MF  |  | Leigh Broxham | 5  | 0  | 5  | 0
7  | MF  |  | Callum McManaman | 5  | 0  | 5  | 0
10  | FW  |  | Robbie Kruse | 5  | 0  | 5  | 0
5 | 2  | DF  |  | Storm Roux | 4  | 0  | 4  | 0
5  | DF  |  | Ryan Shotton | 4  | 0  | 4  | 0
22  | MF  |  | Jake Brimmer | 4  | 0  | 4  | 0
8 | 8  | MF  |  | Jacob Butterfield | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0
15  | DF  |  | Aaron Anderson | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0
25  | FW  |  | Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0
11 | 9  | FW  |  | Rudy Gestede | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0
13  | MF  |  | Birkan Kirdar | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0
13 | 4  | DF  |  | Nick Ansell | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
14  | MF  |  | Jay Barnett | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
17  | MF  |  | Elvis Kamsoba | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
19  | DF  |  | Dylan Ryan | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
25  | MF  |  | Brandon Lauton | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
Total | 49 | 1 | 49 | 1

### Clean sheets[edit]

As of 23 April 2021
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name  | A-League | Total

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1 | 20  | GK |  | Max Crocombe | 2  | 2
Total | 2 | 2

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs shot-stopper Max Crocombe". Melbourne Victory. 1 October 2020.
2. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Jake Brimmer". Melbourne Victory. 9 October 2020.
3. ^ Lynch, Michael (13 October 2020). "Victory sign ex-Premier League winger and FA Cup final man of match McManaman". The Age.
4. ^ @DailyOzFootball (22 October 2020). "OFFICIAL: Nick Ansell has joined Melbourne Victory on a one-year deal" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
5. ^ "Nick Ansell returns home". Melbourne Victory. 22 October 2020.
6. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Jacob Butterfield". Melbourne Victory. 26 October 2020.
7. ^ Larkin, Steve (29 October 2020). "A-League's Victory laud 'very talented, bright future' Aussie signing". FTBL.
8. ^ "Victory signs Dylan Ryan". Melbourne Victory. 11 November 2020.
9. ^ "AFC Champions League squad for Qatar named". Melbourne Victory. 18 November 2020.
10. ^ Mannion, Luke (17 December 2020). "Meet the new faces for 2020/21: Part 1". Melbourne Victory. "Iannucci joined Victory from Melbourne City in November and will be keen to make his first A-League appearance under Brebner."
11. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Rudy Gestede". Melbourne Victory. 25 November 2020.
12. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Ryan Shotton". Melbourne Victory. 18 December 2020.
13. ^ "A-League: Jets sign Victory defender but door still open for captain Nigel Boogaard to play on". newcastleherald.com.au. 5 June 2020.
14. ^ "Migjen Basha returns to Europe". Melbourne Victory. 27 August 2020.
15. ^ a b c d "Squad update". Melbourne Victory. 28 August 2020.
16. ^ "Glory swoop for exciting Aussie duo". Perth Glory. 1 September 2020.
17. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Talented Youth Trio". Melbourne City. 21 September 2020.
18. ^ Radbourne, Lucas (21 September 2020). "Victory midfielder announces exit via Twitch stream". FTBL.
19. ^ Markovic, Dalior (10 April 2021). "Western United sign talented full-back Dalibor Markovic". Western United.
20. ^ "Victory and Shotton part ways". Melbourne Victory. 20 May 2021.
21. ^ "Matt Acton re-signs on three-year deal". Melbourne Victory. 24 September 2020.
22. ^ "Adama Traore extends contract for 2020/21". Melbourne Victory. 25 September 2020.
23. ^ "Storm Roux extends Victory stay". Melbourne Victory. 26 September 2020.
24. ^ "Elvis Kamsoba signs new Victory deal". Melbourne Victory. 27 September 2020.
25. ^ a b c "Trio of young guns locked in". Melbourne Victory. 29 September 2020.
26. ^ "Grant Brebner appointed Head Coach". Melbourne Victory. 24 August 2020.
27. ^ "Kean appointed Assistant Coach". Melbourne Victory. 23 October 2020.
28. ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

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* Sydney FC
* Western Sydney Wanderers

* A-League transfers
* W-League transfers

*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points