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REVEALED: World cup socceroo snapped up by german club | Rare Historical Photos

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Melbourne Victory's Nishan Velupillay has been sold to a German third-tier club. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Melbourne Victory favourite Nishan Velupillay has become the latest World Cup Socceroo to be snapped up by a European club, after a deal with third-tier FC Ingolstadt 04 was completed.

After seven years representing his boyhood club, ending up with 141 senior appearances and 25 goals, Victory saluted their departing star on Wednesday night, hailing Velupillay as "one of our own".

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