THE A-League’s record goalscorer, Besart Berisha, is set to quit Australia and head back to Europe to find a new club.<\/p>\n
Berisha left Western United in July after his two-year deal with the expansion outfit expired.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old had been linked to a return to Melbourne Victory but with no deal forthcoming, Berisha says he has made the decision to leave Australia to continue his career.<\/p>\n
“I am 36 but I feel I can still perform for another season… I was talking to clubs, a lot of back and forth, but in the end nothing has happened so I have to think of my future,” Berisha told The Age<\/em>.<\/p>\n “There is an opportunity overseas and if it can be done I really want to do it, to play my last season where it all started for me it would be special.”<\/p>\n Arriving in Australia in 2011, Berisha spent three seasons at Brisbane Roar, scoring in both the 2012 and 2014 grand final triumphs.<\/p>\n He then moved to the Victory, finding the back of the net again in a grand final as his new club won the 2015 championship with a 3-0 win over Sydney FC.<\/p>\n Berisha won a fourth grand final with the Victory in 2018 before heading to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in Japan.<\/p>\n He returned to Australia for Western’s inaugural A-League campaign in 2019, scoring 26 goals in 50 appearances.<\/p>\n Berisha exits the A-League with a total of 142 goals, 38 clear of nearest rival Jamie Maclaren on the all-time scoring list.<\/p>\n As well as his four A-League championships, Berisha won two premierships and the FFA Cup in 2015 with Victory.<\/p>\n The Kosovo-born striker has also earned two A-League golden boot awards and 16 caps for Albania and a solitary appearance for his homeland in 2017.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n