List of Melbourne City FC internationals

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Forward Tim Cahill made 13 appearances for Australia, scoring three times between 2016 and 2017. Tim Cahill-31.03.09.jpg
Forward Tim Cahill made 13 appearances for Australia, scoring three times between 2016 and 2017.

Melbourne City Football Club is an association football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded on 12 June 2009 as Melbourne Heart Football Club, it changed names in August 2015 after being bought out by City Football Group. From its creation, the club has competed in the A-League, the first tier of soccer in Australia.

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Melbourne City has always played home games at AAMI Park in Melbourne. The club colours and crest were altered from the original red and white colour scheme to "city blue" after the change of control in 2015. City has a longstanding rivalry with Melbourne Victory, with whom it contests the Melbourne Derby.

The following list contains all footballers who have represented their country at full international level whilst being a Melbourne City player.

Introduction

Melbourne City's first international was defender Dean Heffernan who appeared for Australia on 6 January 2010, in a 2–2 draw against Kuwait national football team in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification group stage match. Australian internationals Tim Cahill and Aaron Mooy are Melbourne City's most-capped players, each appearing in 13 games for the nation while contracted to Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren is the club's top international goalscorer, netting four times for Australia during his tenure with Melbourne City to date.

The majority of Melbourne City players that have received international caps are for Australia.

Melbourne City have had a number of players who have represented their country in major international tournaments whilst at the club.

FIFA World Cup

The first fully-fledged Melbourne City player to be selected for a FIFA World Cup was Daniel Arzani, who represented Australia in 2018.

Previously, a number of Melbourne City players had played at the World Cup immediately prior to joining the club. Michael Beauchamp had signed for the club prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and made one appearance for Australia at the tournament before joining Melbourne. Similarly, David Villa was announced as joining Melbourne on loan from New York City before representing Spain at the 2014 tournament.

Continental tournaments

Aaron Hughes was confirmed to be leaving Melbourne City in April 2016, and went on to represent Northern Ireland immediately afterwards at Euro 2016.

List of players

Key
SymbolMeaning
‡Player still at the club
Positions key [lower-alpha 1]
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
List of players making full international appearances while playing for Melbourne City FC
NameNationPositionMelbourne City yearsInternational yearsCaps [lower-alpha 2] Goals [lower-alpha 2] Notes
Daniel Arzani Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia MF2016–2018201851 [lower-alpha 3] [2]
Michael Beauchamp Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DF2010–2011201030
Aziz Behich Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DF2010–2013, 2013–20142012142
Valon Berisha Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo MF2022–202320
Jordan Bos Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DF2021–202310
Tim Cahill Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia FW2016–20172016–2017133
Ivan Franjic Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DF2015–2017201510 [3]
Richard Garcia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia MF2012–2013201241
Patrick Gerhardt Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia DF2012–2014201310 [4]
Curtis Good ‡Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DF2011–2012, 2018–202110
Aaron Hughes Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland DF2015–2016201670
Mathew Leckie ‡Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia FW2021–2021–2022142 [lower-alpha 4]
Jamie Maclaren ‡Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia FW2019–2019–20221910 [lower-alpha 4]
Michael Marrone Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DF2010–2013201211 [5]
Connor Metcalfe Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia MF2017–2022202120
Michael Mifsud Flag of Malta.svg  Malta FW2013–20142013–201452
Aaron Mooy Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia MF2014–20162014–2016132
Andrew Nabbout ‡Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia MF2020–202110
Aiden O'Neill Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia FW2020–202320
Marco Tilio ‡Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia FW2020–2022–202370
David Villa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain MF2014201423 [lower-alpha 5]

Notes

  1. ↑ For more information, see formation
  2. 1 2 Only caps and goals while playing for Melbourne City are included.
  3. ↑ Represented his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup [1]
  4. 1 2 Represented his country at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
  5. ↑ Represented his country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "World Cup 2018". RSSSF . Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Butler, Alex (9 August 2018). "Manchester City snags Australian youngster Daniel Arzani from Melbourne City" . Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Hassett, Sebastian (17 June 2015). "Socceroos down Kyrgyzstan 2–1 in World Cup qualifying match". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Patrick Gerhardt". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Marrone 'feeling fresh' for Mariners". Melbourne City FC . 14 December 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "World Cup 2014". RSSSF . Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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