List of men's soccer players in Australia by number of league appearances
Appearance
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The following is a list of soccer players who have made at least 300 domestic league appearances in Australian league soccer. This includes the appearances and goals of players in the A-League Men and National Soccer League.
Alex Tobin has made the most appearances, and is the only player to have played in over 500 games. John Markovski made appearances for 10 different clubs, while five players have made their appearances for only one team. Liam Reddy made his appearances during a career spanning 23 seasons.
List of players
[edit]- As of 25 May 2024
- Key
- † Football Australia Hall of Fame inductee.
- Players in bold are still active players.
Player | Nationality | Games[a] | Goals[b] | Position | Career Span[c] | Seasons[d] | Clubs[e] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Tobin † | Australia | 522 | 31 | DF | 1984–2004 | 21 | 3 | [1] |
Clint Bolton | Australia | 479 | 0 | GK | 1993–2013 | 19 | 5 | [2] |
Paul Trimboli | Australia | 452 | 120 | FW | 1987–2004 | 18 | 2 | [3] |
Damian Mori † | Australia | 446 | 240 | FW | 1989–2008 | 20 | 6 | [4] |
Sergio Melta † | Australia | 446 | 65 | MF | 1977–1995 | 19 | 1 | [5] |
Andrew Durante | New Zealand | 416 | 7 | DF | 2001–2021 | 17 | 5 | [6] |
Liam Reddy | Australia | 413 | 1 | GK | 2000–2023 | 23 | 7 | [7] |
Alex Wilkinson | Australia | 409 | 4 | DF | 2002–2023 | 17 | 3 | [8] |
Mike O'Shea | Australia | 407 | 14 | DF | 1977–1996 | 19 | 3 | [9] |
John Hutchinson | Malta | 394 | 37 | MF | 1996–2015 | 18 | 4 | [10] |
Andrew Marth | Australia | 391 | 69 | MF | 1986–2004 | 20 | 4 | [11] |
Theo Selemidis | Australia | 390 | 24 | MF | 1977–1994 | 18 | 3 | [12] |
Robbie Hooker | Australia | 389 | 20 | DF | 1986–2002 | 17 | 7 | [13] |
David Barrett | Australia | 385 | 14 | DF | 1986–2003 | 17 | 4 | [14] |
Leigh Broxham | Australia | 385 | 5 | MF | 2006– | 17 | 1 | [15] |
Nikolai Topor-Stanley | Australia | 380 | 13 | DF | 2006–2023 | 16 | 4 | [16] |
Tom Pondeljak | Australia | 379 | 72 | MF | 1996–2012 | 16 | 6 | [17] |
John Markovski | Australia | 372 | 112 | FW | 1986–2002 | 18 | 10 | [18] |
Gary Phillips | Australia | 372 | 19 | MF | 1982–1997 | 16 | 2 | [19] |
Vaughan Coveny | Australia | 364 | 112 | FW | 1992–2009 | 16 | 6 | [20] |
Mehmet Durakovic | Australia | 361 | 9 | DF | 1985–2004 | 17 | 5 | [21] |
Matthew Bingley | Australia | 357 | 45 | MF | 1988–2007 | 21 | 8 | [22] |
Matthew Horsley | Australia | 356 | 41 | MF | 1990–2006 | 15 | 2 | [23] |
Danny Wright | Australia | 351 | 49 | FW | 1980–1997 | 18 | 3 | [24] |
Carl Veart | Australia | 350 | 89 | FW | 1989–2007 | 13 | 2 | [25] |
Matt McKay | Australia | 350 | 28 | MF | 2001–2019 | 15 | 2 | [26] |
Graham Jennings † | Australia | 350 | 15 | DF | 1979–1994 | 14 | 4 | [27] |
Rod Brown | Australia | 347 | 136 | FW | 1983–1998 | 16 | 4 | [28] |
Alan Hunter | Australia | 345 | 53 | DF | 1983–1998 | 16 | 7 | [29] |
Jade North | Australia | 344 | 12 | DF | 1998–2018 | 17 | 6 | [30] |
David Lowe | Australia | 340 | 81 | MF | 1982–1997 | 15 | 4 | [31] |
Steve Blair † | Australia | 336 | 14 | DF | 1980–1993 | 13 | 1 | [32] |
Eugene Galekovic | Australia | 336 | 0 | GK | 2000–2019 | 18 | 5 | [33] |
Archie Thompson | Australia | 333 | 129 | FW | 1996–2016 | 17 | 4 | [34] |
Joe Mullen | Australia | 331 | 75 | FW | 1983–1996 | 14 | 1 | [35] |
Jason Petkovic | Australia | 331 | 0 | GK | 1993–2009 | 16 | 2 | [36] |
Brad Maloney | Australia | 330 | 88 | MF | 1990–2004 | 14 | 6 | [37] |
Ian Gray † | Australia | 329 | 50 | MF | 1980–1995 | 16 | 2 | [38] |
Peter Katholos | Australia | 329 | 49 | MF | 1979–1993 | 16 | 5 | [39] |
Robert Stanton | Australia | 329 | 10 | DF | 1990–2003 | 13 | 3 | [40] |
Paul Wade † | Australia | 327 | 54 | MF | 1984–1997 | 15 | 5 | [41] |
Alan Davidson † | Australia | 324 | 15 | DF | 1979–1998 | 17 | 4 | [42] |
Andy Harper | Australia | 321 | 100 | FW | 1986–2001 | 15 | 7 | [43] |
Francis Awaritefe | Australia | 320 | 121 | FW | 1989–2001 | 13 | 4 | [44] |
Marshall Soper | Australia | 319 | 121 | FW | 1981–1995 | 14 | 5 | [45] |
David Ratcliffe † | Australia | 316 | 18 | DF | 1978–1991 | 14 | 4 | [46] |
Jean-Paul de Marigny | Australia | 315 | 19 | DF | 1983–1998 | 16 | 4 | [47] |
Matt Thompson | Australia | 314 | 35 | MF | 1999–2014 | 14 | 4 | [48] |
Angelo Costanzo | Australia | 312 | 3 | DF | 1995–2010 | 14 | 4 | [49] |
