Sydney Football Club is an association football club based in Moore Park, Sydney, who was formed in 2004. They became the first member from Sydney admitted into the A-League Men in 2005.
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Rhyan Grant holds the record for the greatest number of appearances for Sydney FC with 340 games. Alex Brosque holds the goalscoring record with 83 goals.
Key
edit- The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order.
- Appearances as a substitute are included.
- Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 30 July 2024. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
- Nationality
- Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries which he has played for, or if said person has not played international football, their country of birth.
- Position
- Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time.
- Club career
- Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
- Total appearances and Total goals
- Total appearances and goals comprise those in the A-League Men, Australia Cup, AFC Champions League, OFC Champions League, Pre-Season Challenge Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and the Pan-Pacific Championship
Players
editPlayers highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Sydney FC.
- As of 18 May 2024
Player | Nationality | Pos | Club career | Starts | Subs | Total | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Appearances | |||||||
Clint Bolton | Australia | GK | 2005–2010 | 142 | 0 | 142 | 0 |
David Carney | Australia | FW | 2005–2007 2016–2018 |
100 | 37 | 137 | 27 |
Steve Corica | Australia | FW | 2005–2010 | 125 | 14 | 139 | 31 |
Iain Fyfe | Australia | DF | 2005–2009 | 118 | 4 | 122 | 6 |
Terry McFlynn | Northern Ireland | MF | 2005–2014 | 193 | 21 | 214 | 7 |
Alex Brosque | Australia | FW | 2006–2011 2014–2019 |
239 | 28 | 267 | 83 |
Vedran Janjetović | Australia | GK | 2012–2017 | 112 | 0 | 112 | 0 |
Matthew Jurman | Australia | DF | 2008–2011 2013–2017 |
97 | 21 | 118 | 3 |
Rhyan Grant | Australia | DF | 2008– | 300 | 40 | 340 | 18 |
Sebastian Ryall | Australia | DF | 2009–2018 | 146 | 43 | 189 | 12 |
Miloš Ninković | Serbia | MF | 2015–2022 | 196 | 25 | 221 | 41 |
Brandon O'Neill | Australia | MF | 2015–2019 | 136 | 9 | 145 | 10 |
Joshua Brillante | Australia | MF | 2016–2019 | 101 | 3 | 104 | 3 |
Alex Wilkinson | Australia | DF | 2016–2023 | 219 | 2 | 221 | 3 |
Michael Zullo | Australia | DF | 2016–2022 | 102 | 8 | 110 | 2 |
Bobô | Brazil | FW | 2016–2018 2021–2022 |
90 | 30 | 120 | 71 |
Andrew Redmayne | Australia | GK | 2017– | 176 | 0 | 176 | 0 |
Paulo Retre | Australia | MF | 2017–2023 | 127 | 49 | 176 | 4 |
Adam le Fondre | England | FW | 2018–2020 2021–2023 |
119 | 9 | 128 | 73 |
Anthony Caceres | Australia | MF | 2019– | 104 | 24 | 128 | 9 |
Joel King | Australia | DF | 2019–2022 2023– |
93 | 20 | 113 | 3 |
Luke Brattan | Australia | MF | 2019–2024 | 115 | 4 | 119 | 3 |
Captains
editNine players have captained Sydney FC since it was founded in 2004, the first being Mark Rudan, who captained the team until 2007. The club's longest-serving captain is Alex Brosque, who captained the club for five years between 2014 and 2019. The current captain is Rhyan Grant.
Dates | Captain[4] |
---|---|
2005–2007 | Mark Rudan |
2007–2008 | Tony Popovic |
2008–2010 | Steve Corica |
2010–2013 | Terry McFlynn |
2013–2014 | Alessandro Del Piero |
2014–2019 | Alex Brosque |
2019–2023 | Alex Wilkinson |
2023–2024 | Luke Brattan |
2024–present | Rhyan Grant |
References
editGeneral
- "Player List". SFC Statistics. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- "Complete Player Listing". aleaguestats.com.
- "Sydney FC: All Players". Ultimate A-League.
Specific
- ^ Jurd, Bradley (21 December 2018). "Rhyan Grant to become first player to mark 10 years at Sydney FC". Western Advocate.
- ^ Green, Samuel (12 June 2019). "Sydney FC farewells club legend McFlynn". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
- ^ "Sydney FC confirm former Socceroo Steve Corica as new coach". The Guardian. 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Sydney FC (Honour Roll)". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 8 January 2023.