Academy News Archives

4 years ago

Victory Academy product signs with FC Basel

Melbourne Victory Academy product Steven Havales has signed with Swiss Super League club FC Basel until the end of the 2022 season. The 19-year-old defender joined Victory in 2017 and spent the last four seasons in the Club’s academy system....

4 years ago

Melbourne Victory and South American Style Academy join forces

Melbourne Victory is pleased to announce South American Style (SAS) Academy as its inaugural Pathway Partner – Academy. The new partnership will see Melbourne Victory’s Pre-Academy team work closely with leaders at SAS to support the holistic development of footballers....

4 years ago

Elite Girls Program Trial Days

Melbourne Victory Football Club is offering talented and motivated young footballers the opportunity to impress the Club’s youth development coaches at number of upcoming selection days. Melbourne Victory’s Elite Girls Program coaches will be running open sessions over the next...

4 years ago

Melbourne Victory Pre-Academy Trials

Melbourne Victory Football Club is offering talented and motivated young footballers the opportunity to impress the Club’s youth development coaches at a number of upcoming selection days. Melbourne Victory’s Pre-Academy (PAC) coaches will be running open sessions over the next...

5 years ago

Melbourne Victory welcomes Club legends to Development Coaching roles

Melbourne Victory is excited to welcome back Club champions Archie Thompson, Fahid Ben Khalfalla and Gabriela Garton to the Club as Development Coaches that will help re-shape and develop our Academy program. The trio will work closely with our newly...

5 years ago

Melbourne Victory appoints NPL Victoria U21’s Head Coach Rodrigo Vargas

Melbourne Victory is pleased to announce the appointment of former Victory Medallist and Club legend Rodrigo Vargas as the Club’s National Premier Leagues Victoria Under 21 Head Coach. Vargas returns to the Club where he made 139 Isuzu UTE A-League appearances...

5 years ago

Melbourne Victory appoints Head of Academy Coaching, Joe Palatsides

Melbourne Victory is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Palatsides as the Club’s Head of Academy Coaching. Palatsides will oversee all coaching across the Melbourne Victory Academy and will serve as the Head Coach of the Melbourne Victory senior...