List of foreign A-League players

This is a list of foreign players in the A-League, which commenced play in 2005. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:

Have played at least one A-League game (including finals). Players who were signed by A-League clubs, but only played in cup and/or continental games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Australia and New Zealand determined by the following:

A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national team of Australia or New Zealand.

More specifically,

If a player has been capped on international level, the national team is used; if he has been capped by more than one country, the highest level (or the most recent) team is used. These include Australia/New Zealand players with dual citizenship.
If a player has not been capped on international level, his country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from Australian parents or moved to Australia at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation.

Clubs listed are those for which the player has played at least one A-League game—and seasons are those in which the player has played at least one A-League game. Note that calendar years are used. This follows general practice in expressing years a player spent at club.

As of April 2015, 63 different nations have been represented in the A-League. Martinique is the most recent nation to be represented with Harry Novillo debuting for Melbourne City on 8 March 2015.

In bold: players who are currently at an A-League club.

Contents

Albania

Besart Berisha – Brisbane Roar – 2011–14, Melbourne Victory 2014–^{[Note 9]}

Argentina

Marcelo Carrusca – Adelaide United – 2012–
Matías Córdoba – Perth Glory – 2013
Oscar Roberto Cornejo – Wellington Phoenix – 2010–11
Jorge Drovandi – Newcastle Jets – 2007
Marcos Flores – Adelaide United – 2010–11, Melbourne Victory – 2012–13, Central Coast Mariners – 2013–14, Newcastle Jets – 2014–15
Jonatan Germano – Melbourne City – 2011–
Jerónimo Neumann – Adelaide United – 2012–14, Newcastle Jets – 2014–15
Patricio Pérez – Central Coast Mariners – 2010–11
Adrian Trinidad – Perth Glory – 2008–09

Austria

Marc Janko – Sydney FC – 2014–
Richard Kitzbichler – Melbourne Victory – 2005–06

Bahrain

Sayed Mohamed Adnan – Brisbane Roar – 2011–12^{[Note 10]}

Barbados

Paul Ifill – Wellington Phoenix – 2009–14^{[Note 6]}

Belgium

Geoffrey Claeys – Melbourne Victory – 2005–06
Pieter Collen – Brisbane Roar – 2010
Stein Huysegems – Wellington Phoenix – 2012–14

Brazil

Henrique has won three A-League Championships with Brisbane Roar, including scoring in two Grand Finals.

Denni won the A-League Championship in 2008 with Newcastle Jets.

Alemão – Adelaide United – 2008–10
Alessandro – Melbourne Victory – 2007
Amaral – Perth Glory – 2008–09
Anderson – Gold Coast United – 2010–11
Andrezinho – Perth Glory – 2011–12
Bruno Cazarine – Sydney FC – 2010–12
Claudinho – Melbourne Victory – 2006–07
Cleberson – Wellington Phoenix – 2007
Cristiano – Adelaide United – 2008–10
Denni – Newcastle Jets – 2007–08
Diego – Adelaide United – 2006–09, Wellington Phoenix – 2010–11
Ney Fabiano – Melbourne Victory – 2008–09
Fabinho – Melbourne Victory – 2011–12, Sydney FC – 2012–13
Felipe – Wellington Phoenix – 2007–08
Fernando – Adelaide United – 2005–07
Fred – Melbourne Victory – 2006–07, Wellington Phoenix – 2008, Melbourne Heart – 2011–13
Gui Finkler – Melbourne Victory – 2012–
George – Wellington Phoenix – 2007
Henrique – Brisbane Roar – 2009–
Mário Jardel – Newcastle Jets – 2007–08
Jefferson – Gold Coast United – 2009–10
Juninho – Sydney FC – 2007–08
Leandro Love – Melbourne Victory – 2007–08
Marcinho – Queensland Roar – 2007–08
Maycon – Melbourne Heart – 2011–12
Milson – Gold Coast United – 2009–10
Patrick – Sydney FC – 2007–08
Reinaldo – Brisbane Roar – 2005–10
Bernardo Ribeiro – Newcastle Jets – 2012–13
Ricardinho – Melbourne Victory – 2010–11
Robson – Gold Coast United – 2009–12
Romário – Adelaide United – 2006
Vitor Saba – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2014–15
Sidnei – Perth Glory – 2013–
Alex Terra – Melbourne Heart – 2010–12
Tiago – Newcastle Jets – 2011–13, Sydney FC – 2013–14