Kris Trajanovski | Australia | 311 | 79 | FW | 1990–2004 | 13 | 6 | [50] |
Charlie Yankos † | Australia | 306 | 20 | DF | 1979–1994 | 15 | 5 | [51] |
Pablo Cardozo | Australia | 302 | 128 | FW | 1990–2004 | 14 | 5 | [52] |
Gerry Gomez | Costa Rica | 301 | 56 | DF | 1979–1994 | 16 | 4 | [53] |
Bogdan Nyskohus | Australia | 301 | 4 | DF | 1977–1989 | 13 | 1 | [54] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Number of League games only.
- ^ Number of League goals only.
- ^ Displays first and last seasons where appearances made. For example - 1984–2004 displayed where first appearance was in the 1984 season and last appearance was in the 2003–04 season
- ^ Number of League seasons only
- ^ Number of different clubs where League appearances made; two or more spells with the same club are counted only once
References
[edit]- ^ Alex Tobin at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Clint Bolton at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Paul Trimboli at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Damian Mori at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Sergio Melta at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Andrew Durante at worldfootball.net
- ^ Liam Reddy at worldfootball.net
- ^ Alex Wilkinson at worldfootball.net
- ^ Mike O'Shea at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ John Hutchinson at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Andrew Marth at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Theo Selemidis at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Robert Hooker at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ David Barrett at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Leigh Broxham at worldfootball.net
- ^ Nikolai Topor-Stanley at worldfootball.net
- ^ Tom Pondeljak at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ John Markovski at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Gary Phillips at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Vaughan Coveny at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Mehmet Durakovic at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Matthew Bingley at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Matthew Horsley at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Danny Wright at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Carl Veart at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Matt McKay at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Graham Jennings at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Rod Brown at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Alan Hunter at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Jade North at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ David Lowe at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Steve Blair at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Eugene Galekovic at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Archie Thompson at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Joe Mullen at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Jason Petkovic at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Brad Maloney at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Ian Gray at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Peter Katholos at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Robert Stanton at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Paul Wade at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Alan Davidson at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Andy Harper at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Francis Awaritefe at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Marshall Soper at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ David Ratcliffe at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Jean-Paul de Marigny at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Matt Thompson at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Angelo Costanzo at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Kris Trajanovski at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Charlie Yankos at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Pablo Cardozo at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Gerry Gomez at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
- ^ Bogdan Nyskohus at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive