A-League Men: Perth Glory sign Wellington Phoenix full-back Sam Sutton on a three-year deal

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A-League Men: Perth Glory sign Wellington Phoenix full-back Sam Sutton on a three-year deal

Perth Glory have made their second visa signing of the off-season, with Wellington Phoenix left-back Sam Sutton signing on for the next three years.

The five-time New Zealand international has been heavily linked with Glory for some time, as has his Phoenix teammate Scott Wootton.

23 year-old Sutton has spent the past decade at the ‘Nix, graduating from their academy to make more than 100 appearances in the yellow and ******.

He was an ever-present for Wellington last season as he made 23 starts at left-back and his arrival fills an area of need for Perth.

Glory let go of both Belgian left-back Anas Hamzaoui and local product Riley Warland, while Japanese import Yuto Misao’s contract is expiring, leaving only young Zach Lisolajski as cover on the left side of defence.

Sutton said he was thrilled to be moving west, and went as far to expouse the virtues of the WA lifestyle.

“I decided to sign for Perth for many reasons. Firstly, I’ve been there many times and it’s definitely my favourite city in Australia,” he said.

“But more importantly, the passion, belief and ambition I got from (coach) David Zdrilic and (football director) Stan Lazaridis was the key determining factor.

“Their hunger to win trophies matches mine and I’m eager to start the season already.

“I believe in the calibre of players we are keeping and the ones we intend to bring in and hope we can win some silverware.”

Lazaridis was confident that Sutton will prove to be an excellent pick-up for the club.

Camera IconSam Sutton played more than 100 games for Wellington. Credit: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

“Sam is someone we’ve been monitoring for a while and he has all the attributes required to really fit our playing style.

“He’s a tenacious defender with a great engine who also likes to get forward and is capable of providing quality delivery into the box.

“At 23, we believe we have signed him at a great time and that he will continue his development into one of the best left-backs in the A-League.”

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