Canada

Alen Marcina – New Zealand Knights – 2006–07
Issey Nakajima-Farran – Brisbane Roar – 2011–12^{[Note 17]}

Chile

Pablo Contreras – Melbourne Victory – 2013–14

China

Gao Leilei – New Zealand Knights – 2006–07, Wellington Phoenix – 2008
Jiang Chen – Wellington Phoenix – 2009
Li Yan – New Zealand Knights – 2006
Qu Shengqing – Adelaide United – 2004–07
Zhang Shuo – Newcastle Jets – 2010–11
Zhang Xiaobin – New Zealand Knights – 2005–06
Zhang Yuning – Queensland Roar – 2006–07

Colombia

Milton Rodríguez – Newcastle Jets – 2006–07

Costa Rica

Marvin Angulo – Melbourne Victory – 2009–10
Steven Bryce – Brisbane Roar – 2010
Kenny Cunningham – Wellington Phoenix – 2013–
Carlos Hernández – Melbourne Victory – 2007–12, Wellington Phoenix – 2013–14
José López – Melbourne Victory – 2008–09
Jean Solórzano – Brisbane Roar – 2010–11, 2014–, Melbourne Victory – 2011–12

Côte d'Ivoire

Eugène Dadi – Perth Glory – 2008–10, Wellington Phoenix – 2010
Jonas Salley – New Zealand Knights – 2006–07, Sydney FC 2007, Adelaide United – 2007–09, Gold Coast United – 2011–12^{[Note 18]}
Adama Traore – Gold Coast United – 2009–12, Melbourne Victory – 2012–14

Croatia

Dario Bodrušić – Adelaide United – 2011^{[Note 2]}
Mate Dragičević – Perth Glory – 2007
Krunoslav Lovrek – Sydney FC – 2012–13
Dino Kresinger – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2012–13
Mateo Poljak – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2012–
Josip Tadić – Melbourne Heart – 2012–13

Curaçao

Dyron Daal – North Queensland Fury – 2009–11^{[Note 11]}

Denmark

Jesper Håkansson – Newcastle Jets – 2008–09

Ecuador

Edmundo Zura – Newcastle Jets – 2008
Edson Montaño – Newcastle Jets – 2014–

England

Robbie Fowler was the inaugural captain of North Queensland Fury.

Guy Bates – Newcastle Jets – 2005
Darren Bazeley – New Zealand Knights – 2005–07
Michael Bridges – Sydney FC – 2007–08, Newcastle Jets – 2009–14
Malik Buari – New Zealand Knights – 2006–07^{[Note 8]}
Ronnie Bull – New Zealand Knights – 2005–06
Ben Collett – New Zealand Knights – 2006
Terry Cooke – North Queensland Fury – 2009–10
John Curtis – Gold Coast United – 2010–11
Brian Deane – Perth Glory – 2005
Neil Emblen – New Zealand Knights – 2005–07
Robbie Fowler – North Queensland Fury – 2009–10, Perth Glory – 2010–11
Chris Greenacre – Wellington Phoenix – 2009–12
Dean Gordon – New Zealand Knights – 2006–07
Emile Heskey – Newcastle Jets 2012–14
Mark Hughes – North Queensland Fury – 2010–11
Francis Jeffers – Newcastle Jets – 2010–11, 2011–12
Joe Keenan – Melbourne Victory – 2007–08, Adelaide United – 2010–11
Geoff Kellaway – Melbourne Victory – 2010–11
Mark Lee – Perth Glory – 2006–07, 2008–09
Steve McMahon – Perth Glory – 2005–06
James Robinson – Melbourne Victory – 2006–07, Perth Glory – 2007–09, North Queensland Fury – 2009–10
Alex Smith – Wellington Phoenix – 2011–13
John Sutton – Central Coast Mariners – 2012
Andy Todd – Perth Glory – 2009–11
Nicky Travis – Central Coast Mariners – 2009–10
Simon Yeo – New Zealand Knights – 2005
Stuart Young – Perth Glory – 2005–07

