“I’d love to go back and play in the A-League one day,” Langerak told Goal Japan.

“At the moment it’s not my priority, but for sure, one day, I think. I have a lot of happy memories for playing in the A-League.

“I always try watch the games and keep up to date what’s going on in A-League. And it’s only going to keep growing.

“It’s very exciting at the moment in the players who are there, [Keisuke] Honda, for example."

The 30-year-old Aussie shot-stopper made his name as a baby-faced youngster at Melbourne Victory, before taking off to one of the biggest clubs in the world - Borussia Dortmund.

Although he initially impressed at the Bundesliga giants, a few lean spells prevented Langerak from ever fulfilling his lofty potential. Kept out of the side by club great Roman Weidenfeller, Langerak's next moves to VfB Stuttgart and then to Spain with Levante failed to pay dividends.

During this period he also lost his Socceroos place, without ever having truly cemented it, to now-Premier League stalwart Mat Ryan. But Langerak's back to enjoying his football and in fine form with current J-League club Nagoya Grampus.

Nagoya are aiming high for the J-League title this season, while Langerak has impressed greatly keeping 11 cleansheets in just over 40 appearances.

Yet a return to Australia still beckons on the horizon.

“Hopefully, in the next one, two, three years, the A-League will continue to develop and continue to grow," Langerak said.

“And hopefully more big-name players like Honda will join the league and give it another boost.”