List of Australia international soccer players (4–9 caps)
The Australia national football team represents the country of Australia in international association football. It is fielded by Football Australia, the governing body of soccer in Australia, and competes as a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which encompasses the countries of Asia.
Australia have competed in numerous competitions, and all players who have played between four and nine, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include his usual playing position while with the team, the number of caps earned and goals scored in all international matches, and details of the first and most recent matches played in. The names are initially ordered by date of debut, and then by alphabetical order.
Key[]
- Player
- Position
- Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
- Caps and goals
- Caps and goals comprise those in the FIFA World Cup, OFC Nations Cup, AFC Asian Cup, their associated qualification matches and international friendly tournaments and matches.
pre–1960s | 1960s–present | ||
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GK | Goalkeeper | ||
FB | Full back | DF | Defender |
HB | Half back | MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
Players[]
All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 27 January 2022.
Player | Pos. | Caps | Goals | Debut | Last or most recent match | Refs. | ||
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Date | Opponent | Date | Opponent | |||||
William Maunder | FW | 9 | 6 | 17 June 1922 | ![]() |
12 July 1924 | ![]() |
[2] |
FW | 9 | 2 | 14 June 1950 | ![]() |
4 September 1954 | ![]() |
[2] | |
DF | 9 | 0 | 21 November 1965 | ![]() |
3 June 1967 | ![]() |
[3] | |
DF | 9 | 0 | 21 November 1965 | ![]() |
3 June 1967 | ![]() |
[4] | |
Dick van Alphen | DF | 9 | 0 | 5 November 1967 | ![]() |
4 April 1968 | ![]() |
[5] |
Martyn Crook | GK | 9 | 0 | 27 November 1979 | ![]() |
27 February 1983 | ![]() |
[6] |
Gary van Egmond | DF | 9 | 0 | 20 September 1988 | ![]() |
16 April 1989 | ![]() |
[7] |
Gabriel Mendez | MF | 9 | 0 | 24 September 1994 | ![]() |
12 June 2000 | ![]() |
[8] |
Goran Lozanovski | MF | 9 | 0 | 10 February 1996 | ![]() |
4 October 1998 | ![]() |
[9] |
Bruce Djite | FW | 9 | 0 | 22 March 2008 | ![]() |
11 August 2010 | ![]() |
[10] |
8 | 0 | 17 June 1922 | ![]() |
26 July 1924 | ![]() |
[2] | ||
Lex Gibb | HB | 8 | 0 | 10 September 1938 | ![]() |
14 August 1948 | ![]() |
[2] |
8 | 6 | 10 May 1947 | ![]() |
11 September 1948 | ![]() |
[2] | ||
8 | 0 | 24 May 1947 | ![]() |
11 September 1949 | ![]() |
[2] | ||
8 | 0 | 24 May 1947 | ![]() |
24 September 1955 | ![]() |
[2] | ||
Bob Bignall | FB | 8 | 0 | 28 August 1954 | ![]() |
12 December 1956 | ![]() |
[2] |
Cliff Sander | MF | 8 | 0 | 28 August 1954 | ![]() |
12 December 1956 | ![]() |
[2] |
Frank Loughran | MF | 8 | 2 | 3 September 1955 | ![]() |
23 August 1958 | ![]() |
[2] |
Jimmy Fraser | GK | 8 | 0 | 18 February 1973 | ![]() |
13 November 1973 | ![]() |
[11] |
Alan Niven | DF | 8 | 0 | 26 June 1981 | ![]() |
27 February 1983 | ![]() |
[12] |
Dominic Longo | DF | 8 | 0 | 30 May 1993 | ![]() |
4 October 1998 | ![]() |
[13] |
Joe Spiteri | FW | 8 | 2 | 24 June 1995 | ![]() |
6 June 1998 | ![]() |
[14] |
Mark Babic | DF | 8 | 0 | 18 January 1997 | ![]() |
4 October 1998 | ![]() |
[15] |
Luke Casserly | DF | 8 | 0 | 18 January 1997 | ![]() |
15 August 2001 | ![]() |
[16] |
Eugene Galekovic | GK | 8 | 0 | 28 January 2009 | ![]() |
25 July 2013 | ![]() |
[17] |
Mitchell Langerak | GK | 8 | 0 | 11 October 2013 | ![]() |
13 June 2017 | ![]() |
[18] |
Riley McGree * | MF | 8 | 1 | 3 June 2021 | ![]() |
27 January 2022 | ![]() |
[19] |
7 | 2 | 5 June 1933 | ![]() |
24 September 1938 | ![]() |
[2] | ||
Jimmy Osborne | 7 | 0 | 24 June 1933 | ![]() |
24 September 1938 | ![]() |
[2] | |
7 | 3 | 4 July 1936 | ![]() |
1 October 1938 | ![]() |
[2] | ||
Frank Parsons | FW | 7 | 15 | 14 August 1947 | ![]() |
22 July 1950 | ![]() |
|
Billy Cook | DF | 7 | 0 | 24 November 1965 | ![]() |
31 May 1967 | ![]() |
[20] |
Danny Walsh | 7 | 0 | 20 July 1969 | ![]() |
14 December 1969 | ![]() |
