A-League transfers for 2016–17 season

This is a list of Australian soccer transfers for the 2016–17 A-League. Only moves featuring at least one A-League club are listed.

Clubs were able to sign players at any time, but many transfers will only officially go through on 1 June because the majority of player contracts finish on 31 May.

Transfers

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All players without a flag are Australian. Clubs without a flag are clubs participating in the A-League.

Pre-season

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Date Name Moving from Moving to
18 December 2015   Ben Sigmund Wellington Phoenix Retired[1]
3 March 2016   Manny Muscat Wellington Phoenix Melbourne City[2]
8 March 2016   Kosta Barbarouses Melbourne Victory Wellington Phoenix[3]
24 March 2016   Guilherme Finkler Melbourne Victory Wellington Phoenix[4]
11 April 2016[A]   Jacques Faty Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners[5][6]
5 April 2016   Luis García Central Coast Mariners Unattached[7]
11 April 2016   Daniel Heffernan Central Coast Mariners   Goulburn Valley Suns[8][9]
11 April 2016 Francesco Stella Central Coast Mariners Unattached[8]
15 April 2016 Tomislav Uskok Central Coast Mariners   Sydney United[8][10]
16 April 2016   Leonardo Newcastle Jets Unattached[11]
16 April 2016   Enver Alivodić Newcastle Jets Unattached[11]
16 April 2016 Josh Barresi Newcastle Jets   Bulleen Lions[11][12]
16 April 2016 Brandon Lundy Newcastle Jets Unattached[11]
16 April 2016 Cameron Watson Newcastle Jets Unattached[11]
18 April 2016[A]   Mickaël Tavares Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners[13][14]
20 April 2016 Rhys Williams   Middlesbrough Perth Glory[15]
26 April 2016 Alex Wilkinson Melbourne City Sydney FC[16][17]
26 April 2016   Matthieu Delpierre Melbourne Victory Retired[18]
28 April 2016 Devante Clut Brisbane Roar Newcastle Jets[19]
28 April 2016   Aaron Hughes Melbourne City Unattached[20]
28 April 2016 James Brown Melbourne City   Avondale[20][21]
28 April 2016 Jason Trifiro Melbourne City Unattached[20]
28 April 2016 Wade Dekker Melbourne City Unattached[20]
28 April 2016 Chris Herd   Chesterfield Perth Glory[22]
29 April 2016   Jean Carlos Solórzano Brisbane Roar Unattached[23]
30 April 2016 Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory Unattached[24]
30 April 2016 Shane Stefanutto Brisbane Roar Retired[25]
1 May 2016   Ali Abbas Sydney FC Unattached[26]
1 May 2016 Patrick Kisnorbo Melbourne City Retired[27]
3 May 2016   Javier Hervás Brisbane Roar   Željezničar Sarajevo[28][29]
3 May 2016 Kye Rowles   Palm Beach Brisbane Roar[30]
3 May 2016 Connor O'Toole Adelaide United Youth Brisbane Roar[30]
4 May 2016 Jacob Tratt Sydney FC   Sydney United[31]
5 May 2016 Craig Goodwin Adelaide United   Sparta Rotterdam[32][33]
5 May 2016 Bruce Kamau Adelaide United Melbourne City[32][34][35]
5 May 2016 Eli Babalj Adelaide United   AZ Alkmaar (end of loan)[36]
5 May 2016   Alberto Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached[37]
5 May 2016   Andreu Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached[37]
5 May 2016   Romeo Castelen Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached[37]
5 May 2016 Golgol Mebrahtu Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached[37]
5 May 2016   Federico Piovaccari Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached[37]
5 May 2016 Matt Sim Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached[37]
