Ceccoli came to the Mariners having recently completed a season in Japan’s second tier J.League 2 with Avispa Fukuoka, contributing 34 appearances and one goal to his club’s 48 game season, which came to a close in late November, 2007. Following the season ending injury suffered by regular Mariners left back Dean Heffernan, Ceccoli was introduced to bolster the Mariners’ defensive stocks leading into their hopeful participation in the Hyundai A-League Finals Series. Prior to leaving Australian shores for Japan in early 2007, Ceccoli played two seasons with the Mariners’ southern rivals, Sydney FC, some highlights of his tenure in sky blue including a pair of blistering strikes from distance that were fit for any football highlights reel across the globe. Ceccoli’s CV includes one Hyundai A-League Championship and two National Soccer League Championships, as well as six appearances for the Qantas Socceroos.