Mikey Ghossaini

Mikey Ghossaini
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-08-25) 25 August 2007
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 29
Youth career
2017–2022 Football Technique School
2020–2022 Glen Eira
2023–2024 Melbourne City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Melbourne City Youth 23 (3)
2024–2026 Melbourne City 8 (0)
2026– Melbourne Victory Youth 18 (17)
2026– Melbourne Victory 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026

Michael Ghossaini (born 25 August 2007) is a Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Australian club Melbourne Victory.

Club career

Youth

Ghossaini began his youth career at Football Technique School (FTS), a private academy linked to Glen Eira, joining at age 10 in late 2017.[1] Between 2020 and 2022, he scored 93 goals in 59 National Premier Leagues matches for Glen Eira's U13, U14, and U15 teams.[1][2]

Ahead of the 2023 season, Ghossaini transferred from Glen Eira to Melbourne City's youth academy.[3] During the 2024 season, he finished top scorer in the U23 competition, scoring 22 goals in 17 matches.[3] Over the course of 2023 and 2024, Ghossaini scored a combined 55 goals in various youth competitions for Melbourne City.[3] He began training regularly with the first team during the 2024 season.[3]

Melbourne City

Ghossaini made his first-team debut for Melbourne City in the A-League on 31 December 2024, appearing as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against the Central Coast Mariners.[4] Three days later, on 3 January 2025, Ghossaini provided a backheel assist for Nathaniel Atkinson's goal against Wellington Phoenix,[5] which was later awarded the A-League Assist of the Month for January 2025.[6]

Melbourne Victory

In January 2026,[7] Ghossaini joined Melbourne Victory's Victoria Premier League 1 (VPL1) team ahead of the 2026 season.[8] He scored his first goal on 16 February 2026, in the season opener, helping his side win 2–1 against Eltham Redbacks.[9] During the season, Ghossaini became one of the leading goalscorers in the VPL1, with 15 goals in 17 appearances by June 2026, giving him a four-goal lead in the league's scoring charts.[10] The Herald Sun described his performances as strengthening his case for an A-League contract.[10]

Ghossaini signed his A-League contract with Victory on 2 July 2026, ahead of the 2026–27 season.[11] He was subsequently included in Melbourne Victory's squad for its opening practice match of the season.[12] On 8 August 2026, he scored the winning penalty in a penalty shoot-out against Western Sydney Wanderers, helping his side progress to the quarter-finals of the 2026 Australia Cup.[13]

International career

Born in Australia, Ghossaini is of Lebanese descent and is eligible to play for both Australia and Lebanon at the international level.[14]

In 2022, he was named as a shadow-squad player for the Australia national under-16 team in preparation of the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Indonesia.[1] In 2024, Ghossaini received a call-up to the Lebanon national under-20 team,[3] scoring in a 2–1 friendly win against an All-Stars Lebanese team.[15][16] In August 2026, he was called up to the Australia national under-20 team ahead of the 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers.[17]

Personal life

Ghossaini grew up in Melbourne, Australia,[18] to Lebanese parents are from Baakline.[14] Growing up, he attended matches of Melbourne Heart FC and its successor club, Melbourne City FC, at the stadium.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Australia Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Melbourne City Youth 2024[20] Victoria Premier League 1 50——50
2025[21] Victoria Premier League 1 183——183
Total 2330000233
Melbourne City 2024–25 A-League 80——80
2025–26 A-League ———00
Total 80000080
Melbourne Victory Youth 2026[22] Victoria Premier League 1 1817——1817
Melbourne Victory 2026–27 A-League 00300030
Career total 492030005220

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mikey Ghossaini (2007) - Signing Melbourne City U18s". Football Technique School. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Michael Ghossaini at GameDay
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 sachapisani (19 August 2024). "55-goal teen sensation wins Golden Boot as another A-Leagues academy claims title: Wonderkid Watch". A-Leagues. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  4. ↑ jackkovacic (31 December 2024). "ALM REPORT: Central Coast 1-1 City". Melbourne City. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  5. ↑ @aleagues; (6 January 2025). "A few years ago, Mikey Ghossaini was just a kid waiting for a photo with Nathaniel Atkinson. On Saturday, that same kid set him up with a backheel assist" – via Instagram.
  6. ↑ "Michael Ghossaini | eToro Assist of the Month | January | Isuzu UTE A-League 2024-25". A-Leagues. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  7. ↑ tsmith (2 July 2026). "Ghossaini and Mihailidis seal A-League contracts with Victory". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  8. ↑ tsmith (11 February 2026). "Victory announces VPL squad". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  9. ↑ tsmith (17 February 2026). "VPL Coaches Notes: Victory Beat Eltham". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  10. 1 2 Higgins, Ben (16 June 2026). "NPL Victoria Talking Points: Preston Lions bans fans from attending Heidelberg United clash, Manningham United Nick Marinos, Mikey Ghossaini pushes A-League case". Herald Sun. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  11. ↑ tsmith (2 July 2026). "Ghossaini and Mihailidis seal A-League contracts with Victory". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Higgins, Ben (22 July 2026). "NPL Victoria: 22 players A-League clubs must watch for 2026". Herald Sun. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  13. ↑ tsmith (8 August 2026). "Penalty prowess puts Victory through to AUS Cup Quarter-Final". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  14. 1 2 https://www.instagram.com/p/DaSim-xIADP/
  15. ↑ ""كأس سليم ابو شبكة" فوز منتخب لبنان تحت ال20 سنة على نجوم الأندية". Time Out Super Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام - كأس سليم ابو شبكة الاولى احرز منتخب تحت 20 سنة في كرة القدم". الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "CommBank Young Socceroos squad update". Socceroos. Football Australia. 23 August 2026.
  18. 1 2 https://www.instagram.com/reels/DHX4fhFIa5q/
  19. ↑ Michael Ghossaini at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "Michael Ghossaini – 2024 VPL 1 Men". GameDay. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Mikey Ghossaini – 2025 VPL Men 1". GameDay. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  22. ↑ "Mikey Ghossaini – 2026". Dribl. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
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