7 May 2016   Pablo Sánchez Adelaide United Unattached[38]
8 May 2016 Ruben Zadkovich Perth Glory Retired[39]
8 May 2016   György Sándor Perth Glory Unattached[40]
8 May 2016   Krisztián Vadócz Perth Glory Unattached[40]
8 May 2016 Diogo Ferreira Perth Glory Unattached[40]
8 May 2016 Hagi Gligor Perth Glory Unattached[40]
10 May 2016   James McGarry Wellington Phoenix   Wellington United[41]
10 May 2016   Oliver Sail Wellington Phoenix   Wellington United[41]
10 May 2016   Justin Gulley Wellington Phoenix   Wellington United[41]
12 May 2016 Michael Zullo Melbourne City Sydney FC[42]
16 May 2016   Wayne Brown Unattached Newcastle Jets[43]
18 May 2016   Joseph Mills   Oldham Athletic Perth Glory[44]
19 May 2016[A] Jerrad Tyson Perth Glory Western Sydney Wanderers[45][46]
21 May 2016   Albert Riera Wellington Phoenix Retired[47]
23 May 2016[A] Steven Lustica Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers[28][48]
23 May 2016[A] Ryan Kitto Newcastle Jets Adelaide United[11][49]
23 May 2016[A] Marc Marino Melbourne City Adelaide United[20][49]
26 May 2016 Anthony Bouzanis Sydney FC Unattached[50]
26 May 2016 Zac Anderson Sydney FC Unattached[50]
26 May 2016 Riley Woodcock Sydney FC Unattached[50]
26 May 2016 Robert Stambolziev Sydney FC Unattached[50]
26 May 2016 Alex Mullen Sydney FC Unattached[50]
26 May 2016 Chris Naumoff Sydney FC Unattached[50]
27 May 2016 Mark Bridge Western Sydney Wanderers   Chiangrai United[51]
27 May 2016 Giancarlo Gallifuoco Melbourne Victory Unattached[52]
28 May 2016 Dylan Murnane Melbourne Victory Unattached[53]
28 May 2016 Anthony Kalik Central Coast Mariners   Hajduk Split[54][55]
1 June 2016 Alusine Fofanah Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached[56]
1 June 2016 Shayne D'Cunha Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached[56]
1 June 2016 Daniel Alessi Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle Jets[56][57]
2 June 2016 Nick Feely Unattached Perth Glory[58]
7 June 2016[A] Ivan Necevski Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners[50][59]
10 June 2016 Daniel Arzani Unattached Melbourne City[60]
10 June 2016 Luke Brattan   Manchester City Melbourne City (loan)[61]
11 June 2016[A] James Donachie Brisbane Roar Melbourne Victory[62][63]
16 June 2016   Henrique Brisbane Roar   Negeri Sembilan[64]
16 June 2016 Ben Garuccio Melbourne City Adelaide United[65]
17 June 2016 Mitch Austin Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory[66]
17 June 2016 Connor Pain Melbourne Victory Central Coast Mariners[66]
21 June 2016 Andrew Hoole Sydney FC Newcastle Jets[67][68]
22 June 2016   Harry Novillo Melbourne City   Manisaspor[69]
22 June 2016 Troy Danaskos Wellington Phoenix Unattached[70]
23 June 2016 Dario Vidošić Western Sydney Wanderers   Liaoning Whowin[71]
24 June 2016[A] Liam Reddy Western Sydney Wanderers Perth Glory[72][73]
24 June 2016 Ante Covic Perth Glory Unattached[74]
24 June 2016 Jack Duncan Unattached Newcastle Jets[75]
27 June 2016 Thomas Deng Melbourne Victory   Jong PSV (loan)[76]
29 June 2016   Bruno Piñatares   Cerro Western Sydney Wanderers[77]
30 June 2016 Aaron Mooy Melbourne City   Manchester City[78]
1 July 2016 Brandon Wilson   Burnley Perth Glory[79]
4 July 2016   Ivan Vujica Unattached Newcastle Jets[80]
5 July 2016   Aritz Borda Unattached Western Sydney Wanderers[81]
7 July 2016 Ruon Tongyik Adelaide United Melbourne City[82]
9 July 2016[A] Jacob Pepper Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane Roar[83][84]
