Nishan Velupillay

au
Nishan Velupillay
66

3.53

M.€

17

24

years

LW

Profile of Nishan Velupillay

Season 2024/25

Official matches
25
Matches
1570'
Minutes
7
0.4
Goals/90'
4
0.23
Assists/90'
1/0
0.06
Cards/90'

Nishan Velupillay

Nishan Matthew Velupillay
24
years
AUS
Australia
78
kgs
For
position
181
cms
17
shirt number
3.53
M.€
66
ELO

Born on 07 May 2001 in Melbourne

Personal data
Country of birth
Australia Australia
Other nationality
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Oceania
Region of birth
Australia y Nueva Zelanda
Career details
Status
Normal
Current club
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory
Current competition
A-League A-League
Previous competition
Australia U21 League Australia U21 League
Historic team
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory
Historical competition
A-League A-League
Last number
17
Most common shirt number
24
Other shirt numbers
11, 7, 24, 29, 13

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
A-League
48%
Wins
12 W
7 D
6 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 29 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
3
Western United FC
Western United FC 47 26 14 5 7 55 37 +18
4
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers 46 26 13 7 6 58 40 +18
5
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory 43 26 12 7 7 44 36 +8
6
Adelaide United
Adelaide United 38 26 10 8 8 53 55 -2
7
Sydney FC
Sydney FC 37 26 10 7 9 53 46 +7

Position on the pitch

Main position
Left winger 84%
Other positions
  • Right winger 16%
LW
RW
Football pitch

Rating progression

66 ▲ 6
59707 19
1671 20
Highest value in career
66 (2025)
Rankings
General
10828º
Age
767º
By country
54º 54º
By position
2656º F
By position
642º LW LW

Evolution of market value

3 M€ ▲ 1.6
59707 19
1671 20
Highest value in career
3M (2025)
Rankings
General
9678º
Age
929º
By country
38º 38º
By position
2533º F
By position
680º LW LW
Contract information
Start of contract
01/07/2021
End of contract
30/06/2026
FINAL YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
30/07/2030
Last signing
01/07/2021

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Current season 25
7
0.28
62
Calendar year 22
7
0.32
62
Last 6 months 17
7
0.41
63
Last 365 days 35
15
0.43
61
Last 3 years 96
24
0.25
55
Last 5 years 128
26
0.2
52
Career 135
28
0.21
51

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
2024/25
25 7 4 1 0 25 18 7 1570' 24 6.7 62
A-League
A-League
25 7 4 1 0 25 18 7 1570' 24 6.7 62
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
2023/24
32 8 5 3 0 32 22 10 1959' 23 6.6 57
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
2022/23
27 4 1 0 0 27 9 18 907' 22 5.1 42
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
2021/22
24 2 1 1 0 24 5 19 605' 21 5.1 40
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
2020/21
9 0 1 1 0 9 2 7 295' 20 4.7 35

Teammates

Player rating and role

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
5 117 56 5336' 21 6
Melbourne Victory U21
Melbourne Victory U21
1 7 2 276' 2 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
A-League
A-League
5 105 48 4573' 15 5
Australia Cup
Australia Cup
4 12 8 763' 6 1
Foxtel National Youth League
Foxtel National Youth League
1 7 2 276' 2 0

For the national team

3801
5 times at International
13 times at U23
1 once at U20
3
Average number of goals
0.6
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
5
Matches as a starter
2
Off the bench
3
Debut
10/10/2024
Age on debut
23.4 years
Last match
25/3/2025
Age in last game
23.9 years

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Australia
Australia
2025
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 154' 23 7 62
WC Qual. Asia
WC Qual. Asia
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 154' 23 7 62
Australia
Australia
2024
3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 52' 23 4.4 59
Australia U23
Australia U23
2024
4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 208' 22 5 57
Australia U23
Australia U23
2023
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 163' 22 5.4 45

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Australia U23
Australia U23
2 6 5 371' 2 0
Australia
Australia
2 5 2 206' 3 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
WC Qual. Asia
WC Qual. Asia
2 5 2 206' 3 0
West Asia Cup U-23
West Asia Cup U-23
1 3 2 133' 0 0
AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualification
AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualification
1 2 2 163' 2 0
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
1 1 1 75' 0 0

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
First goal for the team, Team debut, Category debut
Australia
Australia
WC Qual. Asia
WC Qual. Asia
10 OCT. 24
23 years

Best performances