List of A-League Men players

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Leigh Broxham has the most A-League Men appearances. Leigh Broxham 2018.jpg
Leigh Broxham has the most A-League Men appearances.

There are lists of A-League Men players who have made the most appearances in the A-League Men, the top level of the Australian soccer league system.

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Since the A-League Men's formation at the start of the 2005–06, four players have accrued 300 appearances in the A-League Men. The first player to reach the milestone was defender Andrew Durante, in representation of Newcastle Jets and Wellington Phoenix; his 300th match was Wellington's 3–2 win over Central Coast Mariners on 12 January 2019. [1]

Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) is the only player to have achieved to accoldate of 300+ A-League Men appearances exclusively for the club. Liam Reddy played for seven A-League Men clubs (the most for this achievement) on their way to 300+ A-League Men games. The only players from outside Oceania to play 200+ A-League Men games is Maltese defender Manny Muscat and Kosovan striker Besart Berisha. [2]

List of players

Players are initially listed by number of appearances. If number of appearances are equal, the players are then listed chronologically by the year of first appearance. Current A-League Men players and their current clubs are shown in bold.

Statistics are updated as of 27 December 2023. [3]

A-League Men players with at least 200 appearances
RankPlayerNat.PosAppsFirstLastClub(s)
1 Leigh Broxham Flag of Australia (converted).svg MF38320072023 Melbourne Victory (381)
2 Nikolai Topor-Stanley Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF38020062023 Newcastle Jets (189), Western Sydney Wanderers (104), Perth Glory (37), Western United (36), Sydney FC (14)
3 Alex Wilkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF36520052023 Sydney FC (183), Central Coast Mariners (172), Melbourne City (10)
4 Andrew Durante Flag of New Zealand.svg DF35820062021 Wellington Phoenix (273), Western United (45), Newcastle Jets (40)
5 Liam Reddy Flag of Australia (converted).svg GK35020052023 Perth Glory (154), Brisbane Roar (66), Central Coast Mariners (52), Sydney FC (37), Newcastle Jets (23), Wellington Phoenix (12), Western Sydney Wanderers (6)
6 Scott Jamieson Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF32220082023 Melbourne City (140), Perth Glory (56), Adelaide United (49), Sydney FC (48), Western Sydney Wanderers (29)
7 Danny Vukovic Flag of Australia (converted).svg GK31620052023 Central Coast Mariners (142), Perth Glory (106), Sydney FC (28), Melbourne Victory (23), Wellington Phoenix (17)
8 Kosta Barbarouses Flag of New Zealand.svg FW30520072023 Melbourne Victory (127), Wellington Phoenix (79), Sydney FC (66), Brisbane Roar (33)
9 Scott Neville Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF29520082023 Perth Glory (104), Brisbane Roar (93), Western Sydney Wanderers (51), Newcastle Jets (47)
10 Jason Hoffman Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF29420072023 Newcastle Jets (214), Melbourne City (80)
11 Eugene Galekovic Flag of Australia (converted).svg GK28820052019 Adelaide United (238), Melbourne City (35), Melbourne Victory (15)
Tarek Elrich Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF28820052020 Newcastle Jets (134), Adelaide United (101), Western Sydney Wanderers (43), Perth Glory (10)
Matt Simon Flag of Australia (converted).svg FW28820072021 Central Coast Mariners (221), Sydney FC (67)
14 Nigel Boogaard Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF27520062021 Newcastle Jets (122), Adelaide United (98), Central Coast Mariners (55)
15 Matt McKay Flag of Australia (converted).svg MF27220052019 Brisbane Roar (272)
16 Rhyan Grant Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF27020082023 Sydney FC (270)
17 Jack Hingert Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF26720092023 Brisbane Roar (240), North Queensland Fury (27)
18 Vince Lia Flag of Australia (converted).svg MF25920052020 Wellington Phoenix (197), Adelaide United (34), Melbourne Victory (24), Perth Glory (4)
19 Luke Brattan Flag of Australia (converted).svg MF25820092023 Brisbane Roar (91), Sydney FC (88), Melbourne City (79)
20 Mark Bridge Flag of Australia (converted).svg FW25120052019 Western Sydney Wanderers (121), Sydney FC (80), Newcastle Jets (50)
21 Glen Moss Flag of New Zealand.svg GK25120052020 Wellington Phoenix (140), Newcastle Jets (46), Gold Coast United (41), Melbourne Victory (14), New Zealand Knights (9)
22 Josh Risdon Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF24820102023 Perth Glory (142), Western United (78), Western Sydney Wanderers (28)
23 Andrew Redmayne Flag of Australia (converted).svg GK24720082023 Sydney FC (163), Melbourne City (48), Western Sydney Wanderers (31), Central Coast Mariners (3), Brisbane Roar (2)
24 Alex Brosque Flag of Australia (converted).svg FW24320052019 Sydney FC (222), Queensland Roar (21)
25 Ivan Franjic Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF24220092021 Brisbane Roar (131), Perth Glory (53), Melbourne City (39), Macarthur FC (19)
26 Besart Berisha Flag of Kosovo.svg FW23620112021 Melbourne Victory (110), Brisbane Roar (76), Western United (50)
27 Michael McGlinchey Flag of New Zealand.svg MF23320092020 Central Coast Mariners (148), Wellington Phoenix (85)
28 Anthony Caceres Flag of Australia (converted).svg MF23220132023 Sydney FC (127), Central Coast Mariners (62), Melbourne City (43)
29 Connor Pain Flag of Australia (converted).svg MF23120132023 Western United (105), Central Coast Mariners (73), Melbourne Victory (53)
30 Michael Marrone Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF23020092021 Adelaide United (160), Melbourne Heart (70)
Michael Theo Flag of Australia (converted).svg GK23020052017 Brisbane Roar (159), Melbourne Victory (71)
32 Manny Muscat Flag of Malta.svg DF22920082018 Wellington Phoenix (192), Melbourne City (37)
33 John Hutchinson Flag of Malta.svg MF22820052015 Central Coast Mariners (228)
34 Mitch Nichols Flag of Australia (converted).svg MF22620072019 Brisbane Roar (125), Western Sydney Wanderers (53), Perth Glory (27), Melbourne Victory (14), Wellington Phoenix (7)
Dimitri Petratos Flag of Australia (converted).svg FW22620102022 Brisbane Roar (94), Newcastle Jets (79), Sydney FC (30), Western Sydney Wanderers (23)
36 Storm Roux Flag of New Zealand.svg DF23020132023 Central Coast Mariners (157), Melbourne Victory (72), Perth Glory (1)
37 Joshua Brillante Flag of Australia (converted).svg MF22520102023 Sydney FC (79), Melbourne Victory (50), Newcastle Jets (46), Melbourne City (28), Gold Coast United (14), Western Sydney Wanderers (8)
38 Archie Thompson Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF22420052016 Melbourne Victory (224)
39 Matt Thompson Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF22120052014 Newcastle Jets (121), Melbourne Heart (82), Sydney FC (18)
40 Jack Clisby Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF21820132023 Central Coast Mariners (71), Perth Glory (70), Western Sydney Wanderers (46), Melbourne City (31)
Josh Rose Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF21820052018 Central Coast Mariners (183), Melbourne City (23), New Zealand Knights (12)
42 Isaías Flag of Spain.svg MF21620132023 Adelaide United (216)
43 Rostyn Griffiths Flag of Australia (converted).svg MF21420092018 Melbourne City (82), Perth Glory (59), Central Coast Mariners (48), North Queensland Fury (23), Adelaide United (2)
Jamie Maclaren Flag of Australia (converted).svg FW21420132023 Melbourne City (123), Brisbane Roar (53), Perth Glory (38)
Jade North Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF21420052018 Brisbane Roar (115), Newcastle Jets (80), Wellington Phoenix (19)
Adama Traoré Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg DF21420092023 Melbourne Victory (95), Gold Coast United (69), Western Sydney Wanderers (50)
47 Scott Galloway Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF21320132023 Melbourne City (84), Melbourne Victory (54), Adelaide United (29), Central Coast Mariners (24), Wellington Phoenix (22)
48 Osama Malik Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF20920092022 Adelaide United (95), Melbourne City (57), Perth Glory (34), North Queensland Fury (23)
Jamie Young Flag of Australia (converted).svg GK20920142023 Brisbane Roar (144), Western United (56), Melbourne City (9)
50 Massimo Murdocca Flag of Australia (converted).svg MF20620052015 Brisbane Roar (162), Melbourne City (44)
51 Craig Goodwin Flag of Australia (converted).svg FW20520122023 Adelaide United (157), Newcastle Jets (44), Melbourne Heart (4)
52 Michael Thwaite Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF20420082018 Perth Glory (85), Gold Coast United (82), Western Sydney Wanderers (21), Melbourne Victory (16)
David Williams Flag of Australia (converted).svg FW20420062023 Melbourne City (101), North Queensland Fury (49), Wellington Phoenix (27), Perth Glory (25), Brisbane Roar (2)
54 Miloš Ninković Flag of Serbia.svg MF20320152023 Sydney FC (181), Western Sydney Wanderers (22)
55 Nick Fitzgerald Flag of Australia (converted).svg MF20220102022 Central Coast Mariners (71), Melbourne City (63), Brisbane Roar (23), Newcastle Jets (20), Perth Glory (13), Western Sydney Wanderers (12)
Minimum 200 appearances

