List of A-League Men players

Leigh Broxham has the most A-League Men appearances.

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[edit]

Players are initially listed by number of appearances. If number of appearances are equal, the players are then listed chronologically by the year of first appearance. Current A-League Men players and their current clubs are shown in bold.

Statistics are updated as of 27 December 2023.[3]

A-League Men players with at least 200 appearances  Rank | Player | Nat. | Pos | Apps | First | Last | Club(s)

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1  | Leigh Broxham |  | MF | 383 | 2007 | 2023 | Melbourne Victory (381)
2  | Nikolai Topor-Stanley |  | DF | 380 | 2006 | 2023 | Newcastle Jets (189), Western Sydney Wanderers (104), Perth Glory (37), Western United (36), Sydney FC (14)
3  | Alex Wilkinson |  | DF | 365 | 2005 | 2023 | Sydney FC (183), Central Coast Mariners (172), Melbourne City (10)
4  | Andrew Durante |  | DF | 358 | 2006 | 2021 | Wellington Phoenix (273), Western United (45), Newcastle Jets (40)
5  | Liam Reddy |  | GK | 350 | 2005 | 2023 | Perth Glory (154), Brisbane Roar (66), Central Coast Mariners (52), Sydney FC (37), Newcastle Jets (23), Wellington Phoenix (12), Western Sydney Wanderers (6)
6  | Scott Jamieson |  | DF | 322 | 2008 | 2023 | Melbourne City (140), Perth Glory (56), Adelaide United (49), Sydney FC (48), Western Sydney Wanderers (29)
7  | Danny Vukovic |  | GK | 316 | 2005 | 2023 | Central Coast Mariners (142), Perth Glory (106), Sydney FC (28), Melbourne Victory (23), Wellington Phoenix (17)
8  | Kosta Barbarouses |  | FW | 305 | 2007 | 2023 | Melbourne Victory (127), Wellington Phoenix (79), Sydney FC (66), Brisbane Roar (33)
9  | Scott Neville |  | DF | 295 | 2008 | 2023 | Perth Glory (104), Brisbane Roar (93), Western Sydney Wanderers (51), Newcastle Jets (47)
10  | Jason Hoffman |  | DF | 294 | 2007 | 2023 | Newcastle Jets (214), Melbourne City (80)
11  | Eugene Galekovic |  | GK | 288 | 2005 | 2019 | Adelaide United (238), Melbourne City (35), Melbourne Victory (15)
Tarek Elrich |  | DF | 288 | 2005 | 2020 | Newcastle Jets (134), Adelaide United (101), Western Sydney Wanderers (43), Perth Glory (10)
Matt Simon |  | FW | 288 | 2007 | 2021 | Central Coast Mariners (221), Sydney FC (67)
14  | Nigel Boogaard |  | DF | 275 | 2006 | 2021 | Newcastle Jets (122), Adelaide United (98), Central Coast Mariners (55)
15  | Matt McKay |  | MF | 272 | 2005 | 2019 | Brisbane Roar (272)
16  | Rhyan Grant |  | DF | 270 | 2008 | 2023 | Sydney FC (270)
17  | Jack Hingert |  | DF | 267 | 2009 | 2023 | Brisbane Roar (240), North Queensland Fury (27)
18  | Vince Lia |  | MF | 259 | 2005 | 2020 | Wellington Phoenix (197), Adelaide United (34), Melbourne Victory (24), Perth Glory (4)
19  | Luke Brattan |  | MF | 258 | 2009 | 2023 | Brisbane Roar (91), Sydney FC (88), Melbourne City (79)
20  | Mark Bridge |  | FW | 251 | 2005 | 2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers (121), Sydney FC (80), Newcastle Jets (50)
21  | Glen Moss |  | GK | 251 | 2005 | 2020 | Wellington Phoenix (140), Newcastle Jets (46), Gold Coast United (41), Melbourne Victory (14), New Zealand Knights (9)
22  | Josh Risdon |  | DF | 248 | 2010 | 2023 | Perth Glory (142), Western United (78), Western Sydney Wanderers (28)
23  | Andrew Redmayne |  | GK | 247 | 2008 | 2023 | Sydney FC (163), Melbourne City (48), Western Sydney Wanderers (31), Central Coast Mariners (3), Brisbane Roar (2)
24  | Alex Brosque |  | FW | 243 | 2005 | 2019 | Sydney FC (222), Queensland Roar (21)
25  | Ivan Franjic |  | DF | 242 | 2009 | 2021 | Brisbane Roar (131), Perth Glory (53), Melbourne City (39), Macarthur FC (19)
26  | Besart Berisha |  | FW | 236 | 2011 | 2021 | Melbourne Victory (110), Brisbane Roar (76), Western United (50)
27  | Michael McGlinchey |  | MF | 233 | 2009 | 2020 | Central Coast Mariners (148), Wellington Phoeix (85)
28  | Anthony Caceres |  | MF | 232 | 2013 | 2023 | Sydney FC (127), Central Coast Mariners (62), Melbourne City (43)
29  | Connor Pain |  | MF | 231 | 2013 | 2023 | Western United (105), Central Coast Mariners (73), Melbourne Victory (53)
30  | Michael Marrone |  | DF | 230 | 2009 | 2021 | Adelaide United (160), Melbourne Heart (70)
Michael Theo |  | GK | 230 | 2005 | 2017 | Brisbane Roar (159), Melbourne Victory (71)
32  | Manny Muscat |  | DF | 229 | 2008 | 2018 | Wellington Phoenix (192), Melbourne City (37)
33  | John Hutchinson |  | MF | 228 | 2005 | 2015 | Central Coast Mariners (228)
34  | Mitch Nichols |  | MF | 226 | 2007 | 2019 | Brisbane Roar (125), Western Sydney Wanderers (53), Perth Glory (27), Melbourne Victory (14), Wellington Phoenix (7)
Dimitri Petratos |  | FW | 226 | 2010 | 2022 | Brisbane Roar (94), Newcastle Jets (79), Sydney FC (30), Western Sydney Wanderers (23)
36  | Storm Roux |  | DF | 230 | 2013 | 2023 | Central Coast Mariners (157), Melbourne Victory (72), Perth Glory (1)
37  | Joshua Brillante |  | MF | 225 | 2010 | 2023 | Sydney FC (79), Melbourne Victory (50), Newcastle Jets (46), Melbourne City (28), Gold Coast United (14), Western Sydney Wanderers (8)
38  | Archie Thompson |  | DF | 224 | 2005 | 2016 | Melbourne Victory (224)
39  | Matt Thompson |  | DF | 221 | 2005 | 2014 | Newcastle Jets (121), Melbourne Heart (82), Sydney FC (18)
40  | Jack Clisby |  | DF | 218 | 2013 | 2023 | Central Coast Mariners (71), Perth Glory (70), Western Sydney Wanderers (46), Melbourne City (31)
Josh Rose |  | DF | 218 | 2005 | 2018 | Central Coast Mariners (183), Melbourne City (23), New Zealand Knights (12)
42  | Isaías  |  | MF | 216 | 2013 | 2023 | Adelaide United (216)
43  | Rostyn Griffiths |  | MF | 214 | 2009 | 2018 | Melbourne City (82), Perth Glory (59), Central Coast Mariners (48), North Queensland Fury (23), Adelaide United (2)
Jamie Maclaren |  | FW | 214 | 2013 | 2023 | Melbourne City (123), Brisbane Roar (53), Perth Glory (38)
Jade North |  | DF | 214 | 2005 | 2018 | Brisbane Roar (115), Newcastle Jets (80), Wellington Phoenix (19)
Adama Traoré |  | DF | 214 | 2009 | 2023 | Melbourne Victory (95), Gold Coast United (69), Western Sydney Wanderers (50)
47  | Scott Galloway |  | DF | 213 | 2013 | 2023 | Melbourne City (84), Melbourne Victory (54), Adelaide United (29), Central Coast Mariners (24), Wellington Phoenix (22)
48  | Osama Malik |  | DF | 209 | 2009 | 2022 | Adelaide United (95), Melbourne City (57), Perth Glory (34), North Queensland Fury (23)
Jamie Young |  | GK | 209 | 2014 | 2023 | Brisbane Roar (144), Western United (56), Melbourne City (9)
50  | Massimo Murdocca |  | MF | 206 | 2005 | 2015 | Brisbane Roar (162), Melbourne City (44)
51  | Craig Goodwin |  | FW | 205 | 2012 | 2023 | Adelaide United (157), Newcastle Jets (44), Melbourne Heart (4)
52  | Michael Thwaite |  | DF | 204 | 2008 | 2018 | Perth Glory (85), Gold Coast United (82), Western Sydney Wanderers (21), Melbourne Victory (16)
David Williams |  | FW | 204 | 2006 | 2023 | Melbourne City (101), North Queensland Fury (49), Wellington Phoenix (27), Perth Glory (25), Brisbane Roar (2)
54  | Miloš Ninković |  | MF | 203 | 2015 | 2023 | Sydney FC (181), Western Sydney Wanderers (22)
55  | Nick Fitzgerald |  | MF | 202 | 2010 | 2022 | Central Coast Mariners (71), Melbourne City (63), Brisbane Roar (23), Newcastle Jets (20), Perth Glory (13), Western Sydney Wanderers (12)
Minimum 200 appearances

