List of Brisbane Roar FC players

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This article is about Brisbane Roar players with at least 100 appearances. For Brisbane Roar players with between 25 and 99 appearances, see List of Brisbane Roar FC players (25–99 appearances). For Brisbane Roar players with fewer than 25 appearances, see List of Brisbane Roar FC players (1–24 appearances). For the current Brisbane Roar first-team squad, see Brisbane Roar FC § First-team squad.

Henrique is Brisbane Roar's second-highest all-time goalscorer.

Brisbane Roar Football Club, an association football club based in Milton, Brisbane, was founded in 1957 as Hollandina-Inala. They were one of two Queensland members competing in the inaugural National Soccer League in 1977 and became the first Queensland member admitted into the A-League in 2005, having spent most seasons in Queensland state leagues. The club's first team have competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below.

Matt McKay holds the record for the greatest number of appearances for Brisbane Roar. Between 2005 and 2019 the Australian midfielder played 303 times for the club.[1] As of 2021, three other players have made more than 200 appearances for Brisbane Roar who are Alan Niven, Thomas Broich and Jack Hingert. The club's goalscoring record is held by Besart Berisha, who scored 50 goals in all competitions between 2011 and 2014. He surpassed the previous record of 25 goals in league competition, held by Sergio van Dijk in 2012.[2]

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 25 October 2021. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
Positions key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
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 National Soccer League, A-League, FFA Cup, Pre-Season Challenge Cup, AFC Champions League and the OFC Champions League qualification.

Players[]

Matt McKay is Brisbane Roar's record appearance-maker with 303 appearances and longest serving captain.[3]
Massimo Murdocca played 183 times for the club from 2005 to 2013.
German midfielder Thomas Broich played 203 games, scoring 22 goals for the club.
Ivan Franjic made 139 appearances for Brisbane Roar in two stints for the club.

Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Brisbane Roar.

List of Brisbane Roar players with 100 or more appearances
Player Nationality Pos Club career Starts Subs Total Goals
Appearances
Colin Bennett  Australia DF 1977–1983
1986		 154 1 155 14
Alan Niven  Australia DF 1977–1988 249 3 252 11
 Australia MF 1977–1988 137 26 163 8
Jim Hermiston  Scotland DF 1978–1981 107 0 107 10
 England GK 1978–1983 109 1 110 0
Steve Hogg  Australia DF 1980–1983 105 3 108 9
Russell Stewart  Australia MF 1983–1988 116 1 117 11
Josh McCloughan  Australia DF 2005–2010 90 10 100 5
Matt McKay  Australia MF 2005–2019 300 3 303 26
Massimo Murdocca  Australia MF 2005–2013 148 35 183 4
Mitch Nichols  Australia MF 2007–2013 91 47 138 25
Luke DeVere  Australia DF 2008–2019 116 5 121 6
Henrique  Brazil FW 2009–2016
2018–2019		 105 72 177 46
Ivan Franjic  Australia DF 2009–2014
2017–2018		 132 7 139 13
Luke Brattan  Australia MF 2009–2015 79 26 105 4
Thomas Broich  Germany MF 2010–2017 192 11 203 22
Matt Smith  Australia DF 2010–2014 118 1 119 6
Shane Stefanutto  Australia DF 2010–2016 135 3 138 1
Michael Theo  Australia GK 2010–2018 170 0 170 0
Jack Hingert  Australia DF 2011– 187 26 213 3
Corey Brown  Australia DF 2011–2018
2020–		 128 15 143 5
Jade North  Australia DF 2013–2018 127 3 130 4
Dimitri Petratos  Australia FW 2013–2017 80 22 102 15
Jamie Young  Australia GK 2014–2021 162 1 163 0

Captains[]

Dates Captain
2005–06  Chad Gibson (AUS)
2006–07  Stuart McLaren (AUS)
2007–09  Chad Gibson (AUS)
2009–11  Matt McKay (AUS)
2011–15  Matt Smith (AUS)
2015–19  Matt McKay (AUS)
2019–  Tom Aldred (ENG)
[4]

References[]

General

  • "Complete Player Listing". ALeagueStats.com.
  • "Brisbane Roar: All Players". Ultimate A-League.
  • "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers.

Specific

  1. ^ Howe, Andrew. "Official A-League 2020/21 Season Guide" (PDF). Australian Professional Leagues. p. 40. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Berisha closes in on record". Football Federation Australia. Football Australia. 25 October 2012.
  3. ^ Greco, John (18 April 2019). "Roar skipper McKay to retire at season's end". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
  4. ^ "Brisbane Roar :: Ultimate A-League". Ultimate A-League.

External links[]

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