List of Adelaide United FC players

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Travis Dodd is Adelaide United's third-highest all-time goalscorer. Dodd warming up.jpg
Travis Dodd is Adelaide United's third-highest all-time goalscorer.

Adelaide United Football Club, an association club based in Hindmarsh, Adelaide, was founded in 2003. They became the only South Australian member admitted into the A-League Men in 2005, after they spent their inaugural season in the National Soccer League. The club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below.

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Eugene Galekovic holds the record for greatest number of appearances for Adelaide United. Between 2007 and 2017, he played 285 times for the club. Isaías and Ryan Kitto are the other playes to have reached over 200 appearances. The club's goalscoring record is held by Craig Goodwin, who scored 60 goals in all competitions between 2014 and 2023.

Key

Nationality
Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries which he has played for, or if said person has not played international football, their country of birth.
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time.
Club career
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
Total appearances and Total goals
Total appearances and goals comprise those in the National Soccer League regular season and finals series, A-League Men regular season and finals series, Pre-Season Challenge Cup, Australia Cup, AFC Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup and 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.

Players

Isaias has the most appearances for a non-Australian player with 263. Isaias Sanchez.png
Isaías has the most appearances for a non-Australian player with 263.
Early player Angelo Costanzo has played 107 times. Angelo Costanzo.jpg
Early player Angelo Costanzo has played 107 times.
Cassio has the highest number of appearances for a Brazilian player with 158, scoring 11 goals. Cassio Oliveira.jpg
Cássio has the highest number of appearances for a Brazilian player with 158, scoring 11 goals.
Eugene Galekovic has the most appearances as a goalkeeper for Adelaide United with 285 games played. Eugene warming up.jpg
Eugene Galekovic has the most appearances as a goalkeeper for Adelaide United with 285 games played.
From 2007 to 2013, Fabian Barbiero played 116 times for Adelaide United with 9 goals. Fabian Barbiero.jpg
From 2007 to 2013, Fabian Barbiero played 116 times for Adelaide United with 9 goals.

Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Adelaide United.

List of Adelaide United FC players with 100 or more appearances
PlayerNationalityPosClub careerStartsSubsTotalGoals
Appearances
Richie Alagich Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaDF2003–200811381217
Michael Valkanis Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaDF2003–20099861046
Angelo Costanzo Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaDF2005–200910251070
Travis Dodd Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaFW2005–20111661718341
Lucas Pantelis Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaFW2005–2011973212915
Robert Cornthwaite Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaDF2005–2011109291388
Bruce Djite Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaFW2006–2008
2011–2016		1323316544
Cássio Flag of Brazil.svg BrazilDF2007–20131451315811
Eugene Galekovic Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaGK2007–201728502850
Fabian Barbiero Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaMF2007–201374421169
Osama Malik Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaDF2008–2009
2011–2016		94161102
Michael Marrone Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaDF2008–2010
2014–2021		148451934
Nigel Boogaard Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaDF2010–201510951144
Cameron Watson Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaMF2010–201177341111
Marcelo Carrusca Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaMF2012–20171111212327
Tarek Elrich Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaDF2013–201810861143
Isaías Flag of Spain.svg SpainMF2013–2019
2021–		260426410
Jordan Elsey Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaDF2013–2021121201416
Ryan Kitto Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaDF2013–2015
2016–		1535520817
Craig Goodwin Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaFW2014–2016
2018–2019
2021–2023		159916860
Nikola Mileusnic Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaFW2016–2020792410319
George Blackwood Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaFW2017–2020
2021–2023		674611325
Ben Halloran Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaFW2018–2022
2022– 2024		1291214128
Louis D'Arrigo Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaMF2019–202383231065

Captains

Ten players have captained Adelaide United since it was founded in 2003, first being Ross Aloisi, who captained the team for Adelaide United's first two seasons. The club's longest-serving captain is Eugene Galekovic, who captained the club for 7 years between 2011 and 2017. The current captain is Ryan Kitto, who took over from Craig Goodwin in 2023 who left the club.

Years [3] Captain
2005–07Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ross Aloisi  (AUS)
2007–08Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Valkanis  (AUS)
2008–11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Travis Dodd  (AUS)
2011Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jonathan McKain  (AUS)
2011–17Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Eugene Galekovic  (AUS)
2017–19Flag of Spain.svg  Isaías  (ESP)
2019–20Flag of Denmark.svg  Michael Jakobsen  (DEN)
2020–22Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Stefan Mauk  (AUS)
2022–2023Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Craig Goodwin  (AUS)
2023–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ryan Kitto  (AUS)

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