| Lia spent the early stages of his professional career in the NSL at South Melbourne. He then moved on to Melbourne Victory where he spent two years as a squad player winning a championship in 2006/07. He moved to the Wellington Phoenix in 2007.Lia scored his first ever A-League goal in a 1-1 draw against his former team, Melbourne Victory, in the 58th minute on 24 November 2007 in front of a 20,938 strong crowd at the Telstra Dome. Lia missed the entire 2008-09 A-League Season due to a knee injury suffered in pre-season, requiring a full reconstruction. In 2009-10 A-League Season, Vince Lia has signed a contract with the A-League team Wellington Phoenix. On 20 October 2009, Vince Lia has extended his contract with the Wellington Phoenix until the end of 2011-2012 |