The growing tide of Australian sporting clubs leaping into esports shows no signs of slowing down with Hyundai A-League team Melbourne City FC becoming the first major football club in Australia to sign an official FIFA esports player.
Melbourne City’s acquisition of Victorian-based Marcus Gomes, a 20-year-old FIFA fanatic, local football player and esports competitor becomes just the third FIFA player to sign with the City Football Group owned team, alongside New York City FC’s Christopher Holly and Manchester City’s Kieran Brown.
“I started playing FIFA 2006 when I was nine, and I never could have imagined that the game would be where it is today, or that I would be signing a professional eSports contract with a club like Melbourne City,” Gomes said in a statement.