Midfielder Steven Lustica is considering his options after trying to help Qizilqum Zarafshon avoid relegation in the Uzbekistan Super League last year.

He moved there after a season with Croatian club Inter Zapresic.

The 28-year-old has a one-year extension from Qizilqum on the table, but it would be in the second-tier Uzbekistan Pro League.

It's believed there's also interest from several A-League clubs, as well as clubs in South Korea and Thailand.

Fellow Canberran George Timotheou is also considering a return Down Under, with the Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United interested in the defender.

Lustica has been back in Melbourne, where his fiancee is from, for the past three weeks and will make a decision on his future this month.

"I've got an offer to re-sign at the club that I was at," he said.

"But I'm just relaxing, spending time with family and maybe in a few weeks make a decision. I've got a few offers happening at the moment. I'll weigh that up and make a decision in the next few weeks."

Uzbekistan has been an eye-opening experience for Lustica - everything from the oppressive summer heat to the language and food.

The Super League runs from March until December and he moved there in about June - right in the middle of their summer.

It meant he was training at 8pm at night to avoid the heat.

They speak Uzbek and Russian, which is where Lustica's Croatian background came in handy.

"It's a quiet and safe country to live. The people there are very friendly," Lustica said.

"The language barrier at times was difficult ... but fortunately for me Russian is very similar to Croatian, so I was able to pick up things pretty easily and communicate. The biggest challenge was adapting to the heat ... the temperatures were 40-45 degrees so we wouldn't train until 8pm every night. So you wouldn't eat until 11pm and you wouldn't fall asleep until 2-4am."

Lustica has played for four A-League clubs in the past - Gold Coast United, Adelaide United, the Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers.

A return to the A-League could happen during the January transfer window.

While Lustica felt it was a more physical league, Uzbekistan was very good technically.

"The standard's very good and a lot of players there are very technical players," he said.

"It's not as physical and as quick as the A-League. The A-League is very transitional - up and down - whereas in Uzbekistan it's a bit more controlled possession, slower build-ups. bTeams like to keep the ball, create chances. Physically it's not as demanding, especially in the heat - you've got to be smarter the way you play, you've got to limit the running you do."

Having played for the Australian under-20s, Lustica hasn't given up on his dream of representing the Socceroos.

But he knows it comes down to performing at club level.

"That's always the dream for every player, to play for the national team," Lustica said.

"You're always going to give yourself a chance if you're playing well at club football. You're always going to be in that window for the Socceroos. In the back of your mind you've always got goals like that that you set yourself, but that always comes down to your club football and how you perform there."