Central Coast Mariners has signed Brazilian forward Vitor Feijão, with the 28-year-old joining the club on a two-year deal.
Born in São Paulo, Feijão graduated from the Paraná Academy and made his professional debut aged 19 in the Brazilian Serie B.
In 2017 he was part of the squad that saw Paraná promoted to the top tier of Brazilian football, Serie A, for the first time in 10 years.
He departed Paraná in 2019 and has played the majority of his professional career in Brazil, although he did venture into Europe in 2021, where he featured 33 times for Albanian Premier League side Kukësi.
Feijão then joined Belarusian Premier League side FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk on loan for the 2022 season before returning to Brazil to play for Londrina in 2023.
The powerful and skilful forward now joins the Mariners off the back of spending the 2023/24 season with Caxias.
Feijão links-up with fellow countryman Mikael Doka at the Mariners becoming the sixth Brazilian to represent the club in its 20-year history.
Vitor takes up the fifth and final VISA spot for the 2024/25 Isuzu UTE A-League season joining Doka, Brian Kaltak, Ryan Edmondson and Alfie McCalmont.
The forward said he was thrilled to have signed for the Mariners and excited for the season ahead.
“I am very happy to be here on the Central Coast, joining an amazing club like the Mariners,” Feijão said.
“I’m very motivated to play my best football here and to help the club achieve our goals for this season.
“I can’t wait to get started.”
Central Coast Mariners head coach Mark Jackson is pleased to have secured Feijão’s signature and said he was excited for what he could bring to the team.
“We are really thrilled to get the deal over the line and to have Vitor join the club,” Jackson said.
“He has been a player that we have been working really hard to get and it is great to have him here on the Coast with us.
“He is a really exciting attacking player, one who is dynamic and powerful, and he is someone that we have really high hopes for.
“He already knows Doka which will be a positive and of real benefit to Vitor to help him settle.
“I know the fans will be really excited about the footballer that we are getting in Vitor.”