Nishan Velupillay
Australia · Attack · Melbourne Victory
Born 7 May 2001 (age 25). Height 181 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Attack. Nationality: Australia. Market value €650k.
Current club: Melbourne Victory — 22 appearances, 4 goals and 1 assist this season.
Career totals: 7 goals and 1 assist in 35 appearances (1,875 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 26 | 3 | 1 | 873 | 6.607692 |
| A-League | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1,467 | 6.78 |
| Australia Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 32 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.34 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.05 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.38 |
| Shots | 44 |
| Shots on target | 23 |
| Shot conversion, % | 16 |
| Key passes per 90 | 1.2 |
| Passes per 90 | 28.18 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 2.93 |
| Dribble success, % | 34 |
| Duels won, % | 41 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.3 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.38 |
| Yellow cards | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-01-17 | at Adelaide United Football Club | 2–1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-01-26 | Sydney | 4–0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-02-01 | at Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-02-06 | at Wellington Phoenix | 2–3 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2026-02-14 | Brisbane Roar | 1–1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-02-21 | at Melbourne City Football Club | 1–3 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-02-27 | Adelaide United Football Club | 1–1 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-03-07 | at Sydney | 2–2 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-03-15 | Macarthur South West Sydney (A-League) | 4–1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-03-21 | Central Coast Mariners | 4–1 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2026-04-05 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-04-11 | at Auckland | 2–2 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2026-04-17 | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2026-04-25 | at Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-05-02 | Sydney | 0–1 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-05-31 | at Mexico | 1–0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-06-14 | Türkiye | 2–0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-06-19 | at USA | 2–0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-10-14 | at Waldhof Mannheim | 0–3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 4 matches (79 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- Australia 1–1 Egypt · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Paraguay 0–0 Australia · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- USA 2–0 Australia · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Australia 2–0 Türkiye · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
2 trophies won out of 9 finals and podium finishes.
- A-League Men · 2024/2025 · 2nd Place
- Australia Cup · 2024 · 2nd Place
- A-League Men · 2023/2024 · 2nd Place
- Australia Cup · 2021/2022 · Winner
- A-League Youth · 2019/2020 · 2nd Place
- A-League Youth · 2nd Place
- Australia Cup · Winner
- Australia Cup · 2nd Place
- A-League Men · 2nd Place
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | — | Melbourne Victory | — |
| 2019-01-01 | — | — | — |
Clubs and national teams
- Australia · national team
- FC Ingolstadt 04
- Melbourne Victory