Nick Rizzo

After being educated at playing school football at Waverley College in Sydney, Rizzo arrived in England in 1996, joining English giants Liverpool. Although not capped in the first team, the then 18-year-old was an unused substitute on four occasions in the Premier League season 1997/98. He was then lured to Crystal Palace by Terry Venables for two seasons and featured in 36 league games before moving to Italian Serie B side Ternana in 2000. At Palace he scored three times; once in the league against Norwich City and twice in a League Cup tie against Colchester United (once in the first leg and once in the second leg). Following three injury-plagued seasons with a knee injury in Italy, he then joined English League 1 side Milton Keynes Dons (formerly Wimbledon F.C.) on a free transfer in November 2004, where he became a firm favourite with the fans. He is a lively and tricky player, known for his crossing and readiness to shoot on sight as well as his hard work and discipline. The summer of 2006 was not the best of times for Rizzo, who featured in the Dons' first pre-season game against Derby County but suffered an injury later in the season before going on loan to League Two side Grimsby Town and then League One side Chesterfield in 2007. It was announced on 8 May 2007 that Rizzo's contract with M K Dons had been terminated by mutual consent. He then signed a two-year contract with Perth Glory on 19 May 2007, and made his debut on 26 August 2007, coming on in the 69th minute…

Nicky has represented Australia at the U17, U20, and U23 levels and is a full Australian international, having played for the Socceroos against Croatia in 1998. He also played in the 2000 Olympics for the Australian U23 team, which failed to go past the group stages.

Since retiring, Rizzo has set up his own soccer school named "Nick Rizzo International Football School".

(Correct as of 2 February 2009)