## Most appearances by club[edit]

Andrew Durante is second in terms of most appearances by A-League Men club

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

As of 27 December 2023
Rank  | Club  | Player  | Nat. | Apps | First | Last

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1  | Melbourne Victory | Leigh Broxham |  | 383 | 2005 | 2023
2  | Wellington Phoenix | Andrew Durante |  | 273 | 2008 | 2019
3  | Brisbane Roar | Matt McKay |  | 272 | 2005 | 2019
4  | Adelaide United | Eugene Galekovic |  | 238 | 2008 | 2017
5  | Central Coast Mariners | John Hutchinson |  | 228 | 2005 | 2015
6  | Sydney FC | Alex Brosque |  | 222 | 2006 | 2019
7  | Newcastle Jets | Jason Hoffman |  | 214 | 2007 | 2023
8  | Perth Glory | Andy Keogh |  | 156 | 2014 | 2022
9  | Melbourne City | Scott Jamieson |  | 140 | 2017 | 2023
10  | Western Sydney Wanderers | Mark Bridge |  | 121 | 2012 | 2019
11  | Western United | Connor Pain |  | 105 | 2019 | 2023
12  | Gold Coast United | Michael Thwaite |  | 82 | 2009 | 2012
13  | Macarthur FC | Lachlan Rose |  | 67 | 2020 | 2023
14  | North Queensland Fury | David Williams |  | 49 | 2009 | 2011
15  | New Zealand Knights | Darren Bazeley |  | 41 | 2005 | 2007

## See also[edit]

* List of soccer players in Australia by number of league appearances (300+)
* List of soccer players with 50 or more A-League Men goals

## References[edit]

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. ^ "Player Statistics (Appearances)". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

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* A-League Men official website

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