Is this the hottest striker in Australia?

There are purple patches, and then there’s whatever Marco Gueli is doing right now.

The German-born striker, who is in his first season in Australia, isn’t just scoring in NPL NNSW. He’s ripping it apart.

10 goals in his last four games with Belmont Swansea United. 17 in 10 for the season to date.

His breath-taking four-game stretch has delivered a pair of four-goal hauls.

This isn’t form, it’s domination.

There’s a strong feeling he is “above NPL level” and capable of stepping higher. A-League teams, are you watching?

It is easy to see why.

If you dissect his current run, it makes for incredible reading.

Twice, the former Stuttgart youngster scored four goals in a game - against Edgeworth Eagles FC and Kahibah FC.

Lets look at the performance against the previously unbeaten Edgeworth Eagles in Round 7.

Belmont Swansea United were dead and buried.

3–1 down against an a side that doesn’t give games away, let alone three-goal swings. The script was written.

Then Gueli tore it up. One goal to spark belief.

Two more in a three-minute burst to flip the game. And then the killer blow, a fourth to complete a comeback that shouldn’t have been possible. He scored three goals in just seven minutes. Let that sink in.

By full-time, Edgeworth’s unbeaten run was gone. And Gueli had delivered one of the performances of the NPL season as Belmont Swansea celebrated arguably the biggest result in their history.

“He's [Gueli] quality on and off the park,” head coach Michael Stafford said via NPL NNSW.

“He only had four shots, and he scored four goals. There's something to his quality.

He was at it again two weeks later. Another four-goal blitz to fuel his team.

Last week, Gueli’s goal settled Belmont’s 2-1 victory over Lambton Jaffas.

Only once has Gueli not scored in 2026 - Round 1.

And at this rate, we could soon see the German on the biggest stage in Australia.