11 July 2016   Alan Baró Unattached Melbourne Victory[85]
11 July 2016[A] Jesse Makarounas Melbourne Victory Adelaide United[53][86]
12 July 2016   Shane Smeltz Sydney FC   Kedah FA[87]
12 July 2016 Joshua Brillante   Fiorentina Sydney FC[88]
14 July 2016[A] Blake Powell Wellington Phoenix Central Coast Mariners[89][90]
14 July 2016[A] Kwabena Appiah Wellington Phoenix Central Coast Mariners[91][92]
14 July 2016 Robert Cornthwaite Unattached Western Sydney Wanderers[93]
14 July 2016   Jumpei Kusukami   Sagan Tosu Western Sydney Wanderers[94]
15 July 2016   Corona Brisbane Roar   Almería[95]
15 July 2016 Mark Birighitti Newcastle Jets Unattached[96]
19 July 2016 Neil Kilkenny Unattached Melbourne City[97]
19 July 2016 Andrew Nabbout Unattached Newcastle Jets[98]
19 July 2016 Danny Vukovic Melbourne Victory Sydney FC[99]
19 July 2016 Stefan Mauk Adelaide United   NEC[100]
21 July 2016 Bernie Ibini   Club Brugge Sydney FC (loan)[101]
24 July 2016 Rostyn Griffiths Unattached Perth Glory[102]
26 July 2016   Fernando Brandán   Atlético Temperley Melbourne City (loan)[103]
26 July 2016 Bruce Djite Adelaide United   Suwon FC[104]
27 July 2016   Thomas Kristensen   ADO Den Haag Brisbane Roar[105]
27 July 2016 Chris Herd Perth Glory Unattached[106]
1 August 2016 James Troisi Unattached Melbourne Victory[107]
5 August 2016[A] Joey Katebian Melbourne Victory Brisbane Roar[108][109]
6 August 2016   Aleksandr Kokko   RoPS Newcastle Jets[110]
9 August 2016   Marco Rossi   Perugia Wellington Phoenix[111]
9 August 2016   Milan Smiljanić   Maccabi Netanya Perth Glory[112]
11 August 2016 Tim Cahill Unattached Melbourne City[113]
11 August 2016[A] Joshua Rose Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City[114]
11 August 2016 Scott Jamieson Western Sydney Wanderers   IFK Göteborg[115]
12 August 2016[A] Jack Clisby Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers[116]
12 August 2016[A] Jacob Melling Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers[116]
15 August 2016   Jérome Polenz Brisbane Roar Unattached[117]
19 August 2016 Adam Parkhouse   Manly United Wellington Phoenix[118]
22 August 2016   Bobô   Grêmio Sydney FC[119]
24 August 2016 Kerem Bulut Unattached Western Sydney Wanderers[120]
25 August 2016   Marco Rojas Unattached Melbourne Victory[121]
27 August 2016   Henrique Unattached Adelaide United[122]
30 August 2016 Joel Chianese Unattached Perth Glory[123]
30 August 2016 Nikola Mileusnic   Adelaide City Adelaide United[124]
1 September 2016   Michael Jakobsen   Esbjerg Melbourne City[125]
1 September 2016 Brett Holman Unattached Brisbane Roar[126]
5 September 2016   Nicolás Colazo   Boca Juniors Melbourne City (loan)[127][128]
6 September 2016 Braedyn Crowley   Northcote City Melbourne City[129]
6 September 2016   Nicolás Martínez   Olympiacos Western Sydney Wanderers (loan)[130]
14 September 2016   Sergi Guardiola   Granada Adelaide United (loan)[131]
18 September 2016 Jacob Tratt   Sydney United Wellington Phoenix[132]
21 September 2016 James Holland Unattached Adelaide United[133]
23 September 2016[A] Alastair Bray Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory[59][134]
28 September 2016 Emilio Martinez   Nike Academy Western Sydney Wanderers[135]
30 September 2016 Ryan Lowry   ECU Joondalup Wellington Phoenix[136]
30 September 2016   Manuel Arana Unattached Brisbane Roar[137]
4 October 2016   Danny Choi   Blacktown City Adelaide United[138]
4 October 2016 Riley Woodcock   Cockburn City Sydney FC[139]

