Melbourne City have signed Olyroos midfielder Stefan Mauk on a one-year loan deal from Dutch second division side NEC Nijmegen.
Mauk returns to City where he emerged as a promising young attacking midfielder, making 47 senior appearances over four seasons, before moving to Adelaide United and winning the 2015-16 A-League double.
The 21-year-old joined his new teammates at the City Football Academy on Wednesday, following his return to Australia from the AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers in Myanmar.
Melbourne City coach Warren Joyce was delighted with the acquisition of Mauk who told FourFourTwo in June he wanted a move after NEC's relegation from the Dutch Eredivisie.
“Stefan is a player who has previously been involved in the Club’s system and has worked with a number of our players in Australia’s national set-up – both for the underage teams and for the Socceroos," Joyce said.

"We believe Stefan has the attributes to link well with our attacking players and provide a dynamic contribution to our team."
The midfielder made the move to Melbourne from his home state of South Australia as a 16-year-old, signing for the Club as part of the its National Youth League side in 2012, via the Australian Institute of Sport.
Mauk progressed to a senior deal in the 2013/14, although made his senior debut in the 2012/13 A-League season against Sydney FC.
Mauk made the move to the Netherlands with NEC, following a short stint with Adelaide United in 2016.

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