Daniel Piorkowski (born 12 January 1984) is an Australian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
.
Club career
Melbourne Knights
His progress as a footballer was delayed by a knee reconstruction, sustained during his playing days with ex
NSL club
Melbourne Knights FC. Daniel also was a member of the Australian Under 20 Side and missed out on a place in the Under-20 World Cup due to a knee reconstruction.
Melbourne Victory
After signing for Melbourne Victory, Piorkowski made 11 appearances and was signed to a new two-year deal in April 2006. Piorkowski was an important part of the Victory defence during their premiership winning season in 06/07 along with
Adrian Leijer
Adrian Leijer (born 25 March 1986) is an Australian footballer who plays as a centre back.
Leijer played on one occasion for Australia and made over 100 appearances for Melbourne Victory in the A-League.
Club career Early years
Leijer was born ...
and
Rodrigo Vargas. He unfortunately injured his knee during the season and did not feature in the finals series. On 13 February 2008 he was tabled a new contract by Victory but remained undecided whether to stay with the club. On 13 May 2008 he finally decided to pursue his ambitions of playing in Europe.
Newcastle Jets
On 13 September 2008 he signed a short deal after a week-long trial to cover injured defender
Shaun Ontong.
Gold Coast United
On 20 November 2008 he joined
Gold Coast United FC
Gold Coast United Football Club is an Australian Association football, soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The earliest incarnation of the club formed in 1966 and its home ground was at Nikiforides Family Park in Broadbeach. The first ...
on a two-year deal.
Six more names confirmed for United
Honours
Melbourne Victory
* A-League Championship
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: 2006-2007
* A-League Premiership: 2006-2007
References
External links
Gold Coast United profile
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1984 births
Living people
Soccer players from Melbourne
Men's association football defenders
A-League Men players
National Soccer League (Australia) players
Gold Coast United FC players
Melbourne Knights FC players
Melbourne Victory FC players
Newcastle Jets FC players
Walsall F.C. players
Brunswick Juventus FC players
Australian people of Polish descent
Australian men's soccer players
Australia men's under-20 international soccer players