List of soccer players with 50 or more A-League Men goals

Since the A-League's formation, at the start of the 2005–06 season, 15 players have scored 50 or more goals in the competition.

Besart Berisha was the first player to score 100 A-League goals and is the highest scorer in the competition's history

During the 2010–11 season, Archie Thompson became the first player to score 50 goals. Meanwhile, during the 2016–17 season, Besart Berisha became the first player to score 100 goals in the competition.[1] Bruno Fornaroli is the fastest player to reach the milestone.[2]

Players

Key

  • Bold shows players still playing in the A-League
  • Italics show players still playing professional football in other leagues
  • The list of teams for individual players include all teams that they have played for in the A-League
As of 23 June 2023[3]
List of soccer players with 50 or more A-League goals
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years A-League club(s) Ref.
1 Australia Jamie Maclaren 144 205 0.7 2013–2017;
2019–present		 Perth Glory
Brisbane Roar
Melbourne City		 [4]
2 Kosovo Besart Berisha 142 236 0.60 2011–2018;
2019–2021		 Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory
Western United		 [5]
3 New Zealand Shane Smeltz 92 190 0.48 2007–2010;
2011–2016;
2016–2017		 Wellington Phoenix
Gold Coast United
Perth Glory
Sydney FC		 [6]
4 Australia Archie Thompson 90 224 0.40 2005–2016 Melbourne Victory [7]
5 Australia Bruno Fornaroli 89 162 0.55 2015–present Melbourne City
Perth Glory
Melbourne Victory		 [8]
6 New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses 80 296 0.27 2007–2011;
2013–present		 Wellington Phoenix
Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory
Sydney FC		 [9]
7 Australia Alex Brosque 75 243 0.31 2005–2011;
2014–2019		 Queensland Roar
Sydney FC		 [10]
8 Australia Matt Simon 66 288 0.23 2006–2012;
2013–2022		 Central Coast Mariners
Sydney FC		 [11]
9 Australia Mark Bridge 63 251 0.25 2005–2016;
2017–2019		 Newcastle Jets
Sydney FC
Western Sydney Wanderers		 [12]
10 England Adam le Fondre 62 106 0.59 2018–2020;
2021–2023		 Sydney FC [13]
11 Brazil Bobô 59 199 0.59 2016–2018;
2021–2022		 Sydney FC [14]
Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh 59 156 0.38 2014–2015;
2016–2019;
2020–2022		 Perth Glory [15]
13 Australia Craig Goodwin 58 205 0.28 2012–2016;
2018–2019;
2021–		 Melbourne Heart
Newcastle Jets
Adelaide United		 [16]
14 Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan 56 128 0.44 2015–2021 Central Coast Mariners
Newcastle Jets
Brisbane Roar		 [17]
Australia Adam Taggart 56 123 0.46 2010–2014;
2016–2019;
2023–		 Perth Glory
Newcastle Jets
Brisbane Roar		 [18]
16 Fiji Roy Krishna 51 122 0.42 2013–2019 Wellington Phoenix [19]
17 Indonesia Sergio van Dijk 50 105 0.48 2008–2013 Brisbane Roar
Adelaide United		 [20]
Archie Thompson was the first player to score 50 A-League goals
Bruno Fornaroli was the fastest player to score 50 A-League goals

See also

References
  1. "Besart Berisha reaches 100 A-League goals | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. "A-League news: Bruno Fornaroli becomes fastest player to score 50 A-League goals, video, watch, Perth Glory vs Sydney FC". Fox Sports. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. "Statistics". ultimatealeague.com. Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. "Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. "Besart Berisha (Western United) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. "Shane Smeltz (Wellington Phoenix) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. "Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. "Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  9. "Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  10. "Alex Brosque (Sydney FC) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  11. "Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  12. "Mark Bridge (Western Sydney Wanderers) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  13. "Adam le Fondre (Sydney FC) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  14. "Bobo (Sydney FC) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  15. "Andy Keogh (Perth Glory) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  16. "Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  17. "Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  18. "Adam Taggart (Brisbane Roar) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  19. "Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  20. "Sergio van Dijk (Adelaide United) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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