List of A-League Men players

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.

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 are equal, the players are then listed chronologically by the year of first appearance. If still tied, the players are listed alphabetically. Current A-League Men players and their current clubs are shown in bold.

Statistics are updated as of 28 May 2021.[3]

A-League Men players with at least 200 appearances
#NameNatPosAppsFirstLastClub(s)
1 Andrew DuranteNew ZealandDF35720062021Newcastle Jets (40), Wellington Phoenix (273), Western United (44)
2 Nikolai Topor-StanleyAustraliaDF34120062021Sydney FC (14), Perth Glory (37), Newcastle Jets (186), Western Sydney Wanderers (104)
3 Leigh BroxhamAustraliaMF33520052021Melbourne Victory (335)
4 Liam ReddyAustraliaGK32420052021Newcastle Jets (23), Brisbane Roar (66), Wellington Phoenix (12), Sydney FC (37), Central Coast Mariners (52), Western Sydney Wanderers (6), Perth Glory (128)
5 Alex WilkinsonAustraliaDF31720052021Central Coast Mariners (172), Melbourne City (10), Sydney FC (135)
6 Eugene GalekovicAustraliaGK28820052019Melbourne Victory (15), Adelaide United (238), Melbourne City (35)
Tarek ElrichAustraliaDF28820052020Newcastle Jets (171), Western Sydney Wanderers (43), Adelaide United (101), Perth Glory (10)
8 Matt SimonAustraliaFW28520072021Central Coast Mariners (218), Sydney FC (67)
9 Danny VukovicAustraliaGK27820052021Central Coast Mariners (104), Wellington Phoenix (17), Perth Glory (106), Melbourne Victory (23), Sydney FC (28)
10 Nigel BoogaardAustraliaDF27220062021Central Coast Mariners (55), Adelaide United (98), Newcastle Jets (119)
Scott JamiesonAustraliaDF27220082021Adelaide United (49), Sydney FC (48), Perth Glory (56), Western Sydney Wanderers (29), Melbourne City (90)
Matt McKayAustraliaMF27220052021Brisbane Roar (272)
13 Vince LiaAustraliaMF25920082021Melbourne Victory (24), Wellington Phoenix (197), Adelaide United (34), Perth Glory (4)
14 Kosta BarbarousesNew ZealandFW25720072021Wellington Phoenix (46), Brisbane Roar (33), Melbourne Victory (127), Sydney FC (51)
15 Mark BridgeAustraliaFW25120052019Newcastle Jets (50), Sydney FC (80), Western Sydney Wanderers (121)
16 Glen MossAustraliaGK25020052020New Zealand Knights (9), Wellington Phoenix (140), Melbourne Victory (14), Gold Coast United (41), Newcastle Jets (46)
17 Alex BrosqueAustraliaFW24320052019Queensland Roar (21), Sydney FC (222)
18 Jason HoffmanAustraliaDF23920072021Newcastle Jets (159), Melbourne City (80)
19 Ivan FranjicAustraliaDF23820092021Brisbane Roar (131), Melbourne City (39), Perth Glory (53), Macarthur FC (15)
20 Besart BerishaKosovoFW23620112021Brisbane Roar (76), Melbourne Victory (110), Western United (50)
21 Scott NevilleAustraliaDF23420082021Perth Glory (104), Newcastle Jets (43), Western Sydney Wanderers (51), Brisbane Roar (36)
22 Michael McGlincheyNew ZealandMF23320092020Central Coast Mariners (148), Wellington Phoenix (85)
23 Michael TheoAustraliaGK23020052017Melbourne Victory (71), Brisbane Roar (159)
24 Manny MuscatMaltaDF22920082018Wellington Phoenix (192), Melbourne City (37)
25 John HutchinsonMaltaMF22820052015Central Coast Mariners (228)
26 Michael MarroneAustraliaMF22720052015Adelaide United (157), Melbourne Heart (70)
27 Mitch NicholsAustraliaMF22620052015Brisbane Roar (125), Melbourne Victory (14), Perth Glory (27), Western Sydney Wanderers (53), Wellington Phoenix (7)
28 Archie ThompsonAustraliaFW22420052016Melbourne Victory (224)
29 Matt ThompsonAustraliaDF22120052014Newcastle Jets (121), Melbourne Heart (82), Sydney FC (18)
30 Luke BrattanAustraliaMF21820092021Brisbane Roar (91), Melbourne City (79), Sydney FC (48)
Josh RoseAustraliaDF21820052018New Zealand Knights (12), Central Coast Mariners (183), Melbourne City (23)
31 Jack HingertAustraliaDF21720092021North Queensland Fury (27), Brisbane Roar (190)
32 Jade NorthAustraliaDF21420052018Newcastle Jets (80), Wellington Phoenix (19), Brisbane Roar (115)
33 Rhyan GrantAustraliaDF21220082021Sydney FC (212)
34 Massimo MurdoccaAustraliaMF20620052015Brisbane Roar (162), Melbourne City (44)
35 Michael ThwaiteAustraliaDF20420082018Melbourne Victory (16), Gold Coast United (82), Perth Glory (85), Western Sydney Wanderers (21)
36 Dimitri PetratosAustraliaFW20320102020Sydney FC (30), Brisbane Roar (94), Newcastle Jets (79)
Minimum 200 appearances
Andrew Durante has the most A-League Men appearances.
Leigh Broxham is the only A-League Men player with over 300 appearances for one club.
David Williams is the only player to have the most appearances for two clubs.

Most appearances by club

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

As of 12 June 2023
# Club Name Nat Apps First Last
1 Melbourne Victory Leigh Broxham Australia 381 20052023
2 Wellington Phoenix Andrew Durante New Zealand 273 20082019
3 Brisbane Roar Matt McKay Australia 272 20052019
4 Adelaide United Eugene Galekovic Australia 238 20082017
5 Central Coast Mariners John Hutchinson Malta 228 20052015
6 Sydney FC Alex Brosque Australia 222 20062019
7 Newcastle Jets Jason Hoffman Australia 211 20072023
8 Perth Glory Andy Keogh Republic of Ireland 156 20142022
10 Melbourne City Scott Jamieson Australia 140 20172023
9 Western Sydney Wanderers Mark Bridge Australia 121 20122019
12 Western United Connor Pain Australia 105 20192023
11 Gold Coast United Michael Thwaite Australia 82 20092012
15 Macarthur FC Lachlan Rose Australia 63 20202023
13 North Queensland Fury David Williams Australia 49 20092011
14 New Zealand Knights Darren Bazeley England 41 20052007

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. "A-League Player Appearances". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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