NEW signing Daniel Georgievski says he is up for the fight when it comes to winning his way in to the Melbourne Victory line-up.

Georgievski, a 20-time Macedonian international, can play either left or right back.

Coach Kevin Muscat said the 26-year-old’s versatility would come in handy throughout a season in which left back Scott Galloway and right back Jason Geria will miss games due to Young Socceroos and Olyroos duties respectively.

And Georgievski said he is prepared to play wherever Muscat wants him to.

“That’s what we spoke about most of the time because we have younger backs so with me coming in it will either be left or right, it really depends on the situation,” Georgievski said.

media_camera Scott Galloway of the Victory will compete with Georgievski and Geria for the wingback spots.

“I’m just a worker. Whatever the coach says to do you do and you do it to the best of your ability.

“It’s good to have competition. t’s a part of our game. If you only had one player for each position then it would be much easier.

“But when you have younger players coming in and they’re eager to play, they want to show themselves, then that makes you even more motivated.”

Georgievski comes to Victory from Romanian powerhouse Steaua București where he played 11 UEFA Champions League matches last season, including home and away ties against Chelsea.

“It was an experience,” he said.

media_camera Jason Geria of the Victory in action during the FFA Cup.

“I learned from (those two Chelsea games). It’s something you dream of as a child. I was waking up to watch Champions League and then to be actually able to play with the likes of (Fernando) Torres, (Samuel) Eto’o and (Eden) Hazard was just a dream come true.

“But, you know, that dream was short-lived and now I’m here. So I’m hoping to bring that experience here as much as possible.”

Georgievski was 18 when he left the Marconi Stallions bound for Croatia.

He said he never received a call from anyone involved with the Socceroos to play for Australia so was more than happy to play for Macedonia when called up for the first time in 2011.

Kevin Muscat and our new signing Daniel Georgievski chat to the media after today's session on Gosch's #mvfc #TUGvMVC pic.twitter.com/GpjlIgxJ5w — Melbourne Victory (@gomvfc) September 15, 2014

He didn’t play the recent Euro 2016 qualifier against Spain, but said the door has not been closed to future call ups.

“I called the president and the coach, so we have spoken,” he said.

“The last game they played was a qualifier, I had a long talk with the coach and I obviously didn’t have a club so it would have been unfair to other players for me to be called in and be playing while other players (are playing for their clubs).

“My main goal right now is to get in to shape and whatever happens, happens. My main goal is to play for Melbourne.”