Roy Krishna celebrates his goal against the Newcastle Jets, which made him the club's joint all-time leading scorer. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
The Wellington Phoenix have another A-League import slot at their disposal after striker Roy Krishna was granted New Zealand citizenship.
The Fijian international has been based in New Zealand for a decade, representing Auckland clubs at domestic level before arriving at the Wellington Phoenix in 2014.
He has gone on to score a club record 34 goals in 101 appearances.
The Phoenix have long-hoped Krishna's status would change, allowing coach Mark Rudan to fill an additional visa player spot, adding to the existing group of English defender Steven Taylor, Spanish midfielder Mandi and Polish pair Filip Kurto and Michal Kopczynski.
-AAP