Kylan Piltz is on the radar of big clubs after breaking Murray United's goalscoring record

Piltz, 14, has already netted 46 times this season and with 10 games still remaining, his final tally is going to be off the charts.

Opposition clubs have already identified him as the danger man and Murray bosses are anticipating A-League interest.

"It's a double-edged sword," United's technical director Adam Carty said.

"You'd love to see him still here but you'd also love to see him go.

"If we're true to who we are, the ideal thing for him is to follow his dream.

"The clubs that I'm talking to know already him by first name.

"It'll be interesting, come September-October, when the academy transfer window opens up, what happens there and what they do with trials."

Piltz, a former Melrose junior, has flourished at Murray and hasn't looked back since bagging four goals in the season-opener against Moreland City.

"Scoring the amount of goals I have has really boosted my confidence for the future of my career," Piltz said.

"My dream is to be picked up by Melbourne Victory or Melbourne City.

"It's good knowing they're watching our club and that the amount of goals I've scored has really caught their eye.

"I hope someone in the future can do the same and beat my record."

Having eclipsed the 45 goals Lewis Greenwood chalked up for Murray in 2015, Piltz is already up to eighth on the club's all-time scorers' chart.

"He's worked really hard for it so it's good to see it paying off," dad Jamie Piltz said.

"He's super dedicated to football, it's his life and his mother and I are real proud.

"It's exciting, and daunting at the same time, to know the next step is in a capital city.

"But if that's what he wants to do, his mother and I will do our best to get him there.

"To drive to Melbourne to watch your kid play soccer 10 times a year is nothing.

"You're there and back in a day and to see the quality of opposition they play against and the experiences they get, I wouldn't change it.

"Murray United is a breeding ground for kids who are die-hard footballers.

"They egg each other on to be better and the quality kids can see a pathway for them."

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Piltz's willingness to work on his game, allied to his natural ability, is setting him apart.

"You see other teams going 'where is he?' when they turn up," Carty said.

"Teams from Melbourne know him by reputation and they try to work him out. They try to double-team him or isolate him but he's smart and he's got more than one string to his bow.

"He's very hard on himself but most good players are."

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