2024–25 Wellington Phoenix FC season
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wellington Phoenix playing Auckland FC at home in the first Kiwi Clásico on 2 November 2024. | |||
| Chairman | Rob Morrison | ||
| Manager | Giancarlo Italiano | ||
| Stadium | Sky Stadium | ||
| A-League Men | 9th | ||
| Australia Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kosta Barbarouses (5) All: Kosta Barbarouses (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 26,252 vs. Auckland FC (2 November 2024) A-League Men | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,384 vs. Macarthur FC (14 December 2024) A-League Men | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,724 | ||
| Biggest win | 0–3 vs. Central Coast Mariners (A) (10 November 2024) A-League Men | ||
| Biggest defeat | 4–1 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (A) (22 December 2024) A-League Men | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 22 December 2024. | |||
The 2024–25 season is Wellington Phoenix Football Club's 18th season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup.
Players
[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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Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
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| 21 | FW | Marco Rojas | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 July 2024 | [1] |
| 8 | MF |  Paulo Retre
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 Goa
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Free transfer | 2 years | 26 July 2024 | [2] |
| 29 | FW | Luke Brooke-Smith |  Hamilton Wanderers
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Free transfer | 3 years, first two of which are on scholarship terms. | 13 August 2024 | [3] |
| 1 | GK |  Josh Oluwayemi
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 Lahti
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Free transfer | 1 year | 15 August 2024 | [4] |
| 25 | MF |  Kazuki Nagasawa
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Vegalta Sendai
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Free transfer | 2 years | 29 August 2024 | [5] |
| 9 | FW | Hideki Ishige
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Gamba Osaka
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Free transfer | 2 years | 2 September 2024 | [6] |
| 3 | MF | Corban Piper | Birkenhead United
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Free transfer | 1 year scholarship | 16 September 2024 | [7] |
| 11 | FW |  Stefan Colakovski
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 10 October 2024 | [8] |
Transfers out
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
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| 9 | FW |  Oskar Zawada
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Unattached | End of contract | 18 May 2024 | [9] |
| 40 | GK | Alex Paulsen |  Bournemouth
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Undisclosed | 4 June 2024 | [10] |
| 17 | MF |  Youstin Salas
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Deportivo Saprissa
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End of loan | 5 June 2024 | [11] |
| 15 | MF | Nicholas Pennington
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Perth Glory | End of contract | 19 June 2024 | [12][13] |
| 25 | GK | Jack Duncan
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Melbourne Victory | End of contract | 8 July 2024 | [14] |
| 8 | MF | Ben Old |  Saint-Étienne
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Undisclosed | 10 July 2024 | [15] |
| 11 | MF |  Bozhidar Kraev
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Western Sydney Wanderers | End of contract | 16 July 2024 | [16][17] |
| 3 | DF | Finn Surman |  Portland Timbers
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Undisclosed | 20 July 2024 | [18] |
From youth squad
[edit]| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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| 35 | GK |
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Dublin Boon | 19 | 1-year scholarship contract[19] |
| 39 | DF |
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Jayden Smith | 17 | 3-year contract, first two of which are on scholarship terms[20] |
| 41 | FW |
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Nathan Walker | 18 | 4-year contract, first two of which are on scholarship terms[21] |
| 36 | DF |
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Xuan Loke | 18 | 2.5-year contract, the first 1.5 years of which are on scholarship terms[22] |
Contract extensions
[edit]| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses | Winger | 2 years | 23 May 2024 | [23] | |
| 27 | Matthew Sheridan | Right-back | 3 years | 9 September 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2027–28 and upgraded to full-pro | [24] |
| 30 | Alby Kelly-Heald | Goalkeeper | 3 years | 9 September 2024 | New 3-year contract, replacing previous scholarship contract which was until end of 2026–27 | [24] |
| 15 | Isaac Hughes | Centre-back | 3 years | 20 September 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2027–28 | [25] |
| 1 | Josh Oluwayemi
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Goalkeeper | 1 year | 30 October 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2025–26 | [26] |
| 6 | Tim Payne | Full-back | 3 years | 17 December 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2027–28 | [27] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]| 18 August 2024 | Wellington Phoenix | 4–1 | Miramar Rangers | Wellington, New Zealand |
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Report |
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Stadium: Martin Luckie Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 24 August 2024 | Wellington Phoenix | 5–1 | Western Suburbs | Wellington, New Zealand |
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Report |
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Stadium: Martin Luckie Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 17 September 2024 | Newcastle Jets | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney, Australia |
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Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 22 September 2024 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 | Wellington Olympic | Wellington, New Zealand |
| 14:00 NZST |
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Report | Stadium: Martin Luckie Park |
| 28 September 2024 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 6 October 2024 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford, Australia |
| Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Men | 20 October 2024 | 2 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 37.50 | |
| Australia Cup | 6 August 2024 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 33.33 | ||||
Last updated: 22 December 2024
Source: Competitions
A-League Men
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 11 |
| 8 | Sydney FC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 10 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 10 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 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:
- ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
Last updated: 22 December 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Home figures include Wellington Phoenix's 1–0 win on neutral ground against Melbourne Victory on 24 November 2024.