[21] | |
Chris Kalantzis | MF | 7 | 1 | 3 August 1986 | ![]() |
21 June 1987 | ![]() |
[22] |
Alan Hunter | DF | 7 | 0 | 6 August 1986 | ![]() |
23 March 1988 | ![]() |
[23] |
Vlado Bozinovski | MF | 7 | 1 | 7 July 1988 | ![]() |
21 June 1992 | ![]() |
[24] |
Robert Enes | MF | 7 | 0 | 28 October 1996 | ![]() |
17 June 1997 | ![]() |
[25] |
Chris Coyne | DF | 7 | 0 | 7 June 2008 | ![]() |
10 June 2009 | ![]() |
[26] |
Oliver Bozanic * | MF | 7 | 0 | 15 October 2013 | ![]() |
30 March 2015 | ![]() |
[27] |
Fran Karacic * | DF | 7 | 1 | 3 June 2021 | ![]() |
27 January 2022 | ![]() |
[28] |
Alex Gibb | HB | 6 | 0 | 17 June 1922 | ![]() |
30 June 1923 | ![]() |
[29] |
6 | 5 | 17 June 1922 | ![]() |
26 July 1924 | ![]() |
[2] | ||
Judy Masters | FW | 6 | 5 | 30 June 1923 | ![]() |
26 July 1924 | ![]() |
[2] |
Alec Cameron | FW | 6 | 6 | 5 June 1933 | ![]() |
18 July 1936 | ![]() |
[2] |
6 | 10 | 17 June 1933 | ![]() |
1 October 1938 | ![]() |
[2] | ||
6 | 0 | 5 June 1933 | ![]() |
24 September 1938 | ![]() |
[2] | ||
George Smith | FW | 6 | 16 | 5 June 1933 | ![]() |
18 July 1936 | ![]() |
[2] |
6 | 4 | 14 June 1950 | ![]() |
22 July 1950 | ![]() |
[2] | ||
6 | 0 | 14 June 1950 | ![]() |
22 July 1950 | ![]() |
[2] | ||
Bill Henderson | GK | 6 | 0 | 28 August 1954 | ![]() |
12 December 1956 | ![]() |
[2] |
Jack Lennard | 6 | 1 | 28 August 1954 | ![]() |
12 December 1956 | ![]() |
[2] | |
Les Scheinflug | 6 | 4 | 21 November 1965 | ![]() |
4 April 1968 | ![]() |
[30] | |
Frank Micic | MF | 6 | 1 | 5 November 1967 | ![]() |
21 November 1971 | ![]() |
[31] |
6 | 1 | 21 November 1965 | ![]() |
8 December 1965 | ![]() |
[32] | ||
Roy Blitz | FW | 6 | 0 | 24 November 1965 | ![]() |
4 April 1968 | ![]() |
[33] |
6 | 0 | 26 November 1965 | ![]() |
31 March 1968 | ![]() |
[34] | ||
Roger Romanowicz | 6 | 0 | 5 November 1967 | ![]() |
21 November 1971 | ![]() |
[35] | |
Willie Rutherford | FW | 6 | 1 | 20 October 1969 | ![]() |
14 December 1969 | ![]() |
[36] |
Jimmy Cant | MF | 6 | 1 | 12 June 1983 | ![]() |
18 December 1983 | ![]() |
[37] |
Brad Maloney | MF | 6 | 2 | 25 September 1998 | ![]() |
15 February 2000 | ![]() |
[38] |
Troy Halpin | MF | 6 | 1 | 7 February 1998 | ![]() |
4 October 1998 | ![]() |
[39] |
Alvin Ceccoli | DF | 6 | 1 | 25 September 1998 | ![]() |
16 August 2006 | ![]() |
[40] |
Michael Petkovic | GK | 6 | 0 | 28 February 2001 | ![]() |
22 June 2008 | ![]() |
[41] |
Angelo Costanzo | DF | 6 | 1 | 28 February 2001 | ![]() |
14 July 2002 | ![]() |
[42] |
Ante Milicic | FW | 6 | 5 | 6 July 2002 | ![]() |
29 March 2005 | ![]() |
[43] |
Tom Pondeljak | MF | 6 | 0 | 6 July 2002 | ![]() |
5 March 2009 | ![]() |
[44] |
Max Vieri | FW | 6 | 0 | 21 May 2004 | ![]() |
9 February 2005 | ![]() |
[45] |
Ljubo Milicevic | DF | 6 | 0 | 29 March 2005 | ![]() |
6 September 2006 | ![]() |
[46] |
Brad Jones * | GK | 6 | 0 | 2 June 2007 | ![]() |
9 June 2018 | ![]() |
[47] |
Craig Goodwin * | MF | 6 | 1 | 25 July 2013 | ![]() |
27 January 2022 | ![]() |
[48] |
Ben Halloran * | MF | 6 | 0 | 26 May 2014 | ![]() |
4 September 2014 | ![]() |
[49] |
Daniel Arzani * | MF | 6 | 1 | 1 June 2018 | ![]() |
15 October 2018 | ![]() |
[50] |
Gilbert Storey | HB | 5 | 0 | 30 June 1923 | ![]() |
12 July 1924 | ![]() |
[2] |
Reg Date | FW | 5 | 8 | 10 May 1947 | ![]() |
14 June 1947 | ![]() |
[2] |
Charlie Stewart | 5 | 3 | 10 May 1947 | ![]() |
1 October 1955 | ![]() |
[2] | |
Bruce Morrow | 5 | 0 | 27 November 1956 | ![]() |
4 June 1967 | ![]() |
[2] | |
Billy Rice | 5 | 0 | 21 November 1965 | ![]() |
26 July 1969 | ![]() |
[51] | |
5 | 0 | 21 November 1967 | ![]() |
26 July 1969 | ![]() |
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David Jones | 5 | 0 | 13 November 1977 | ![]() |
9 February 1980 | ![]() |
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Jim Muir | FW | 5 | 0 | 20 February 1980 | ![]() |
24 August 1980 | ![]() |
|
Robert Wheatley | DF | 5 | 0 | 10 June 1981 | ![]() |
2 November 1986 | ![]() |
|
Marshall Soper | FW | 5 | 0 | 22 February 1983 | ![]() |
10 August 1986 | ![]() | |
Andrew Koczka | MF | 5 | 0 | 9 March 1988 | ![]() |
2 April 1989 | ![]() | |
