The Wellington Phoenix have signed Croatian holding midfielder Goran Paracki on a season-long A-League contract.
The 30-year-old defensive midfielder brings a wealth of experience with nearly 200 first division appearances across a decade in his native Croatia.
New Phoenix coach Darije Kalezic said it was Paracki's work ethic and mentality that had caught his eye.
"He is hard-working, has a good mentality - a mentality that fits very well with the Australian and New Zealand league style," Kalezic said.
"He comes from a very good professional environment, on the ball he's also a very technical player, which adds a lot of quality in the way that we want to play our football."