2023–24 season | |||
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Chairman | Paul Lederer | ||
Manager | Marko Rudan | ||
Stadium | CommBank Stadium | ||
A-League Men | 7th | ||
A-League Men Finals | DNQ | ||
Australia Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Lachlan Brook, Nicolas Milanovic (9) All: Lachlan Brook (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 27,998 vs. Sydney FC (2 March 2024) A-League Men | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,490 vs. Adelaide United (29 August 2023) Australia Cup | ||
Average home league attendance | 10,573 | ||
Biggest win | 6–1 vs. Floreat Athena (A) (9 August 2023) Australia Cup 5–0 vs. Western United (H) (28 October 2023) A-League Men | ||
Biggest defeat | 7–0 vs. Melbourne City (H) (12 March 2024) A-League Men | ||
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All statistics correct as of 27 April 2024. |
The 2023–24 season was the twelfth in the history of Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club. The club participated in the A-League Men for the twelfth time and Australia Cup for the ninth time.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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17 | FW | Lachlan Brook | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 15 June 2023 | [1] |
7 | FW | Dylan Pierias | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 22 June 2023 | [2] |
19 | DF | Jack Clisby | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 26 June 2023 | [3] |
9 | FW | Marcus Antonsson | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 30 June 2023 | [4] |
38 | DF | Anthony Pantazopoulos | Oakleigh Cannons | Free transfer | 1 year scholarship | 5 July 2023 | [5] |
25 | MF | Joshua Brillante | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer | 2 years | 9 July 2023 | [6] |
4 | DF | Doni Grdić | Šibenik | Free transfer | 1 year | 13 July 2023 | [7] |
36 | MF | Oscar Priestman | Sydney FC NPL | Free transfer | 2 year scholarship | 17 July 2023 | [8] |
12 | DF | Ruon Tongyik | Mes Kerman | End of loan | (1 year) | 9 August 2023 | [9][10] |
29 | MF | Dylan Scicluna | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer | 1 year | 3 September 2023 | [11] |
21 | MF | Jorrit Hendrix | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 16 September 2023 | [12] |
11 | FW | Valentino Yuel | Unattached | Free transfer | 7 months | 1 December 2023 | [13] |
30 | GK | Taiga Harper | Kashiwa Reysol | Free transfer | 1.5 year scholarship | 11 January 2024 | [14] |
8 | MF | Oliver Bozanic | Perth Glory | End of loan | (5 months) | 12 January 2024 | [15] |
28 | FW | Aydan Hammond | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Free transfer | 5 months | 18 January 2024 | [16] |
5 | MF | Sonny Kittel | Raków Częstochowa | Loan | 5 months | 1 February 2024 | [17] |
No. | Position | Player | Age | Notes | Ref |
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34 | MF | George Antonis | 20 | 1-year scholarship contract | [18] |
39 | FW | Marcus Younis | 18 | 2-year scholarship contract | [19] |
40 | GK | Jack Gibson | 20 | 1-year contract | [20] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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4 | MF | Morgan Schneiderlin | Nice | End of loan | 10 May 2023 | [21] |
29 | MF | Terry Antonis | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 24 May 2023 | [22] |
17 | MF | Romain Amalfitano | Unattached | End of contract | 24 May 2023 | [23] |
23 | FW | Yeni Ngbakoto | Unattached | End of contract | 24 May 2023 | [23] |
30 | GK | Jack Warshawsky | Central Coast Mariners | End of contract | 24 May 2023 | [23][24] |
19 | DF | Daniel Wilmering | Newcastle Jets | End of contract | 26 May 2023 | [24][25] |
11 | FW | Amor Layouni | Vålerenga | End of loan | 7 June 2023 | [26] |
3 | DF | Adama Traoré | Unattached | End of contract | 8 June 2023 | [26] |
36 | MF | Alessandro Lopane | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 8 June 2023 | [26] |
— | DF | Rhys Williams | Retired | 14 June 2023 | [27] | |
9 | FW | Kusini Yengi | Portsmouth | Undisclosed | 2 June 2023 | [28] |
28 | MF | Calem Nieuwenhof | Heart of Midlothian | Undisclosed | 22 July 2023 | [29] |
5 | DF | Tomislav Mrčela | Neftchi Fergana | Mutual contract termination | 25 July 2023 | [30][31] |
8 | MF | Oliver Bozanic | Perth Glory | Loan | 13 September 2023 | [32] |
21 | MF | Jarrod Carluccio | Perth Glory | Loan | 13 September 2023 | [33] |
8 | MF | Oliver Bozanic | Retired | 17 January 2024 | [34][35][36] | |
34 | MF | George Antonis | Sydney Olympic | Mutual contract termination | 18 January 2024 | [37][38] |
No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref |
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16 | Tom Beadling | Central midfielder | 2 years | 6 June 2023 | [39] | |
37 | Alexander Badolato | Striker | 3 years | 16 July 2023 | [40] | |
10 | Miloš Ninković | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 8 August 2023 | [41] | |
33 | Alex Bonetig | Central defender | 2 years | 16 November 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2025–26 | [42] |
31 | Aidan Simmons | Right-back | 2 years | 17 November 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2025–26 | [43] |
26 | Brandon Borrello | Right winger | 3 years | 22 January 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2026–27 | [44] |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
2 October 2023 | Western United | 2–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: The Hangar Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
6 October 2023 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
15:00 | Barr 90' | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
13 October 2023 | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Maitland |
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Report | Stadium: Maitland Sportsground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Tim Danaskos |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
A-League Men | 22 October 2023 | 29 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 40.74 |
Australia Cup | 9 August 2023 | 16 September 2023 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 66.67 |
Total | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 43.33 |
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | Macarthur FC | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
6 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 39 | |
7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 | |
8 | Adelaide United | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 32 | |
9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 30 | Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs |
Away figures include Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 win on neutral ground against Melbourne City on 12 January 2024.
