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

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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.

Leigh Broxham has the most A-League Men appearances.

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

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

Statistics are updated as of 27 December 2023.[3]

A-League Men players with at least 200 appearances
Rank Player Nat. Pos Apps First Last Club(s)
1 Leigh Broxham   MF 383 2007 2023 Melbourne Victory (381)
2 Nikolai Topor-Stanley   DF 380 2006 2023 Newcastle Jets (189), Western Sydney Wanderers (104), Perth Glory (37), Western United (36), Sydney FC (14)
3 Alex Wilkinson   DF 365 2005 2023 Sydney FC (183), Central Coast Mariners (172), Melbourne City (10)
4 Andrew Durante   DF 358 2006 2021 Wellington Phoenix (273), Western United (45), Newcastle Jets (40)
5 Liam Reddy   GK 350 2005 2023 Perth Glory (154), Brisbane Roar (66), Central Coast Mariners (52), Sydney FC (37), Newcastle Jets (23), Wellington Phoenix (12), Western Sydney Wanderers (6)
6 Scott Jamieson   DF 322 2008 2023 Melbourne City (140), Perth Glory (56), Adelaide United (49), Sydney FC (48), Western Sydney Wanderers (29)
7 Danny Vukovic   GK 316 2005 2023 Central Coast Mariners (142), Perth Glory (106), Sydney FC (28), Melbourne Victory (23), Wellington Phoenix (17)
8 Kosta Barbarouses   FW 305 2007 2023 Melbourne Victory (127), Wellington Phoenix (79), Sydney FC (66), Brisbane Roar (33)
9 Scott Neville   DF 295 2008 2023 Perth Glory (104), Brisbane Roar (93), Western Sydney Wanderers (51), Newcastle Jets (47)
10 Jason Hoffman   DF 294 2007 2023 Newcastle Jets (214), Melbourne City (80)
11 Eugene Galekovic   GK 288 2005 2019 Adelaide United (238), Melbourne City (35), Melbourne Victory (15)
Tarek Elrich   DF 288 2005 2020 Newcastle Jets (134), Adelaide United (101), Western Sydney Wanderers (43), Perth Glory (10)
Matt Simon   FW 288 2007 2021 Central Coast Mariners (221), Sydney FC (67)
14 Nigel Boogaard   DF 275 2006 2021 Newcastle Jets (122), Adelaide United (98), Central Coast Mariners (55)
15 Matt McKay   MF 272 2005 2019 Brisbane Roar (272)
16 Rhyan Grant   DF 270 2008 2023 Sydney FC (270)
17 Jack Hingert   DF 267 2009 2023 Brisbane Roar (240), North Queensland Fury (27)
18 Vince Lia   MF 259 2005 2020 Wellington Phoenix (197), Adelaide United (34), Melbourne Victory (24), Perth Glory (4)
19 Luke Brattan   MF 258 2009 2023 Brisbane Roar (91), Sydney FC (88), Melbourne City (79)
20 Mark Bridge   FW 251 2005 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers (121), Sydney FC (80), Newcastle Jets (50)
21 Glen Moss   GK 251 2005 2020 Wellington Phoenix (140), Newcastle Jets (46), Gold Coast United (41), Melbourne Victory (14), New Zealand Knights (9)
22 Josh Risdon   DF 248 2010 2023 Perth Glory (142), Western United (78), Western Sydney Wanderers (28)
23 Andrew Redmayne   GK 247 2008 2023 Sydney FC (163), Melbourne City (48), Western Sydney Wanderers (31), Central Coast Mariners (3), Brisbane Roar (2)
24 Alex Brosque   FW 243 2005 2019 Sydney FC (222), Queensland Roar (21)
25 Ivan Franjic   DF 242 2009 2021 Brisbane Roar (131), Perth Glory (53), Melbourne City (39), Macarthur FC (19)
26 Besart Berisha   FW 236 2011 2021 Melbourne Victory (110), Brisbane Roar (76), Western United (50)
27 Michael McGlinchey   MF 233 2009 2020 Central Coast Mariners (148), Wellington Phoenix (85)
28 Anthony Caceres   MF 232 2013 2023 Sydney FC (127), Central Coast Mariners (62), Melbourne City (43)
29 Connor Pain   MF 231 2013 2023 Western United (105), Central Coast Mariners (73), Melbourne Victory (53)
30 Michael Marrone   DF 230 2009 2021 Adelaide United (160), Melbourne Heart (70)
Michael Theo   GK 230 2005 2017 Brisbane Roar (159), Melbourne Victory (71)
32 Manny Muscat   DF 229 2008 2018 Wellington Phoenix (192), Melbourne City (37)
