title: Daniel Piorkowski
text: # Daniel Piorkowski
  
  Daniel Piorkowski (born 12 January 1984) is an Australian footballer.
  
  ## Club career
  
  ### Melbourne Knights
  
  His progress as a footballer was delayed by a knee reconstruction, sustained during his playing days with ex NSL club Melbourne Knights FC. Daniel also was a member of the Australian Under 20 Side and missed out on a place in the Under-20 World Cup due to a knee reconstruction.
  
  ### Melbourne Victory
  
  After signing for Melbourne Victory, Piorkowski made 11 appearances and was signed to a new two-year deal in April 2006. Piorkowski was an important part of the Victory defence during their premiership winning season in 06/07 along with Adrian Leijer and Rodrigo Vargas. He unfortunately injured his knee during the season and did not feature in the finals series. On 13 February 2008 he was tabled a new contract by Victory but remained undecided whether to stay with the club. On 13 May 2008 he finally decided to pursue his ambitions of playing in Europe.
  
  ### Newcastle Jets
  
  On 13 September 2008 he signed a short deal after a week-long trial to cover injured defender Shaun Ontong.
  
  ### Gold Coast United
  
  On 20 November 2008 he joined Gold Coast United FC on a two-year deal.
  
  ## Honours
  
  Melbourne Victory
  
  * A-League Championship: 2006-2007
  * A-League Premiership: 2006-2007
  