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 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]| 20 October 2024 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Western United | Wellington |
| 16:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 7,535 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 26 October 2024 2 | Perth Glory | 0–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Perth |
| 18:45 AWST | Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 7,074 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 2 November 2024 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–2 | Auckland FC | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 26,252 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 10 November 2024 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 6,493 Referee: Alex King |
| 24 November 2024 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 13:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 3,478 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 7 December 2024 7 | Auckland FC | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Auckland |
| 17:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 26,253 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 14 December 2024 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 7,384 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh |
| 22 December 2024 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 6,341 Referee: Alex King |
| 28 December 2024 10 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Newcastle Jets | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 3 January 2025 12 | Melbourne City | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 11 January 2025 13 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Adelaide United | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 15 January 2025 14 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Sydney FC | Wellington |
| 19:00 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 20 January 2025 15 | Macarthur FC | v | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium |
| 25 January 2025 16 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Central Coast Mariners | Christchurch |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium |
| 6 February 2025 18 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Brisbane Roar | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 14 February 2025 19 | Melbourne Victory | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 22 February 2025 20 | Auckland FC | v | Wellington Phoenix | Auckland |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| 28 February 2025 21 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 19:30 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 8 March 2025 22 | Western United | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEDT | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
| 15 March 2025 23 | Sydney FC | v | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
| 29 March 2025 24 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 6 April 2025 25 | Newcastle Jets | v | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEST | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 12 April 2025 26 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZST | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 18 April 2025 27 | Adelaide United | v | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
| 19:05 ACST | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
| 26 April 2025 28 | Brisbane Roar | v | Wellington Phoenix | Brisbane |
| 15:00 AEST | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
| 2 May 2025 29 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Perth Glory | Wellington |
| 19:30 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
Australia Cup
[edit]| 6 August 2024 Round of 32 | South Melbourne | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 4,196 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 22 December 2024
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |
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Josh Oluwayemi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | MF |
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Corban Piper | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |
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Scott Wootton | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | MF |
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Fin Roa Conchie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |
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Tim Payne | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | FW |
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Kosta Barbarouses | 8 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | MF |
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Paulo Retre | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |
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Hideki Ishige | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | FW |
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David Ball | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |
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Stefan Colakovski | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | 
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Mohamed Al-Taay | 0+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |
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Alex Rufer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |
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Isaac Hughes | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |
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Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |
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Lukas Kelly-Heald | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |
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Sam Sutton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | FW |
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Marco Rojas | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |
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Luke Supyk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW |
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Oskar van Hattum | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF |
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Kazuki Nagasawa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | DF |
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Matthew Sheridan | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | FW |
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Luke Brooke-Smith | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK |
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Alby Kelly-Heald | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF |
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Tze-Xuan Loke | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF |
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Jayden Smith | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | FW |
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Nathan Walker | 2+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 42 | FW |
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Fergus Gillion | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | MF |
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Lachlan Candy | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 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.
- As of 22 December 2024
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 19 | DF |
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Sam Sutton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | MF |
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Mohamed Al-Taay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |
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Alex Rufer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 7 | FW |
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Kosta Barbarouses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |
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Paulo Retre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW |
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Hideki Ishige | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW |
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Oskar van Hattum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF |
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Kazuki Nagasawa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 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 22 December 2024
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 1 |
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Josh Oluwayemi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Welcome back Marco!". Wellington Phoenix. 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Nix sign two-time A-League champion". Wellington Phoenix. 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Nix sign rising star". Wellington Phoenix. 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Former Tottenham 'keeper joins the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 15 August 2024.
- ^ "AFC Champions League winner joins the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Nix sign experienced Japanese playmaker". Wellington Phoenix. 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Nix bolster men's squad with deadline day signing". Wellington Phoenix. 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Nix sign another A-League champion". Wellington Phoenix. 10 October 2024.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (18 May 2024). "Wellington Phoenix coach confirms departure of star striker Oskar Zawada". Stuff.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (4 June 2024). "Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Alex Paulsen seals dream move to Premier League club". Stuff.
- ^ @ByPhillipRollo (5 June 2024). "Costa Rican import Youstin Salas has farewelled Wellington Phoenix following the conclusion of his loan deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Pennington moves on". Wellington Phoenix. 19 June 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (19 June 2024). "Dynamic midfielder pens two-year deal with Glory". Perth Glory.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Jack Duncan". Melbourne Victory. 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Au revoir Oldie!". Wellington Phoenix. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Kraev moves on from the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Wanderers sign Bozhidar Kraev". Western Sydney Wanderers. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Phoenix tall timber joins Portland". Wellington Phoenix. 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Boon signs maiden pro contract with the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Young Nelson defender signs first pro deal". Wellington Phoenix. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Nix secure young Auckland winger on multi-year deal". Wellington Phoenix. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Reserves captain signs scholarship deal". Wellington Phoenix. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Barbarouses recommits to the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 23 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Young Nix fullback signs new long-term deal". Wellington Phoenix. 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Young centre back recommits to the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 20 September 2024.
- ^ "New Nix No. 1 extends his contract". Wellington Phoenix. 30 October 2024.
- ^ "All Whites fullback sticks with the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.