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Forward Tim Cahill made 13 appearances for Australia, scoring three times between 2016 and 2017.

Melbourne City Football Club is an association football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded on 12 June 2009 as Melbourne Heart Football Club, it changed names in August 2015 after being bought out by City Football Group. From its creation, the club has competed in the A-League, the first tier of soccer in Australia.

Melbourne City has always played home games at AAMI Park in Melbourne. The club colours and crest were altered from the original red and white colour scheme to "city blue" after the change of control in 2015. City has a longstanding rivalry with Melbourne Victory, with whom it contests the Melbourne Derby.

The following list contains all footballers who have represented their country at full international level whilst being a Melbourne City player.

Introduction

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Melbourne City's first international was defender Dean Heffernan who appeared for Australia on 6 January 2010, in a 2–2 draw against Kuwait national football team in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification group stage match. Australian internationals Tim Cahill and Aaron Mooy are Melbourne City's most-capped players, each appearing in 13 games for the nation while contracted to Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren is the club's top international goalscorer, netting four times for Australia during his tenure with Melbourne City to date.

The majority of Melbourne City players that have received international caps are for Australia.

Melbourne City have had a number of players who have represented their country in major international tournaments whilst at the club.

FIFA World Cup

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The first fully-fledged Melbourne City player to be selected for a FIFA World Cup was Daniel Arzani, who represented Australia in 2018.

Previously, a number of Melbourne City players had played at the World Cup immediately prior to joining the club. Michael Beauchamp had signed for the club prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and made one appearance for Australia at the tournament before joining Melbourne. Similarly, David Villa was announced as joining Melbourne on loan from New York City before representing Spain at the 2014 tournament.

Continental tournaments

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Aaron Hughes was confirmed to be leaving Melbourne City in April 2016, and went on to represent Northern Ireland immediately afterwards at Euro 2016.

List of players

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Key
  • Players are initially arranged by alphabetical order of surname.
  • Appearances as a substitute are included.
  • International years indicates the year of the player's first and last caps while a Melbourne City player. Caps included are for the number won by the player during his time with Melbourne City and may not be the full total of the player's career.
  • Statistics are correct as of 8 February 2024.
Symbol Meaning
‡ Player still at the club
Positions key[a]
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
List of players making full international appearances while playing for Melbourne City FC
Name Nation Position Melbourne City years International years Caps[b] Goals[b] Notes
Daniel Arzani  Australia MF 2016–2018 2018 5 1 [c][2]
Michael Beauchamp  Australia DF 2010–2011 2010 3 0
Aziz Behich  Australia DF 2010–2013, 2013–2014 2012 14 2
Valon Berisha  Kosovo MF 2022–2023 2023 2 0
Jordan Bos  Australia DF 2021–2023 2023 1 0
Tim Cahill  Australia FW 2016–2017 2016–2017 13 3
Ivan Franjic  Australia DF 2015–2017 2015 1 0 [3]
Richard Garcia  Australia MF 2012–2013 2012 4 1
Patrick Gerhardt  Liberia DF 2012–2014 2013 1 0 [4]
Curtis Good ‡  Australia DF 2011–2012, 2018– 2021 1 0
Aaron Hughes  Northern Ireland DF 2015–2016 2016 7 0
Mathew Leckie ‡  Australia FW 2021– 2021–2022 14 2 [d]
Jamie Maclaren ‡  Australia FW 2019– 2019–2022 19 10 [d]
Michael Marrone  Australia DF 2010–2013 2012 1 1 [5]
Connor Metcalfe  Australia MF 2017–2022 2021 2 0
Michael Mifsud  Malta FW 2013–2014 2013–2014 5 2
Aaron Mooy  Australia MF 2014–2016 2014–2016 13 2
Andrew Nabbout ‡  Australia MF 2020– 2021 1 0
Aiden O'Neill  Australia FW 2020–2023 2023 2 0
Marco Tilio ‡  Australia FW 2020–2023, 2024– 2022–2023 7 0
David Villa  Spain MF 2014 2014 2 3 [e]

Notes

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  1. ^ For more information, see formation
  2. ^ a b Only caps and goals while playing for Melbourne City are included.
  3. ^ Represented his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup[1]
  4. ^ a b Represented his country at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
  5. ^ Represented his country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup[6]

References

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  1. ^ "World Cup 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ Butler, Alex (9 August 2018). "Manchester City snags Australian youngster Daniel Arzani from Melbourne City". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ Hassett, Sebastian (17 June 2015). "Socceroos down Kyrgyzstan 2–1 in World Cup qualifying match". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Patrick Gerhardt". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Marrone 'feeling fresh' for Mariners". Melbourne City FC. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. ^ "World Cup 2014". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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