Vince Lia
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Vince Lia is a football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
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 player who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League
A-League
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.

Melbourne Victory

Lia spent the early stages of his professional career in the NSL
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...

 at South Melbourne
South Melbourne FC
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. He then moved on to Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
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 where he spent two years as a fringe player, albeit winning a championship.

Wellington Phoenix

He moved to the Wellington Phoenix in 2007.Lia scored his first ever A-League goal in a 1-1 draw against his former team, Melbourne Victory, in the 58th minute on 24 November 2007 in front of a 20,938 strong crowd at the Telstra Dome
Telstra Dome
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.
Lia missed the entire 2008-09 A-League Season
A-League 2008-09
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  due to a knee injury suffered in pre-season, requiring a full reconstruction. In 2009-10 A-League Season, Vince Lia has signed a contract with the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 team Wellington Phoenix. On 20 October 2009, Vince Lia has extended his contract with the Wellington Phoenix until the end of 2011-2012.

International career

Lia captained both the Australian U-17's and U-20's at the 2003 and 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship respectively.

Statistics

A-League Career Statistics
Club Season   A-League
A-League
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Finals Series Asia Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....


(A-League
A-League
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)
2005–06 17 0 17 0
2006–07 7 0 7 0
Club Total 24 0 24 0
Club Season   A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

Finals Series Asia Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Wellington Phoenix F.C.
(A-League
A-League
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)
2007–08 13 1 13 1
2008–09 0 0 0 0
2008–09 23 0 3 0 26 0
2010–11
2010–11 A-League
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5 0 5 0
Club Total 41 1 3 0 44 1
Career totals 61 1 2 0 63 1
Last updated 30 September 2010

Honours

With Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

:
A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 Championship: 2006-2007
A-League 2006-07
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 A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 Premiership: 2006-2007
A-League 2006-07
The 2006–07 A-League season was the second season of the Australian football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...


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