List of Adelaide United FC players
Adelaide United Football Club – an association club based in Adelaide, South Australia – was founded in 2003,[1] becoming the first southern member admitted into the A-League.[2] The club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below.
Key[]
- 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 17 December 2021. 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, A-League Finals, National Soccer League, FFA Cup, Pre-Season Challenge Cup, AFC Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup
Players[]
Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Adelaide United.
Player | Nationality | Pos | Club career | Starts | Subs | Total | Goals |
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Appearances | |||||||
Richie Alagich | Australia | DF | 2003–2008 | 113 | 8 | 121 | 7 |
Michael Valkanis | Australia | DF | 2003–2009 | 98 | 6 | 104 | 6 |
Angelo Costanzo | Australia | DF | 2005–2009 | 102 | 5 | 107 | 0 |
Travis Dodd | Australia | FW | 2005–2011 | 166 | 17 | 183 | 41 |
Lucas Pantelis | Australia | FW | 2005–2011 | 97 | 32 | 129 | 15 |
Robert Cornthwaite | Australia | DF | 2005–2011 | 109 | 29 | 138 | 8 |
Bruce Djite | Australia | FW | 2006–2008 2011–2016 |
132 | 33 | 165 | 44 |
Cássio | Brazil | DF | 2007–2013 | 145 | 13 | 158 | 11 |
Eugene Galekovic | Australia | GK | 2007–2017 | 285 | 0 | 285 | 0 |
Fabian Barbiero | Australia | MF | 2007–2013 | 74 | 42 | 116 | 9 |
Osama Malik | Australia | DF | 2008–2009 2011–2016 |
94 | 16 | 110 | 2 |
Michael Marrone | Australia | DF | 2008–2010 2014–2021 |
148 | 45 | 193 | 4 |
Nigel Boogaard | Australia | DF | 2010–2015 | 109 | 5 | 114 | 4 |
Cameron Watson | Australia | DF | 2010–2011 | 77 | 34 | 111 | 1 |
Marcelo Carrusca | Argentina | MF | 2012–2017 | 111 | 12 | 123 | 27 |
Tarek Elrich | Australia | DF | 2013–2018 | 108 | 6 | 114 | 3 |
Isaías | Spain | MF | 2013–2019 2021– |
188 | 1 | 189 | 10 |
Jordan Elsey | Australia | DF | 2013–2021 | 121 | 20 | 141 | 6 |
Ryan Kitto | Australia | MF | 2013–2015 2016– |
74 | 52 | 126 | 10 |
Craig Goodwin | Australia | FW | 2014–2016 2018–2019 2021– |
108 | 8 | 116 | 33 |
Nikola Mileusnic | Australia | MF | 2016–2020 | 79 | 24 | 103 | 19 |
Captains[]
Eight players have captained Adelaide United since it was founded in 2003, first being Ross Aloisi, who captained the team for Adelaide United's first two seasons. The club's longest-serving captain is Eugene Galekovic, who captained the club for 7 years between 2011 and 2017. The current captain is Stefan Mauk, who took over from Michael Jakobsen in 2020.
Years[5] | Captain |
---|---|
2005–07 | Ross Aloisi (AUS) |
2007–08 | Michael Valkanis (AUS) |
2008–11 | Travis Dodd (AUS) |
2011 | Jonathan McKain (AUS) |
2011–17 | Eugene Galekovic (AUS) |
2017–19 | Isaías (ESP) |
2019–20 | Michael Jakobsen (DEN) |
2020– | Stefan Mauk (AUS) |
References[]
General
- "Complete Player Listing". aleaguestats.com.
- "Adelaide United: All Players". Ultimate A-League.
- "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers.
Specific
- ^ "Adelaide United - Squad 2003/2004". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "FTBL". FTBL. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Reds release Cassio". Adelaide United. Football Federation Australia. 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Galekovic returns home as Goalkeeping Coach". Adelaide United. Football Federation Australia. 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Ultimate A-League: Adelaide United". Ultimate A-League.
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