 On 3 August 2009 he succumbed to an ankle injury sustained while training in preparation for the first game of the 2009–10 A-League season.He was sidelined for several weeks 
but recovered to play the rest of the season, and after a slow start was able to put in several man of the match performances.On 19 July 2010, Vantstrattan was signed by the Central Coast Mariners after he wanted to move back home.