N. Velupillay · career
Nishan Velupillay
Central · FC Ingolstadt 04 · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2025/26Trending down
The record covers 2 seasons (2025/26–2026/27) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 30 appearances, 4 goals and 1 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Melbourne Victory — Season rating 19, 4 goals and 1 assist in 22 games. Form has slipped 18 Season points across his last 2 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 18 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | 7 | 4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Melbourne Victory | 24 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Melbourne Victory | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 5 | 3 |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026/27 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 26 | 3 | |
| Australia U23 | 2024/25 | AFC U23 Asian Cup | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 4 | 2 |
Honours
Australia Cup×2A-League Men×3A-League Youth×2Australia Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification Asiaat Australia | 5 | 214 | 3 | 0 | 6.9 |
| World Cupat Australia | 2 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Friendliesat Australia | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played10 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | 3. Liga | H Würzburger Kickers | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | 3. Liga | A Preußen Münster | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | 3. Liga | A SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 4 | 3. Liga | H Alemannia Aachen | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | 3. Liga | A FC Saarbrücken | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 16 | 3. Liga | H Hoffenheim II | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 19 | 3. Liga | A FC Viktoria Köln | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | 3. Liga | H SV Wehen | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 14 | 3. Liga | A Waldhof Mannheim | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 17 | 3. Liga | H Rot-Weiß Essen | 1-0 | Not in squad | — |