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.
Eugene Galekovic holds the record for greatest number of appearances for Adelaide United. Between 2007 and 2017, he played 285 times for the club. Only Isaías is the other player 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.
Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Adelaide United.
Player | Nationality | Pos | Club career | Starts | Subs | Total | Goals |
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Appearances | |||||||
Richie Alagich | Australia | DF | 2003–2008 | 113 | 8 | 121 | 7 |
Michael Valkanis | Australia | DF | 2003–2009 | 98 | 6 | 104 | 6 |
Angelo Costanzo | Australia | DF | 2005–2009 | 102 | 5 | 107 | 0 |
Travis Dodd | Australia | FW | 2005–2011 | 166 | 17 | 183 | 41 |
Lucas Pantelis | Australia | FW | 2005–2011 | 97 | 32 | 129 | 15 |
Robert Cornthwaite | Australia | DF | 2005–2011 | 109 | 29 | 138 | 8 |
Bruce Djite | Australia | FW | 2006–2008 2011–2016 | 132 | 33 | 165 | 44 |
Cássio | Brazil | DF | 2007–2013 | 145 | 13 | 158 | 11 |
Eugene Galekovic | Australia | GK | 2007–2017 | 285 | 0 | 285 | 0 |
Fabian Barbiero | Australia | MF | 2007–2013 | 74 | 42 | 116 | 9 |
Osama Malik | Australia | DF | 2008–2009 2011–2016 | 94 | 16 | 110 | 2 |
Michael Marrone | Australia | DF | 2008–2010 2014–2021 | 148 | 45 | 193 | 4 |
Nigel Boogaard | Australia | DF | 2010–2015 | 109 | 5 | 114 | 4 |
Cameron Watson | Australia | DF | 2010–2011 | 77 | 34 | 111 | 1 |
Marcelo Carrusca | Argentina | MF | 2012–2017 | 111 | 12 | 123 | 27 |
Tarek Elrich | Australia | DF | 2013–2018 | 108 | 6 | 114 | 3 |
Isaías | Spain | MF | 2013–2019 2021– | 250 | 4 | 254 | 10 |
Jordan Elsey | Australia | DF | 2013–2021 | 121 | 20 | 141 | 6 |
Ryan Kitto | Australia | MF | 2013–2015 2016– | 144 | 54 | 198 | 17 |
Craig Goodwin | Australia | FW | 2014–2016 2018–2019 2021–2023 | 159 | 9 | 168 | 60 |
Nikola Mileusnic | Australia | MF | 2016–2020 | 79 | 24 | 103 | 19 |
George Blackwood | Australia | FW | 2017–2020 2021–2023 | 67 | 46 | 113 | 25 |
Ben Halloran | Australia | MF | 2018–2022 2022– | 129 | 7 | 136 | 28 |
Louis D'Arrigo | Australia | MF | 2019–2023 | 83 | 23 | 106 | 5 |
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 |
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2005–07 | Ross Aloisi (AUS) |
2007–08 | Michael Valkanis (AUS) |
2008–11 | Travis Dodd (AUS) |
2011 | Jonathan McKain (AUS) |
2011–17 | Eugene Galekovic (AUS) |
2017–19 | Isaías (ESP) |
2019–20 | Michael Jakobsen (DEN) |
2020–22 | Stefan Mauk (AUS) |
2022–2023 | Craig Goodwin (AUS) |
2023– | Ryan Kitto (AUS) |
Adelaide United Football Club is a professional soccer club located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club competes in the A-League Men, holding a license from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). Established in 2003, the club was formed to replace Adelaide City and West Adelaide in the now-defunct National Soccer League (NSL). Today, it stands as the only A-League team from South Australia. Adelaide United's matches are hosted at Hindmarsh Stadium, which is also referred to as Coopers Stadium.
Eugen Josip Galekovic is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current goalkeeper coach for Adelaide United.
James Alexander Jeggo is a professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for A-League Men club Melbourne City. Born in Austria, he plays for the Australia national team. Jeggo moved to Australia as a child, where he started his footballing career in youth football with Green Gully and at the Victorian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for Melbourne Victory.
The 2014 FFA Cup Final was the inaugural final of the FFA Cup, the premier soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. The match was an all A-League affair, contested between Adelaide United and Perth Glory at Coopers Stadium on 16 December 2014. Although future editions of the tournament will involve the Cup final being played late in the Australian summer, this season's final was brought forward in order to avoid a clash with the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which was hosted by Australia. Adelaide United were the inaugural champions, winning 1–0 with Sergio Cirio scoring the lone goal of the match shortly after Joshua Risdon was sent off for a second bookable offence, reducing Perth to 10 men.
This article concerns soccer records in Australia. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the National Soccer League or A-League Men. Where a different record exists for the top flight, this is also given.
The 2020–21 Adelaide United FC season is the club's 16th season since its establishment in 2003. The club will participate in the A-League for the 15th time. The club will not compete in the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
The 2022–23 season was the club's 18th in the history of Adelaide United Football Club since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League Men for the 17th time, and the Australia Cup for the 8th time.
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