33 John Hutchinson   MF 228 2005 2015 Central Coast Mariners (228)
34 Mitch Nichols   MF 226 2007 2019 Brisbane Roar (125), Western Sydney Wanderers (53), Perth Glory (27), Melbourne Victory (14), Wellington Phoenix (7)
Dimitri Petratos   FW 226 2010 2022 Brisbane Roar (94), Newcastle Jets (79), Sydney FC (30), Western Sydney Wanderers (23)
36 Storm Roux   DF 230 2013 2023 Central Coast Mariners (157), Melbourne Victory (72), Perth Glory (1)
37 Joshua Brillante   MF 225 2010 2023 Sydney FC (79), Melbourne Victory (50), Newcastle Jets (46), Melbourne City (28), Gold Coast United (14), Western Sydney Wanderers (8)
38 Archie Thompson   DF 224 2005 2016 Melbourne Victory (224)
39 Matt Thompson   DF 221 2005 2014 Newcastle Jets (121), Melbourne Heart (82), Sydney FC (18)
40 Jack Clisby   DF 218 2013 2023 Central Coast Mariners (71), Perth Glory (70), Western Sydney Wanderers (46), Melbourne City (31)
Josh Rose   DF 218 2005 2018 Central Coast Mariners (183), Melbourne City (23), New Zealand Knights (12)
42 Isaías   MF 216 2013 2023 Adelaide United (216)
43 Rostyn Griffiths   MF 214 2009 2018 Melbourne City (82), Perth Glory (59), Central Coast Mariners (48), North Queensland Fury (23), Adelaide United (2)
Jamie Maclaren   FW 214 2013 2023 Melbourne City (123), Brisbane Roar (53), Perth Glory (38)
Jade North   DF 214 2005 2018 Brisbane Roar (115), Newcastle Jets (80), Wellington Phoenix (19)
Adama Traoré   DF 214 2009 2023 Melbourne Victory (95), Gold Coast United (69), Western Sydney Wanderers (50)
47 Scott Galloway   DF 213 2013 2023 Melbourne City (84), Melbourne Victory (54), Adelaide United (29), Central Coast Mariners (24), Wellington Phoenix (22)
48 Osama Malik   DF 209 2009 2022 Adelaide United (95), Melbourne City (57), Perth Glory (34), North Queensland Fury (23)
Jamie Young   GK 209 2014 2023 Brisbane Roar (144), Western United (56), Melbourne City (9)
50 Massimo Murdocca   MF 206 2005 2015 Brisbane Roar (162), Melbourne City (44)
51 Craig Goodwin   FW 205 2012 2023 Adelaide United (157), Newcastle Jets (44), Melbourne Heart (4)
52 Michael Thwaite   DF 204 2008 2018 Perth Glory (85), Gold Coast United (82), Western Sydney Wanderers (21), Melbourne Victory (16)
David Williams   FW 204 2006 2023 Melbourne City (101), North Queensland Fury (49), Wellington Phoenix (27), Perth Glory (25), Brisbane Roar (2)
54 Miloš Ninković   MF 203 2015 2023 Sydney FC (181), Western Sydney Wanderers (22)
55 Nick Fitzgerald   MF 202 2010 2022 Central Coast Mariners (71), Melbourne City (63), Brisbane Roar (23), Newcastle Jets (20), Perth Glory (13), Western Sydney Wanderers (12)
Minimum 200 appearances

Most appearances by club

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Andrew Durante is second in terms of most appearances by A-League Men club

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

As of 27 December 2023
Rank Club Player Nat. Apps First Last
1 Melbourne Victory Leigh Broxham   383 2005 2023
2 Wellington Phoenix Andrew Durante   273 2008 2019
3 Brisbane Roar Matt McKay   272 2005 2019
4 Adelaide United Eugene Galekovic   238 2008 2017
5 Central Coast Mariners John Hutchinson   228 2005 2015
6 Sydney FC Alex Brosque   222 2006 2019
7 Newcastle Jets Jason Hoffman   214 2007 2023
8 Perth Glory Andy Keogh   156 2014 2022
9 Melbourne City Scott Jamieson   140 2017 2023
10 Western Sydney Wanderers Mark Bridge   121 2012 2019
11 Western United Connor Pain   105 2019 2023
12 Gold Coast United Michael Thwaite   82 2009 2012
13 Macarthur FC Lachlan Rose   67 2020 2023
14 North Queensland Fury David Williams   49 2009 2011
15 New Zealand Knights Darren Bazeley   41 2005 2007

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Player Statistics (Appearances)". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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