2024–25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
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| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Paul Lederer |
| Manager | Alen Stajcic |
| Stadium | CommBank Stadium |
| A-League Men | 9th |
| A-League Men Finals | TBD |
| Australia Cup | Quarter-final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nicolas Milanovic (5) All: Nicolas Milanovic (7) |
| Highest home attendance | 27,496 vs. Sydney FC (19 October 2024) A-League Men |
| Lowest home attendance | 6,220 vs. Newcastle Jets (8 November 2024) A-League Men |
| Average home league attendance | 13,653 |
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Lions FC (A) (27 August 2024) Australia Cup |
| Biggest defeat | 4–2 vs. Sydney FC (A) (23 November 2024) A-League Men |
| All statistics correct as of 30 November 2024. | |
The 2024–25 season is the 13th in the history of Western Sydney Wanderers FC. In addition to the domestic league, Western Sydney Wanderers participated in the Australia Cup.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Ruon Tongyik is on a Football Australia no-fault interim suspension from participation in football and club-related activities due to criminal charges placed on him in October 2023.[1]
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | MF |  Bozhidar Kraev
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Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 2 years | 16 July 2024 | [2] |
| 8 | DF |  Jeong Tae-wook
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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Loan | 1 year | 3 August 2024 | [3] |
| 30 | GK | Jordan Holmes |  Rochedale Rovers
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Free transfer | 1 year | 23 August 2024 | [4] |
| 64 | MF |  Juan Mata
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 5 September 2024 | [5] |
| 13 | MF | Dean Pelekanos | Rockdale Ilinden
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Free transfer | 1 year | 10 September 2024 | [6] |
| 27 | FW | James Temelkovski | Marconi Stallions
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Free transfer | 1 year | 11 September 2024 | [7] |
| 12 | FW | Ben Holliday | Moreton City Excelsior
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Free transfer | 1 year | 25 September 2024 | [8] |
From youth squad
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Age | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | DF | Nathan Barrie | 18 | 3-year scholarship contract | [9] |
Transfers out
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF |  Miloš Ninković
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Retired | 29 January 2024 | [10] | |
| 1 | GK | Daniel Margush | Unattached | End of contract | 30 May 2024 | [11] |
| 5 | MF |  Sonny Kittel
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 Raków Częstochowa
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End of loan | 30 May 2024 | [11] |
| 4 | DF | Doni Grdić | Unattached | End of contract | 6 June 2024 | [12] |
| 11 | FW |  Valentino Yuel
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Unattached | End of contract | 6 June 2024 | [12] |
| 32 | FW | Nathanael Blair | Perth Glory | End of contract | 12 June 2024 | [13] |
| 13 | DF | Tate Russell | Western United | Mutual contract termination | 14 June 2024 | [14][15] |
| 7 | MF | Dylan Pierias | Adelaide United | Mutual contract termination | 21 June 2024 | [16][17] |
| 6 | DF |  Marcelo
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Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 1 July 2024 | [18] |
| 21 | MF |  Jorrit Hendrix
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Unattached | End of contract | 10 July 2024 | [19] |
| 17 | FW | Lachlan Brook |  Real Salt Lake
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Undisclosed | 23 July 2024 | [20] |
| 11 | FW | Marcus Younis | Jong PSV
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Loan | 4 September 2024 | [21][22] |
| 16 | MF | Tom Beadling | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 5 December 2024 | [23] |
Contract extensions
[edit]| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aydan Hammond | Winger | 2 years | 23 May 2024 | scholarship contract | [24] |
| 22 | Anthony Pantazopoulos | Centre-back | 1 year | 14 August 2024 | scholarship contract | [25] |
| 11 | Marcus Younis | Winger | 2 years | 4 September 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2026–27 | [21] |
| 18 | Oscar Priestman | Defensive midfielder | 2 years | 10 September 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2026–27 | [26] |
| 14 | Nicolas Milanovic | Winger | 1 year | 9 October 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2025–26 | [27] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| 17 August 2024 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4–2 |  Auckland FC | Sydney, Australia |
| 13:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Wanderers Football Park |
| 28 September 2024 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 5 October 2024 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Cancelled | Macarthur FC | Sydney, Australia |
| 11:00 AEST | Cancellation | Stadium: Wanderers Football Park |
| 11 October 2024 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
[edit]Overall Record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A League Men | 19 October 2024 | 3 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 33.33 | |
| Australia Cup | 31 July 2024 | 12 September 2024 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 66.67 |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 44.44 | ||||
Last updated: 30 November 2024
Source: Competitions
A-League Men
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 9 | |
| 8 | Macarthur FC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 8 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two[a] |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 7 | |
| 10 | Western United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[28]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[28]
Notes:
- ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.
