List of A-League Men players

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

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

Statistics are updated as of 28 May 2021.[3]

A-League Men players with at least 200 appearances
#NameNatPosAppsFirstLastClub(s)
1 Andrew DuranteDF35720062021Newcastle Jets (40), Wellington Phoenix (273), Western United (44)
2 Nikolai Topor-StanleyDF34120062021Sydney FC (14), Perth Glory (37), Newcastle Jets (186), Western Sydney Wanderers (104)
3 Leigh BroxhamMF33520052021Melbourne Victory (335)
4 Liam ReddyGK32420052021Newcastle Jets (23), Brisbane Roar (66), Wellington Phoenix (12), Sydney FC (37), Central Coast Mariners (52), Western Sydney Wanderers (6), Perth Glory (128)
5 Alex WilkinsonDF31720052021Central Coast Mariners (172), Melbourne City (10), Sydney FC (135)
6 Eugene GalekovicGK28820052019Melbourne Victory (15), Adelaide United (238), Melbourne City (35)
Tarek ElrichDF28820052020Newcastle Jets (171), Western Sydney Wanderers (43), Adelaide United (101), Perth Glory (10)
8 Matt SimonFW28520072021Central Coast Mariners (218), Sydney FC (67)
9 Danny VukovicGK27820052021Central Coast Mariners (104), Wellington Phoenix (17), Perth Glory (106), Melbourne Victory (23), Sydney FC (28)
10 Nigel BoogaardDF27220062021Central Coast Mariners (55), Adelaide United (98), Newcastle Jets (119)
Scott JamiesonDF27220082021Adelaide United (49), Sydney FC (48), Perth Glory (56), Western Sydney Wanderers (29), Melbourne City (90)
Matt McKayMF27220052021Brisbane Roar (272)
13 Vince LiaMF25920082021Melbourne Victory (24), Wellington Phoenix (197), Adelaide United (34), Perth Glory (4)
14 Kosta BarbarousesFW25720072021Wellington Phoenix (46), Brisbane Roar (33), Melbourne Victory (127), Sydney FC (51)
15 Mark BridgeFW25120052019Newcastle Jets (50), Sydney FC (80), Western Sydney Wanderers (121)
16 Glen MossGK25020052020New Zealand Knights (9), Wellington Phoenix (140), Melbourne Victory (14), Gold Coast United (41), Newcastle Jets (46)
17 Alex BrosqueFW24320052019Queensland Roar (21), Sydney FC (222)
18 Jason HoffmanDF23920072021Newcastle Jets (159), Melbourne City (80)
19 Ivan FranjicDF23820092021Brisbane Roar (131), Melbourne City (39), Perth Glory (53), Macarthur FC (15)
20 Besart BerishaFW23620112021Brisbane Roar (76), Melbourne Victory (110), Western United (50)
21 Scott NevilleDF23420082021Perth Glory (104), Newcastle Jets (43), Western Sydney Wanderers (51), Brisbane Roar (36)
22 Michael McGlincheyMF23320092020Central Coast Mariners (148), Wellington Phoenix (85)
23 Michael TheoGK23020052017Melbourne Victory (71), Brisbane Roar (159)
24 Manny MuscatDF22920082018Wellington Phoenix (192), Melbourne City (37)
25 John HutchinsonMF22820052015Central Coast Mariners (228)
26 Michael MarroneMF22720052015Adelaide United (157), Melbourne Heart (70)
27 Mitch NicholsMF22620052015Brisbane Roar (125), Melbourne Victory (14), Perth Glory (27), Western Sydney Wanderers (53), Wellington Phoenix (7)
28 Archie ThompsonFW22420052016Melbourne Victory (224)
29 Matt ThompsonDF22120052014Newcastle Jets (121), Melbourne Heart (82), Sydney FC (18)
30 Luke BrattanMF21820092021Brisbane Roar (91), Melbourne City (79), Sydney FC (48)
Josh RoseDF21820052018New Zealand Knights (12), Central Coast Mariners (183), Melbourne City (23)
31 Jack HingertDF21720092021North Queensland Fury (27), Brisbane Roar (190)
32 Jade NorthDF21420052018Newcastle Jets (80), Wellington Phoenix (19), Brisbane Roar (115)
33 Rhyan GrantDF21220082021Sydney FC (212)
34 Massimo MurdoccaMF20620052015Brisbane Roar (162), Melbourne City (44)
35 Michael ThwaiteDF20420082018Melbourne Victory (16), Gold Coast United (82), Perth Glory (85), Western Sydney Wanderers (21)
36 Dimitri PetratosFW20320102020Sydney FC (30), Brisbane Roar (94), Newcastle Jets (79)
Minimum 200 appearances
Andrew Durante has the most A-League Men appearances.
Leigh Broxham is the only A-League Men player with over 300 appearances for one club.
David Williams is the only player to have the most appearances for two clubs.

Most appearances by club

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

As of 28 May 2021
# Club Name Nat Apps First Last
1 Melbourne Victory Leigh Broxham 333 20052021
2 Wellington Phoenix Andrew Durante 273 20082019
3 Brisbane Roar Matt McKay 272 20052019
4 Adelaide United Eugene Galekovic 238 20082017
5 Central Coast Mariners John Hutchinson 228 20052015
6 Sydney FC Alex Brosque 222 20062019
7 Newcastle Jets Ben Kantarovski 196 20082020
8 Perth Glory Chris Harold 143 20122019
9 Western Sydney Wanderers Mark Bridge 121 20122019
10 Melbourne City David Williams 101 20112016
11 Gold Coast United Michael Thwaite 82 20092012
12 Western United Connor Pain 51 20192021
13 North Queensland Fury David Williams 49 20092011
14 New Zealand Knights Darren Bazeley 41 20052007
15 Macarthur FC Matt Derbyshire 22 20202021
Adam Federici 20202021

References
  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. "A-League Player Appearances". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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