Sydney FC fullback Pedj Bojic to return from calf injury for start of A-League season Sydney FC fullback Pedj Bojic has overcome a calf injury in time for the start of the A-League season. PEDJ Bojic is relieved to be fit for the opening round of the A-League season after overcoming a calf injury. The 29-year-old picked up the injury during Sydney FC's preseason tour of Italy almost two months ago and hasn't featured since. He admits he was initially concerned about the extent of its seriousness, but the Sky Blues" new recruit has been fit for a week now and is itching to get the season started against Newcastle on October 11. "These off-seasons are really long and now we're itching to play and really looking forward to another exciting season in the A-League," Bojic said. I am relieved and really excited. I'm just looking forward to playing for once at home at Allianz Stadium in front of a huge crowd. Bojic was signed by Frank Farina after five years at Central Coast Mariners, but Sydney has always been home to him and he's already settled in well. "I love it, it's home for me," he said. The boys are great, the club's fantastic and I'm just really excited being here and happy and really looking forward to the season. We're getting players back now, which is great and ready in time for round one. But again it's a long season and we're looking forward to it. His goals for the season are to enjoy his football and, of course, to win. Sydney finished in seventh last season and will be aiming to at least make the play-offs this year. The squad has been strengthened by the additions of Matt Jurman, Tiago Calvano, Nick Carle and Mark Warren and the announcement that Alessandro Del Piero will be the club's captain is another boost. "He's been captain in the past at huge clubs and captain of his national team," Bojic said. I'm sure he's going to be fantastic for us and he's going to be a great leader. Sydney will start the season with their squad close to full strength - midfielders Terry Antonis and Peter Triantis are the only players ruled out through injury at this stage.