Most appearances by club

Andrew Durante is second in terms of most appearances by A-League Men club Andrew Durante.JPG
Andrew Durante is second in terms of most appearances by A-League Men club

Current A-League Men clubs and players are shown in bold, defunct clubs are in italics.

As of 27 December 2023
RankClubPlayerNat.AppsFirstLast
1 Melbourne Victory Leigh Broxham Flag of Australia (converted).svg 38320052023
2 Wellington Phoenix Andrew Durante Flag of New Zealand.svg 27320082019
3 Brisbane Roar Matt McKay Flag of Australia (converted).svg 27220052019
4 Adelaide United Eugene Galekovic Flag of Australia (converted).svg 23820082017
5 Central Coast Mariners John Hutchinson Flag of Malta.svg 22820052015
6 Sydney FC Alex Brosque Flag of Australia (converted).svg 22220062019
7 Newcastle Jets Jason Hoffman Flag of Australia (converted).svg 21420072023
8 Perth Glory Andy Keogh Flag of Ireland.svg 15620142022
9 Melbourne City Scott Jamieson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14020172023
10 Western Sydney Wanderers Mark Bridge Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12120122019
11 Western United Connor Pain Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10520192023
12 Gold Coast United Michael Thwaite Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8220092012
13 Macarthur FC Lachlan Rose Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6720202023
14 North Queensland Fury David Williams Flag of Australia (converted).svg 4920092011
15 New Zealand Knights Darren Bazeley Flag of England.svg 4120052007

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References

  1. ↑ Rollo, Philipp (11 January 2019). "300 not out as Wellington Phoenix captain Andrew Durante notches another milestone". stuff.co.nz.
  2. ↑ Comito, Matthew (24 January 2020). "'I wanted to break up the contract': How 200-game Berisha almost gave up on adventure down under". My Football. Football Federation Australia.
  3. ↑ "Player Statistics (Appearances)". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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