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 |
Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
22 October 2023 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 10,468 Referee: Ben Abraham |
28 October 2023 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–0 | Western United | Sydney |
17:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 8,098 Referee: Alex King |
5 November 2023 3 | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle |
15:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 5,166 Referee: Ben Abraham |
11 November 2023 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
17:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,971 Referee: Daniel Elder |
25 November 2023 5 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 28,152 Referee: Daniel Elder |
1 December 2023 6 | Brisbane Roar | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
19:35 AEST | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 5,977 Referee: Daniel Elder | ||
Note: Match originally scheduled for 18:45 AEST, but delayed due to thunderstorms. It was rescheduled for 19:05 AEST, then 19:35 AEST.[47] |
10 December 2023 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–4 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,755 Referee: Ben Abraham |
15 December 2023 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 8,034 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
23 December 2023 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
17:30 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 7,294 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
1 January 2024 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–1 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,382 Referee: Shaun Evans |
6 January 2024 11 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
17:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,982 Referee: Alex King |
12 January 2024 27 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
20:15 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
20 January 2024 13 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 8,779 Referee: Ben Abraham |
27 January 2024 14 | Western United | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Hobart |
17:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: North Hobart Oval Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Alex King |
4 February 2024 15 | Macarthur FC | 4–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 5,102 Referee: Adam Kersey |
11 February 2024 16 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–3 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,967 Referee: Shaun Evans |
18 February 2024 17 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 7,568 Referee: Daniel Elder |
24 February 2024 18 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
19:15 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,908 Referee: Alex King |
2 March 2024 19 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–4 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 27,998 Referee: Alex King |
8 March 2024 20 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–3 | Western United | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 5,784 Referee: Ben Abraham |
12 March 2024 12 | Melbourne City | 7–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,182 Referee: Jack Morgan | ||
Note: Originally scheduled for 13 January 2024, was moved due to Unite Round.[48] It was later rescheduled again.[49] |
16 March 2024 21 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
16:45 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,952 Referee: Shaun Evans |
1 April 2024 22 | Macarthur FC | 1–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 6,238 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
5 April 2024 23 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
19:45 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Daniel Elder |
13 April 2024 24 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
19:45 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 26,155 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
20 April 2024 25 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
15:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 10,098 Referee: Ben Abraham |
27 April 2024 26 | Melbourne Victory | 3–4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
19:45 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,723 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
Win Draw Loss
9 August 2023 Round of 32 | Floreat Athena | 1–6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
18:30 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: Kingsway Sporting Complex Attendance: 723 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
29 August 2023 Round of 16 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,490 Referee: Ben Abraham |
16 September 2023 Quarter-finals | Brisbane Roar | 4–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
17:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,926 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
1 | GK | Daniel Margush | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | Gabriel Cleur | 3+10 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | Doni Grdić | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
5 | MF | Sonny Kittel | 6+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
6 | DF | Marcelo | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
7 | FW | Dylan Pierias | 10+15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
9 | FW | Marcus Antonsson | 22+2 | 5 | 2+1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | ||
10 | MF | Miloš Ninković | 3+11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
11 | FW | Valentino Yuel | 3+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
13 | DF | Tate Russell | 9+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
14 | FW | Nicolas Milanovic | 23+2 | 9 | 0+2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | ||
16 | MF | Tom Beadling | 12+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
17 | FW | Lachlan Brook | 16+7 | 9 | 1+1 | 5 | 25 | 14 | ||
19 | DF | Jack Clisby | 26+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||
20 | GK | Lawrence Thomas | 16+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | Jorrit Hendrix | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
25 | MF | Joshua Brillante | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
26 | FW | Brandon Borrello | 13+2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ||
28 | FW | Aydan Hammond | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
29 | MF | Dylan Scicluna | 3+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
30 | GK | Taiga Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
31 | DF | Aidan Simmons | 16+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
32 | FW | Nathanael Blair | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
33 | DF | Alex Bonetig | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
35 | MF | Zac Sapsford | 3+9 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
36 | MF | Oscar Priestman | 14+11 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
37 | FW | Alexander Badolato | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
38 | DF | Anthony Pantazopoulos | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
39 | FW | Marcus Younis | 0+10 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
40 | GK | Jack Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
44 | DF | Nathan Barrie | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | ||||||||||
21 | MF | Jarrod Carluccio | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
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1 | 16 | MF | Tom Beadling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | DF | Aidan Simmons | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
3 | 21 | MF | Jorrit Hendrix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
25 | MF | Joshua Brillante | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
5 | 13 | DF | Tate Russell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | 36 | MF | Oscar Priestman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 6 | DF | Marcelo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | DF | Jack Clisby | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | 14 | FW | Nicolas Milanovic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | 10 | MF | Miloš Ninković | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | 26 | FW | Brandon Borrello | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | MF | Dylan Scicluna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | 2 | DF | Gabriel Cleur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | MF | Sonny Kittel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | FW | Dylan Pierias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | GK | Lawrence Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
33 | DF | Alex Bonetig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
37 | MF | Alexander Badolato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
39 | FW | Marcus Younis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
44 | DF | Nathan Barrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 43 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 4 |
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
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1 | 20 | Lawrence Thomas | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
2 | 1 | Daniel Margush | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Midfielder Oliver Bozanic will not be available either following the completion of his loan spell from Western Sydney Wanderers.