Former Wellington Phoenix striker Black Powell has joined the Central Coast Mariners on a two-year deal.
The 25-year-old left the Phoenix last season to be closer to his family in New South Wales.
He made 23 appearances with the Phoenix, netting eight goals.
Powell also played with Sydney FC for two season before joining the Phoenix in 2014.
“I'm a goalscorer, I want to score more goals than I did last season and be competitive with the team to push for a finals shot,” Powell said.
“At the moment Tony (Mariners' coach Tony Walmsley) has been playing me as a number 10 in a play maker's role and I'm liking the amount of freedom and getting a lot more touches on the ball.
“As a striker the ball might not come to you as much so it's been good, we played on Tuesday night so I am looking to build on the combination play between Roy (O'Donovan) and Fabio (Ferreira).
“That was the first game I've played with Roy and in time I think that combination will work really well."
Central Coast coach Tony Walmsley said he is delighted to secure Powell's services.
“Blake Powell has proved himself to be a goal scorer at both Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix and gives us a point of difference as a second striker or number 10,” Walmsley said.
“Blake is a hard worker; has great pace and makes smart forward runs.
“When we heard he had returned to NSW for family reasons and had been released by Wellington it made sense to make an approach and I'm delighted to be able to add him to our attacking options for the next two seasons."
