Gordon McQueen was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-back for St Mirren, Leeds United and Manchester United, in addition to the Scotland national team.
Au Wai Lun is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker. He is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in Hong Kong.
Ernest Merrick OAM is a Scottish-Australian coach, who last managed A-League soccer club Newcastle Jets. He was released on 6 January 2020. He was the former head coach of the Hong Kong national football team and A-League clubs Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix. He currently serves as the chief football officer for Football Australia.
John Brass is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer – a dual-code international. He made twelve international representative rugby union appearances with the Wallabies from 1966 to 1968 and six representative rugby league appearances for the Kangaroos in 1970 and 1975, as national captain on one occasion.
Attila Abonyi was a soccer manager and player. Born in Hungary, he played for the Australia national team.
Australian rules football in China has been played since the 1989 and grew in popularity in the 2010s.
Alan Edward Davidson is an Australian former association football player who played as a defender or midfielder. His father is Australian and his mother is Japanese.
Nikita Vadymovych Rukavytsya is a professional footballer who plays for A-League club Western United. Born in Ukraine, he plays for the Australia national team.
Australian rules football in Asia dates back to 1910 but was only sporadically played until the 1980s after which it has boomed. Clubs have begun in most Asian countries and a governing body for the region, AFL Asia was formed in 2008 to coordinate the Asian Championship and promote its affiliated leagues. AFL Asia estimates that there are now more than 10,000 Australian Football players across the continent.
Dejan Antonić is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is currently a head coach of China League One club Jinan Xingzhou.
Oscar Crino is a former Australian international soccer player who played as a central midfielder. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
Western Eagles FC is an Australian football (soccer) club based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.
Marko Jesic is an Australian soccer player who plays for Marconi Stallions FC.
Antony Paul Golec is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Golec is now a real estate agent after his retirement from professional football.
Alexander Oluwatayo Akande, more commonly known as Alex Akande or Alex Tayo Akande, is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for China League One club Shanghai Jiading Huilong. Born in Nigeria, he represents Hong Kong at international level.
Timothy Aston Bredbury is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker. Bredbury is a UEFA/AFC A-licensed coach.
Adam Jake Taggart is an Australian soccer player who plays for Perth Glory in the A-League Men competition. Taggart has also represented the Australia national U20 team, Australia national U23 team and Australia national team. Taggart is a striker and is a former holder of the Nike A-League Golden Boot award, scoring 16 goals in 25 appearances for the Jets during the 2013–14 A-League season.
Josh Mantellato is a former Italy international rugby league footballer who most recently played on the wing for The Entrance Tigers in the Denton Engineering Cup. He previously played for the Wyong Roos in the Central Coast Division Rugby League competition, Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League and the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.
Mark Tan Chun Lok is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee and the Hong Kong national team.
Shinichi Chan is a Hong Kong professional footballer of Japanese descent who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.
