The All Whites striker Shane Smeltz has re-signed with A League runners-up Sydney FC for a further two years.
The 33-year-old will now remain at the club until at least the end of the 2016-17 A-League season despite strong interest from Malaysian clubs.
New Zealand football international Shane Smeltz. Photo: Photosport
Smeltz's decision to stay with the club follows the departure of Austrian marquee player Marc Janko, to whom he'd spent most of the A-League season playing second string.