Results summary
[edit]Away figures includes match against Sydney FC on 23 November 2024
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 November 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 19 October 2024 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 27,496 Referee: Alex King |
| 27 October 2024 2 | Western United | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ironbark Fields Attendance: 4,207 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 2 November 2024 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–4 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 7,244 Referee: Alex King |
| 8 November 2024 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4–1 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 6,220 Referee: Jack Morgan |
| 23 November 2024 5 | Sydney FC | 4–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 30,777 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 30 November 2024 6 | Melbourne City | 0–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,060 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 14 December 2024 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 22 December 2024 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 27 December 2024 9 | Adelaide United | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
| 19:05 ACDT | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
| 1 January 2025 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 18:00 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 4 January 2025 11 | Melbourne Victory | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 14 January 2025 12 | Perth Glory | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
| 18:45 AWST | Stadium: HBF Park |
| 17 January 2025 13 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 26 January 2025 14 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Auckland FC | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 31 January 2025 15 | Brisbane Roar | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
| 18:35 AEST | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
| 8 February 2025 16 | Sydney FC | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
| 16 February 2025 17 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 22 February 2025 18 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium |
| 2 March 2025 19 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 15 March 2025 20 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 29 March 2025 21 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 5 April 2025 22 | Auckland FC | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Auckland |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| 13 April 2025 23 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Western United | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEST | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 19 April 2025 24 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEST | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 26 April 2025 25 | Newcastle Jets | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEST | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 3 May 2025 26 | Macarthur FC | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEST | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
Australia Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| 6 August 2024 Round of 32 | Brisbane City | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Imperial Corp Stadium |
| 27 August 2024 Round of 16 | Lions FC | 0–4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Luxury Paints Stadium Attendance: 1,853 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 12 September 2024 Quarter-finals | Adelaide United | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACST | Report | Milanovic  68' |
Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium Referee: Shaun Evans |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[29]
- As of 30 November 2024
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | Australia Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 20 | GK | AUS
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Lawrence Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | AUS
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Jordan Holmes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | AUS
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Tristan Vidackovic | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | DF | AUS
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Gabriel Cleur | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | AUS
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Alex Bonetig | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | KOR
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Jeong Tae-wook | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | AUS
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Jack Clisby | 9 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | AUS
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Anthony Pantazopoulos | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | AUS
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Aidan Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | AUS
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Jesse Cameron | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 5 | MF |  MLT
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Dylan Scicluna | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AUS
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Alexander Badolato | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | AUS
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Dean Pelekanos | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AUS
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Oscar Priestman | 8 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BUL
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Bozhidar Kraev | 7 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AUS
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Josh Brillante | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | MF | ESP
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Juan Mata | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | FW | AUS
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Zac Sapsford | 8 | 3 | 4+1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW |  SWE
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Marcus Antonsson | 8 | 3 | 0+5 | 2 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | AUS
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Ben Holliday | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | AUS
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Nicolas Milanovic | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | AUS
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Aydan Hammond | 8 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | AUS
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Brandon Borrello | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | AUS
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Awan Lual | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||
| 11 | FW | AUS
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Marcus Younis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | AUS
|
Tom Beadling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[29]
- As of 30 November 2024
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 14 | MF |
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Nicolas Milanovic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 26 | FW |
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Brandon Borrello | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | DF |
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Gabriel Cleur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF |
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Oscar Priestman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | MF |
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Dylan Scicluna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF |
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Jeong Tae-wook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW |
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Aydan Hammond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF |
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Anthony Pantazopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF |
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Bozhidar Kraev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Clean sheets
[edit]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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 30 November 2024
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |
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Lawrence Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 |
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Tristan Vidackovic | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Barr, Eliza (24 October 2023). "Western Sydney Wanderers player, Ruon Tongyik suspended from A-League after sexual assault charge". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Wanderers sign Bozhidar Kraev". Western Sydney Wanderers. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Tae-wook signs loan deal with Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Holmes signs one-year deal with Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 August 2024.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Champions League winner Juan Mata is Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Pelekanos returns to the Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Temelkovski commits to Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Holliday signs deal with Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Barrie signs three-year scholarship deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 May 2024.
- ^ "A-Leagues Legend Milos Ninkovic to retire at the end of season". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Wanderers confirm two Isuzu UTE A-League departures". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Wanderers confirm two Isuzu UTE A-League departures". Western Sydney Wanderers. 6 June 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (12 June 2024). "Glory snap up young gun striker". Perth Glory.
- ^ "Wanderers farewell Russell". Western Sydney Wanderers. 13 June 2024.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (14 June 2024). "Explosive defender Tate Russell signs on to the Green & Black". Western United.
- ^ "Pierias departs the Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Accomplished Winger, Pierias, Inks Three-Year Deal With Reds". Adelaide United. 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Wanderers farewell Captain Marcelo". Western Sydney Wanderers. 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Hendrix departs the Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake Acquires Australian U-23 Attacker Lachlan Brook from Western Sydney". Real Salt Lake. 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Younis signs extension and loan to PSV Eindhoven". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Transfer | PSV strengthens promising squad with Australian striker Marcus Younis". PSV. 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Beadling and Wanderers agree mutual termination". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Hammond signs two-year scholarship extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Pantazopoulos re-signs for Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Priestman signs two year extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Milanovic signs extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Newcastle Jets FC - Squad". soccerway.com.