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List of soccer players with 200 or more A-League Men appearances

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This is a list of A-League players who have made 200 or more appearances in the A-League, the top level of the Australian soccer league system. Since the A-League's inception in 2005, 16 players have accrued 200 or more appearances.

The first player to meet the landmark was Matt Thompson with Newcastle Jets in 2013.[1] Thompson was overtaken by John Hutchinson of the Central Coast Mariners in 2015.[2] The current record-holder is goalkeeper Danny Vukovic, overtaking Hutchinson in October 2015.[3] Vukovic has made over 250 appearances.[4]

List of players

Players are listed by number of appearances. If number of appearances are equal, the players are then listed alphabetically. Statistics are updated as of 14 December 2019[5] Current A-League players and their current clubs are shown in bold.

A-League players with at least 200 appearances
Name Nationality Position Apps Goals Club(s) First Last
Andrew Durante New Zealand New Zealand DF 323 5 Newcastle Jets, Wellington Phoenix, Sydney FC, Western United 2005 2019
Leigh Broxham Australia Australia MF 302 5 Melbourne Victory 2005 2019
Nikolai Topor-Stanley Australia Australia DF 299 8 Sydney FC, Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers 2006 2019
Eugene Galekovic Australia Australia GK 288 0 Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United, Melbourne City 2006 2019
Liam Reddy Australia Australia GK 288 0 Newcastle Jets, Brisbane Roar, Wellington Phoenix, Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners, Western Sydney Wanderers, Perth Glory 2005 2019
Danny Vukovic Australia Australia GK 278 1 Central Coast Mariners, Wellington Phoenix, Perth Glory, Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC 2005 2017
Tarek Elrich Australia Australia DF 275 9 Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers, Adelaide United 2005 2019
Alex Wilkinson Australia Australia DF 275 2 Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne City, Sydney FC 2005 2019
Matt McKay Australia Australia MF 272 26 Brisbane Roar 2005 2019
Vince Lia Australia Australia MF 255 7 Melbourne Victory, Wellington Phoenix, Adelaide United 2005 2019
Mark Bridge Australia Australia FW 251 63 Newcastle Jets, Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers 2005 2019
Matt Simon Australia Australia FW 247 53 Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC 2006 2019
Nigel Boogaard Australia Australia DF 244 7 Central Coast Mariners, Adelaide United, Newcastle Jets 2005 2019
Glen Moss Australia Australia GK 244 0 New Zealand Knights, Melbourne Victory, Gold Coast United, Wellington Phoenix, Newcastle Jets 2005 2019
Alex Brosque Australia Australia FW 243 75 Queensland Roar, Sydney FC 2005 2019
Scott Jamieson Australia Australia DF 241 2 Adelaide United, Sydney FC, Perth Glory, Western Sydney Wanderers, Melbournue City 2008 2019
Michael Theo Australia Australia GK 230 0 Melbourne Victory, Brisbane Roar 2005 2018
Manny Muscat Malta Malta DF 229 5 Wellington Phoenix, Melbourne City 2008 2018
John Hutchinson Malta Malta MF 228 18 Central Coast Mariners 2005 2015
Michael McGlinchey New Zealand New Zealand MF 226 21 Central Coast Mariners, Wellington Phoenix 2009 2019
Mitch Nichols Australia Australia MF 226 39 Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory, Perth Glory, Western Sydney Wanderers, Wellington Phoenix 2007 2019
Archie Thompson Australia Australia FW 224 90 Melbourne Victory 2005 2016
Matt Thompson Australia Australia DF 221 27 Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Heart, Sydney FC 2005 2014
Josh Rose Australia Australia DF 218 9 New Zealand Knights, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne City 2005 2018
Michael Marrone Australia Australia DF 217 3 Adelaide United, Melbourne Heart 2008 2019
Kosta Barbarouses New Zealand New Zealand FW 215 63 Wellington Phoenix, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC 2007 2019
Jade North Australia Australia DF 214 6 Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets, Wellington Phoenix, Brisbane Roar 2005 2018
Jason Hoffmann Australia Australia DF 207 16 Newcastle Jets, Melbourne City 2007 2019
Scott Neville Australia Australia DF 207 11 Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets, Brisbane Roar 2008 2019
Massimo Murdocca Australia Australia MF 206 3 Brisbane Ror, Melbourne City 2005 2015
Ivan Franjic Australia Australia DF 206 17 Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City, Perth Glory 2009 2019
Michael Thwaite Australia Australia DF 204 3 Melbourne Victory, Gold Coast United, Perth Glory, Western Sydney Wanderers 2008 2018

References

  1. ^ Lynch, Michael (7 March 2013). "First to 200, and no sign of slowing". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ Maher, Stephen (26 February 2016). "Mariners skipper John Hutchinson primed for magic milestone against Newcastle". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ Windley, Matt (14 October 2015). "A-League: Melbourne Victory goalkeeper Danny Vukovic to break appearance record on Saturday". News.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Vukovic targeted by A-League rival". FourFourTwo. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ^ "A-League Player Appearances". Ultimate A-League.