Ryan Griffiths | FW | 5 | 0 | 9 October 2005 | ![]() |
22 March 2008 | ![]() |
|
Mitch Nichols * | MF | 5 | 0 | 25 March 2009 | ![]() |
18 November 2014 | ![]() |
|
Joshua Brillante * | MF | 5 | 0 | 28 July 2013 | ![]() |
14 October 2014 | ![]() |
|
Peter Doyle | DF | 4 | 0 | 17 June 1922 | ![]() |
30 June 1923 | ![]() |
|
Tommy Oliver | DF | 4 | 0 | 7 June 1924 | ![]() |
26 July 1924 | ![]() |
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Harry Spurway | DF | 4 | 0 | 14 June 1924 | ![]() |
26 July 1924 | ![]() |
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4 | 1 | 4 July 1936 | ![]() |
24 September 1938 | ![]() |
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4 | 0 | 10 May 1947 | ![]() |
24 September 1938 | ![]() |
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Ken Hough[a] | GK | 4 | 0 | 14 August 1947 | ![]() |
11 September 1948 | ![]() |
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4 | 2 | 14 June 1950 | ![]() |
1 September 1950 | ![]() |
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John Pettigrew | 4 | 0 | 1 October 1955 | ![]() |
12 December 1956 | ![]() |
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Alwyn Warren | 4 | 0 | 1 October 1955 | ![]() |
12 December 1956 | ![]() |
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Garry Manuel | FW | 4 | 0 | 10 October 1969 | ![]() |
28 May 1975 | ![]() |
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George Blues | MF | 4 | 1 | 4 November 1970 | ![]() |
1 December 1970 | ![]() |
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4 | 0 | 4 November 1970 | ![]() |
1 December 1970 | ![]() |
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4 | 0 | 4 November 1970 | ![]() |
1 December 1970 | ![]() |
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Alan Ainslie | FW | 4 | 1 | 11 November 1971 | ![]() |
11 August 1976 | ![]() |
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Arno Bertogna | MF | 4 | 0 | 27 November 1979 | ![]() |
11 November 1980 | ![]() |
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John Coyne | FW | 4 | 0 | 27 November 1979 | ![]() |
24 August 1980 | ![]() |
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Tommy Cumming | FW | 4 | 1 | 27 November 1979 | ![]() |
9 February 1980 | ![]() |
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4 | 1 | 27 January 1980 | ![]() |
18 December 1983 | ![]() |
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Steve Hogg | DF | 4 | 0 | 26 February 1980 | ![]() |
7 December 1980 | ![]() |
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Ange Postecoglou | DF | 4 | 0 | 3 August 1986 | ![]() |
16 October 1988 | ![]() |
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Kimon Taliadoros | FW | 4 | 0 | 25 August 1990 | ![]() |
26 September 1993 | ![]() |
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Abbas Saad | MF | 4 | 0 | 11 August 1992 | ![]() |
15 February 1998 | ![]() |
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Pablo Cardozo | FW | 4 | 1 | 12 February 2000 | ![]() |
23 June 2000 | ![]() |
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Clint Bolton | GK | 4 | 0 | 12 June 2000 | ![]() |
16 August 2006 | ![]() |
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Bobby Despotovski | FW | 4 | 5 | 6 July 2002 | ![]() |
14 July 2002 | ![]() |
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Ante Juric | DF | 4 | 1 | 8 July 2002 | ![]() |
14 July 2002 | ![]() |
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Joel Porter | FW | 4 | 5 | 8 July 2002 | ![]() |
14 July 2002 | ![]() |
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Nikolai Topor-Stanley | DF | 4 | 0 | 22 March 2008 | ![]() |
14 October 2014 | ![]() |
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Scott Jamieson | DF | 4 | 0 | 28 February 2009 | ![]() |
9 December 2012 | ![]() |
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Matt Thompson | MF | 4 | 0 | 28 February 2009 | ![]() |
3 March 2010 | ![]() |
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Danny Vukovic * | GK | 4 | 0 | 27 March 2018 | ![]() |
7 June 2021 | ![]() |
[52] |
Brandon Borrello * | FW | 4 | 0 | 7 June 2019 | ![]() |
7 June 2021 | ![]() |
[53] |
Kenneth Dougall * | FW | 4 | 0 | 3 June 2021 | ![]() |
11 November 2021 | ![]() |
[54] |
See also[]
- List of Australia international soccer players with one cap
- List of Australia international soccer players (2–3 caps)
- List of Australia international soccer players (10+ caps)
Notes[]
- ^ Also has been capped for New Zealand (5 caps in 1958).
References[]
General
- Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
- Howe, Andrew. "Official Media Guide of Australia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. howe.how.
Specific
- ^ "Players". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 July 2018. Use the search bar in the "Search players" section to search for players.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Pat Hughes". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Nigel Shepherd". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Dick van Alphen". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Martyn Crook". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Gary van Egmond". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Gabriel Mendez". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Goran Lozanovski". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Bruce Djite: Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Jim Fraser". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Alan Niven". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Dominic Longo". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Joe Spiteri". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Mark Babic". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Luke Casserly". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Eugene Galekovic: Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Mitchell Langerak: Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ Riley McGree at Soccerway
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Billy Cook". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Danny Walsh". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Chris Kalantzis". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Alan Hunter". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Vlado Bozinovski". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Robert Enes". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Chris Coyne: Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Chris Coyne: Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ Fran Karacic at Soccerway
- ^ "Alex Gibb: Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Les Scheinflug". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Frank Micic". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Dave Todd". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Roy Blitz". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Hamilton McMeechan". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Roger Romanowicz". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Willie Rutherford". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Jim Cant". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Brad Maloney". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Troy Halpin". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Alvin Ceccoli". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Michael Petkovic". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Angelo Costanzo". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Ante Milicic". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Tom Pondeljak: Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Max Vieri". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Ljubo Milicevic". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Brad Jones: Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ Craig Goodwin at Soccerway
- ^ "Ben Halloran: Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Daniel Arzani: Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Australian Player Database: Billy Rice". ozfootball.net.
- ^ Danny Vukovic at Soccerway
- ^ Brandon Borrello at Soccerway
- ^ Kenneth Dougall at Soccerway
- Lists of Australia international soccer players