Perth Glory is delighted to confirm that Mustafa Amini will captain the club’s ISUZU UTE A-League team in the 2022/23 Season.
The Socceroos midfielder is honoured to have been handed the role and is relishing the prospect of leading what is a new-look squad into the new campaign which gets underway with a trip to Western Sydney Wanderers on Sunday (kick-off at 12pm WST).
“I’m very happy and excited about being named captain of Perth Glory,” he said.
“It’s an exciting year with plenty of hard work ahead of us and this is a challenge not only for me, but the whole football club as we look to bring the good days back to Glory.
“It’s a rebuilding phase, we know that, but we aren’t shying away from the challenges ahead and although it’s going to be tough, we will fight and give our all, that’s for sure.
“I believe that our players and staff have what it takes to be competitive this season.”
Head Coach Ruben Zadkovich has no doubt that Amini will prove to be an effective leader for the group, ably assisted by Mark Beevers whom he confirmed has been appointed vice-captain.
“Musti is a unique personality and someone I’ve admired for a long time,” he said.
“His infectious personality and strong mentality enable him to lead naturally and easily on the pitch.
“He has a deeply-embedded ruthless mindset to winning, but carries himself with a happy-go-lucky spirit off the pitch which makes him a real favourite among players and staff and with the Members and fans.
“He has all the attributes to grow into an extremely inspiring leader.
“Having Mark beside him as vice-captain, someone who skippered a number of his previous clubs, will help Musti grow into the role and I have no doubt that they will help develop a positive atmosphere and winning mentality within the group.
“Those two may have the titles to their names, but we’ve built a squad of men, with other leaders there alongside them to share the weight of this rebuild.”
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