Eritrea

Ambesager Yosief – Gold Coast United – 2011–12

Fiji

Roy Krishna – Wellington Phoenix – 2014–

Finland

Juho Mäkelä – Sydney FC – 2011–12

France

Matthieu Delpierre – Melbourne Victory – 2014–
William Gallas – Perth Glory – 2013–14

Germany

Thomas Broich – Brisbane Roar – 2010–
André Gumprecht – Central Coast Mariners – 2005–09
André Kilian – North Queensland Fury – 2010–11
Dragan Paljić – Perth Glory – 2015–
Peter Perchtold – Gold Coast United – 2011
Jérome Polenz – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2012–14, Brisbane Roar – 2015–
Marcus Wedau – Queensland Roar – 2006–07

Ghana

Hamza Mohammed – New Zealand Knights – 2006
Lloyd Owusu – Adelaide United – 2009–10^{[Note 6]}

Hungary

Richárd Vernes – Central Coast Mariners – 2014–

Indonesia

Sergio van Dijk – Brisbane Roar – 2008–10, Adelaide United – 2010–13^{[Note 11]}

Iraq

Ali Abbas – Newcastle Jets – 2009–12, Sydney FC – 2012–

Ireland

Sean Devine – New Zealand Knights – 2005–07^{[Note 6]}
Damien Duff – Melbourne City – 2014–15
Steven Gray – Melbourne Heart – 2012–13
Andy Keogh – Perth Glory – 2014–
Billy Mehmet – Perth Glory -2011-2013^{[Note 6]}
Liam Miller – Perth Glory – 2011–13, Brisbane Roar – 2013–14, Melbourne City – 2014
Wayne O'Sullivan – Central Coast Mariners – 2005–07^{[Note 4]}
Shaun Timmins – Wellington Phoenix – 2014^{[Note 6]}

Italy

Benito Carbone – Sydney FC – 2006
Alessandro Del Piero – Sydney FC – 2012–14
Marcello Fiorentini – Newcastle Jets – 2010–11
Iacopo La Rocca – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2012–
Andrea Migliorini – Melbourne Heart – 2013–14
Fabio Vignaroli – Newcastle Jets – 2009–10

Japan

Naoki Imaya – New Zealand Knights – 2005–06
Hiroyuki Ishida – Perth Glory – 2005–06
Kojiro Kaimoto – North Queensland Fury – 2009
Kazuyoshi Miura – Sydney FC – 2005
Ryo Nagai – Perth Glory – 2012–14
Shinji Ono – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2012–14
Yojiro Takahagi – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2015–
Yuji Takahashi – Brisbane Roar – 2012–13
Yūsuke Tanaka – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2015–

Korea Republic

Byun Sung-hwan – Sydney FC – 2009–11, Newcastle Jets – 2011–12
Do Dong-hyun – Brisbane Roar – 2012–13
Kim Seung-yong – Central Coast Mariners – 2014
Kim Sung-kil – Gold Coast United – 2011
Lee Ki-je – Newcastle Jets – 2015–
Seo Hyuk-su – Brisbane Roar – 2005–09
Shin In-seob – Adelaide United – 2009–11
Shin Tae-yong – Queensland Roar – 2004–05
Song Jin-hyung – Newcastle Jets – 2008–10

Liberia

Patrick Gerhardt – Melbourne Heart – 2012–14^{[Note 13]}

Lithuania

Darvydas Šernas – Perth Glory – 2014

Macedonia

Daniel Georgievski – Melbourne Victory – 2014–^{[Note 1]}
Mensur Kurtiši – Brisbane Roar – 2014–15

Malta

John Hutchinson – Central Coast Mariners – 2005–2015^{[Note 1]}
Michael Mifsud – Melbourne Heart – 2013–14
Manny Muscat – Wellington Phoenix – 2008–^{[Note 1]}

Martinique

Harry Novillo – Melbourne City – 2015–^{[Note 7]}^{[Note 15]}

Mauritius

Jonathan Bru – Melbourne Victory – 2012–14^{[Note 7]}^{[Note 16]}

Netherlands

Patrick Zwaanswijk won an A-League Championship with Central Coast Mariners.

Paul Beekmans – Gold Coast United – 2011–12
Roly Bonevacia – Wellington Phoenix – 2014–
Pascal Bosschaart – Sydney FC – 2011–13
Romeo Castelen – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2014–^{[Note 12]}
Donny de Groot – Newcastle Jets – 2009–10
Orlando Engelaar – Melbourne Heart – 2013–14
Youssouf Hersi – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2012–14, Perth Glory – 2014–^{[Note 5]}
Kew Jaliens – Newcastle Jets – 2013–15, Melbourne City – 2015–
Peter Jungschläger – Gold Coast United – 2011–12
Marcel Meeuwis – Melbourne Heart – 2013
Stef Nijland – Brisbane Roar – 2013
Bobby Petta – Adelaide United – 2006–08, Sydney FC – 2008
Maceo Rigters – Gold Coast United – 2011–12
Marcel Seip – Central Coast Mariners – 2013–14
Gerald Sibon – Melbourne Heart – 2010–11
Victor Sikora – Perth Glory – 2009–12
Andwélé Slory – Adelaide United – 2011^{[Note 12]}
Bas van den Brink – Gold Coast United – 2009–11, Perth Glory – 2011–13
Frank van Eijs – New Zealand Knights – 2005–06
Rob Wielaert – Melbourne City – 2013–
Rutger Worm – Melbourne Heart – 2010–12
Patrick Zwaanswijk – Central Coast Mariners – 2010–13

Nigeria

Seyi Adeleke – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2014–15

Northern Ireland

Terry McFlynn – Sydney FC – 2005–14
Jonny Steele – Newcastle Jets – 2014

Panama

Ricardo Clarke – Wellington Phoenix – 2012
Yairo Yau – Sydney FC – 2012–14

Papua New Guinea

Brad McDonald – North Queensland Fury – 2010–11, Central Coast Mariners – 2011–13

Portugal

Fábio Ferreira – Adelaide United – 2012–15, Central Coast Mariners – 2015–
Dani Rodrigues – New Zealand Knights – 2006–07

Scotland

Marc Anthony – Perth Glory – 2008–09
Grant Brebner – Melbourne Victory – 2006–12
Chris Doig – Central Coast Mariners – 2009–11
Ian Ferguson – Central Coast Mariners – 2005–06
Scot Gemmill – New Zealand Knights – 2006–07
Simon Lynch – Queensland Roar – 2006–08^{[Note 3]}
Bob Malcolm – Brisbane Roar – 2009–10
Steven McGarry – Perth Glory – 2010–14
Nick Montgomery – Central Coast Mariners – 2012–^{[Note 6]}
Charlie Miller – Brisbane Roar – 2008–09, Gold Coast United – 2009–10
Stewart Petrie – Central Coast Mariners – 2005–07
Grant Smith – North Queensland Fury – 2009
Scott Wilson – North Queensland Fury – 2009–10

