Melbourne Victory is pleased to announce the signing of forward Bruno Fornaroli.
The recently-capped Socceroo joins the Club after being released by Perth Glory and will bolster Victory’s attacking stocks, having scored 82 goals in 142 A-League Men’s matches.
The Uruguayan-born forward was capped last in March against Japan, becoming an Australian Citizen in March 2022 and will link up with Head Coach Tony Popovic who recruited Fornaroli to the Glory in 2019.
Popovic said he was excited to be able add a player of Fornaroli’s calibre to his squad.
“Bruno is a player who will complement our squad and supply another dimension to our final third,” Popovic said.
“His qualities speak for themselves and having worked with him in the past, we believe the environment at Melbourne Victory will bring the best out of Bruno.
“Bruno is a leader and will add more experience to the squad to help us achieve success this season.”
Fornaroli was also pleased to be returning to Melbourne, where he initially made his name in the A-League.
“This is an exciting opportunity for me to join a Club like Melbourne Victory and work with the boss again,” Fornaroli said.
“Melbourne Victory is the biggest Club in the country and to be representing them at a ground where I played some of the best football in my career is exciting for me, but exciting for all of the fans as well and I can’t wait to get started.”
Fornaroli will join the squad immediately and is expected to be available for selection ahead of Friday night’s clash with Newcastle Jets at AAMI Park.
