Nishan Velupillay

Squad notes: Two first-time call-ups, ten players return

CommBank Socceroos Head Coach Tony Popovic has named a 26-player squad for the FIFA Series 2026™ against Curacao and Cameroon on Friday, 27 March and Tuesday, 31 March respectively.There are twelve changes from the squad that took part in the November international window in the

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Subway Socceroos defeat China PR 2-0 in impressive away performance

The Subway Socceroos have taken another important step towards qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, defeating China PR 2-0 in a Third Round AFC Asian Qualifier match in front of over 60,000 fans in Hangzhou. Jackson Irvine and Nishan Velupillay were the goalscorers in a do

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Goodwin, Boyle and Velupillay emphasise importance of three points against Indonesia

Subway Socceroos Craig Goodwin, Martin Boyle and Nishan Velupillay said on Thursday night that the 5-1 victory over Indonesia was a vital one to their FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualification hopes. While the players stressed that their performance wasn’t perfect, they emphasised the i

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Subway Socceroos squad update - November

The Subway Socceroos can confirm that Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory FC) has not travelled to Riffa ahead of Australia’s upcoming World Cup Qualifier against Bahrain on Tuesday, 19 November (local).Velupillay suffered an ankle injury shortly after being substituted into pla

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Velupillay: I think I can match it on the international stage

After being called up to his second consecutive Subway Socceroos squad, Nishan Velupillay spoke to the media today about the upcoming AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 fixtures against Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, his relationship with head coach Tony Popovic and more. Velupillay m