Senegal

Jacques Faty – Sydney FC – 2015–^{[Note 7]}^{[Note 16]}
Malick Mané – Central Coast Mariners – 2014
Mickaël Tavares – Sydney FC – 2015–^{[Note 7]}

Serbia

Enver Alivodić – Newcastle Jets – 2015–
Ranko Despotović – Sydney FC – 2013–14
Miloš Dimitrijević – Sydney FC – 2014–^{[Note 14]}
Branko Jelić – Perth Glory – 2009–11^{[Note 2]}
Milan Jovanić – Perth Glory – 2005–06
Andrija Kaluđerović – Brisbane Roar – 2015–
Nebojša Marinković – Perth Glory – 2014–
Nikola Petković – Sydney FC – 2013–

Singapore

Safuwan Baharudin – Melbourne City – 2015

Slovakia

Karol Kisel – Sydney FC – 2009–10, 2011–12

Slovenia

Robert Koren – Melbourne City – 2014–
Denis Kramar – Perth Glory – 2015–
Tomislav Mišura – Newcastle Jets – 2010–11

Solomon Islands

Henry Fa'arodo – Perth Glory – 2005–06
Benjamin Totori – Wellington Phoenix – 2012–13

Spain

Sergio Cirio – Adelaide United – 2013–
Isaías – Adelaide United – 2013–
Ubay Luzardo – Melbourne Victory – 2012
Miguel Palanca – Adelaide United – 2015–
Albert Riera – Wellington Phoenix – 2013–
Alex Rodriguez – Wellington Phoenix – 2014–
Dani Sánchez – Wellington Phoenix – 2011–13
Pablo Sánchez – Adelaide United – 2014–
David Villa – Melbourne City – 2014

Switzerland

Remo Buess – Queensland Roar – 2005–07
Grégory Duruz – New Zealand Knights – 2006
Stephan Keller – Sydney FC – 2009–11
Dominik Ritter – Newcastle Jets – 2012–13

Thailand

Surat Sukha – Melbourne Victory – 2009–11
Sutee Suksomkit – Melbourne Victory – 2009

Timor-Leste

Jesse Pinto – Newcastle Jets – 2009^{[Note 1]}

Togo

Eric Akoto – North Queensland Fury – 2010–11^{[Note 8]}

Trinidad and Tobago

Tony Warner – Wellington Phoenix – 2011–12^{[Note 6]}
Dwight Yorke – Sydney FC – 2005–06

Tunisia

Fahid Ben Khalfallah – Melbourne Victory – 2014–^{[Note 7]}

Uganda

Eugene Sseppuya – North Queensland Fury – 2010

Ukraine

Yevhen Levchenko – Adelaide United – 2011–12

United States

Michael Enfield – Sydney FC – 2007–09
Hirofumi Moriyasu – Sydney FC – 2010–12

Uruguay

Osvaldo Carro – Queensland Roar – 2005–06
Mateo Corbo – Newcastle Jets – 2005–06
Francisco Usúcar – Adelaide United – 2011–12

Wales

Matt Crowell – Central Coast Mariners – 2009–10

Notes

^ Born in Australia
^ Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugoslavia)
^ Born in Canada
^ Born in Cyprus
^ Born in Ethiopia
^ Born in England
^ Born in France
^ Born in Ghana
^ Born in Kosovo (then part of Yugoslavia)
^ Born in Maldives
^ Born in Netherlands
^ Born in Suriname
^ Born in Switzerland
^ Capped for the France national under-18 football team
^ Capped for the France national under-19 football team
^ Capped for the France national under-21 football team
^ Capped for the Singapore national under-22 football team
^ Has received Australian citizenship, but having spent less than 5 years living in the country is not eligible to represent the national team

References

General

"Players". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

Specific

A-League

Current clubs	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers

Former clubs	Gold Coast United New Zealand Knights North Queensland Fury

Proposed clubs	Canberra Geelong South Coast Sydney Rovers Tasmanian

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