Nishan Velupillay

Left wingers · Melbourne Victory · A-League Men · 2025/2026

Nishan Velupillay is a Inside forward / Two-way winger at Melbourne Victory. In the 2025/2026 A-League Men season, the Xilytics score is 49 out of 100 against left wingers in the same league and season — 25 once adjusted for league strength. He produced 4 goals and 1 assists in 1,493 minutes, at a 6.88 match rating. His profile leans on Scoring (72) and Physicality (68), while Attacking Efficiency (20) is his clearest area to improve. Across 3 seasons of 900+ minutes — 4,662 minutes in all, 1 competitions from 2023/2024 to 2025/2026 — his Xilytics score averages 34. His best season scored 48 (2024/2025) and his weakest 25 (2025/2026). His seasons move about as much as most players' do. A career figure of this length repeats at 0.76 for left wingers — measured by correlating each player's odd seasons against his even ones. See his full ability radar, percentile ranking on every metric, role fit and most-similar players below.

Nishan Velupillay scouting report: Left wingers at Melbourne Victory, A-League Men, 2025/2026. Radar analysis, strengths, similar players and season stats.