Melbourne Victory have added more depth to their squad ahead of the 2024-25 Liberty A-League season, signing forward Alana Jancevski on a one-year deal.
Arriving from Adelaide United where she featured 21 times last season, Jancevski returns to Victoria having previously represented Melbourne Victory in the 2019 AFC Women’s Club Championship.
“I’m excited to be back home playing in front of family and friends for Melbourne Victory, the club I grew up supporting since I was a little girl.
Alana Jancevski on securing a move back to Melbourne Victory
Jancevski continued: “Victory has become one of the powerhouses in Women’s football in the country and to join a team that has tasted success over the past couple of seasons drives me to be a part of that.
She added: “With more A-League Women’s experience under my belt, I feel like now is the right time to return to Melbourne Victory and establish myself as an important contributor to the team.”
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A former Junior Matilda, Jancevski swapped Melbourne Victory for Perth Glory in 2021 where she went on to play 25 games across two seasons before moving to South Australia.
“We’re incredibly pleased to secure Alana’s signature for the upcoming season,” said Melbourne Victory head coach Jeff Hopkins.
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“We had Alana at the Club as a young player during our AFC Club Championship campaign and to have her back here at Victory after an impressive stint away from Victoria is a very exciting prospect for us at the Club.
“Alana is a creative, dynamic attacker who can play across the middle and front third and has an incredible eye for goal that we think can complement our attacking group.
Having sealed her return to Melbourne Victory, the 21-year-old becomes the club’s first new arrival of the off-season and her signature follows on from the re-signings of several important first team players.
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Among those to sign on for the new Liberty A-League campaign are CommBank Matildas Emily Gielnik and Alex Chidiac who have both signed one-year contracts, while iconic Australian goalkeeper Lydia Williams has also committed her future to the club after retiring from international football.
Furthermore, captain Kayla Williams and key midfielders Rachel Lowe and Beattie Goad have also been locked down ahead of the new season as the club announced a stunning blitz of FIFTEEN new deals for exisiting players.
Also on the retained list for the 2024-25 season were goalkeeper Courtney Newbon, defenders Laura Pickett and Rosie Curtis, midfielders, Sara D’Appolonia, Alana Murphy and forwards Ella O’Grady, Ava Briedis and Lia Privitelli.
