Melbourne Victory and Subway Socceroos winger Nishan Velupillay has earned the October/November nomination for Boost Mobile Young Footballer of the Year, after a bright start to the Isuzu UTE A-League season.
The Isuzu UTE A-League Boost Mobile Young Footballer of the Year award is an annual prize awarded to the competition’s best young player from either Australia or New Zealand aged 23 and under; this season, players born no earlier than January 1 2001 are eligible for the award.
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Velupillay played four games for Victory through October/November. The 23-year-old scored two goals, created four chances, took five shots and completed 12 dribbles through his first four appearances of the season.
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Called up to the past two Socceroos camps, Velupillay is a young Australian talent on the rise; unfortunately for the Victory winger, an ankle injury suffered in Australia’s 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia last month has kept him sidelined since the mid-November international break.
Velupillay was named Boost Mobile Young Footballer of the Year October/November nominee via a panel appointed by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL).
The panel features an assortment of media representatives and technical football experts, who vote on a 3-2-1 basis at the conclusion of each nominated monthly period throughout the season.
