Melbourne City star player Jamie Maclaren visited Sunbury United junior players on April 24.
The A-league striker began his career at the Sunbury United Football Club and has since gone on to compete in two World Cups and become the league’s highest ever goal scorer.
Club president Loris Rebeschini said having Maclaren visit the club and meet junior players was a special tradition.
“Jamie grew up in Sunbury so his first soccer experience was with Sunbury United,” Mr Rebeschini said.
“Every year he comes and meets all the juniors and we carry that tradition.
“It makes a world of difference to see a professional player come down and answer questions… It’s good for the juniors.”
There were about 100 to 200 people at the club to meet Maclaren, which coincided with him becoming the league’s all time high goal scorer on April 22, with 143 goals to his name.
“It’s pretty special, as it coincided with him being all time high goal soccer [as he] scored three goals at his game on Saturday,” Mr Rebeschini said.
“It’s a good experience all round, [especially] for some [junior players] following Melbourne City.”
Zoe Moffatt