Mid-season

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Date Name Moving from Moving to
12 October 2016 Taylor Regan Unattached Adelaide United[140]
13 October 2016 Ben Litfin   Gold Coast City Wellington Phoenix[141]
13 October 2016 Nikolai Topor-Stanley Western Sydney Wanderers   Hatta Club[142]
18 October 2016   Maximilian Beister   Mainz 05 Melbourne Victory (loan)[143]
19 October 2016[A] Scott Galloway Melbourne Victory Central Coast Mariners[144]
22 October 2016[A] Johnny Koutroumbis Adelaide United Newcastle Jets[145]
26 October 2016   Ma Leilei Unattached Newcastle Jets[146]
5 November 2016 Jim Fogarty   Edgeworth FC Newcastle Jets[147]
8 November 2016   Danny Choi Adelaide United Unattached[148]
17 November 2016 Jim Fogarty Newcastle Jets Unattached[149]
18 November 2016 Iain Fyfe   Campbelltown City Newcastle Jets[150]
25 November 2016 Matt Acton Unattached Melbourne Victory[151]
26 November 2016 Chris Oldfield   Avondale Sydney FC[152]
26 November 2016 Sebastian Pasquali Melbourne Victory   Jong Ajax[153]
1 December 2016 Tom Heward-Belle Central Coast Mariners Unattached[154]
8 December 2016 Iain Fyfe Newcastle Jets Unattached[155]
12 December 2016 Radovan Pavicevic Newcastle Jets Unattached[156]
19 December 2016   Shane Smeltz Unattached Wellington Phoenix[157]
20 December 2016[A] Vedran Janjetović Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers[158]
20 December 2016 Chris Oldfield Sydney FC Unattached[159]
28 December 2016 Kerem Bulut Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached[160]
30 December 2016 Terry Antonis   PAOK Western Sydney Wanderers (loan)[161]
2 January 2017[A] Andrew Redmayne Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney FC[162]
2 January 2017 Matt Jurman Sydney FC   Suwon Samsung Bluewings[163]
4 January 2017 Mitch Cooper Newcastle Jets Unattached[164]
12 January 2017 James Holland Adelaide United Unattached[165]
13 January 2017   Jordy Buijs Unattached Sydney FC[166]
14 January 2017 Matthew Fletcher Central Coast Mariners Unattached[167]
14 January 2017   Brad McDonald Central Coast Mariners Unattached[167]
14 January 2017 Tomislav Arčaba Unattached Newcastle Jets[168]
15 January 2017 Ben Litfin Wellington Phoenix Unattached[169]
19 January 2017 Andy Brennan Newcastle Jets Unattached[170]
20 January 2017 Joel Allwright Unattached Newcastle Jets[171]
23 January 2017 Connor Chapman Melbourne City   Incheon United[172]
25 January 2017   Sergi Guardiola Adelaide United   Granada (end of loan)[173]
27 January 2017 Ryan Griffiths   South China Western Sydney Wanderers[174]
31 January 2017   Henrique Adelaide United   Chiangrai United[175]
1 February 2017 Stefan Zinni   South Melbourne Western Sydney Wanderers[176]
2 February 2017   Maximilian Beister Melbourne Victory   Mainz 05 (end of loan)[177]
6 February 2017 Dimitri Petratos Brisbane Roar   Ulsan Hyundai[178]
7 February 2017   Kim Jae-sung   Seoul E-Land Adelaide United[179]
7 February 2017 Eli Babalj Unattached Adelaide United[179]
7 February 2017   Baba Diawara Unattached Adelaide United[179]
14 February 2017   Avraam Papadopoulos Unattached Brisbane Roar[180]
16 February 2017   Milan Smiljanić Perth Glory Unattached[181]
22 February 2017 Riley Woodcock Sydney FC Unattached[182]
16 March 2017 Oliver Bozanic Melbourne Victory   Ventforet Kofu[183]
21 March 2017   Lucian Goian Unattached Perth Glory[184]
9 April 2017   Shane Smeltz Wellington Phoenix   Pusamania Borneo[185]
11 April 2017 Jacob Tratt Wellington Phoenix Unattached[186]
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    Player was released to free agency before joining new club
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