List of foreign A-League Men players

This is a list of foreign players in the A-League Men, which commenced play in 2005. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:

  1. Have played in at least one A-League Men game (including finals). Players who were signed by A-League clubs, but only played in cup and/or continental games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Australia and New Zealand determined by the following:
A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national team of Australia or New Zealand.

More specifically,

  • If a player has been capped on international level, the national team is used; if he has been capped by more than one country, the highest level (or the most recent) team is used. These include Australia/New Zealand players with dual citizenship.
  • If a player has not been capped on international level, his country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from Australian parents or moved to Australia at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation.

Clubs listed are those for which the player has played at least one A-League Men game. Note that calendar years are used. This follows general practice in expressing years a player spent at club.

As of 22 March 2024, 93 different nations have been represented in the A-League Men. Sri Lanka is the most recent nation to be represented with Jack Hingert making his international debut.

In bold: players who are currently at an A-League Men club.


Contents
Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Argentina | Austria | Bahrain | Barbados | Belgium | Benin | Brazil | Bulgaria | Burundi | Cameroon | Canada | Chile | China | Colombia | Costa Rica | Croatia | Curaçao | Denmark | DR Congo | Ecuador | England | Eritrea | Fiji | Finland | France | Georgia | Germany | Ghana | Greece | Hungary | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Ivory Coast | Jamaica | Japan | Kosovo | Liberia | Lithuania | Malaysia | Mali | Malta | Martinique | Mauritius | Mexico | Morocco | Netherlands | Nigeria | North Macedonia | Northern Ireland | Norway | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Scotland | Senegal | Serbia | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | Solomon Islands | South Korea | South Sudan | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Switzerland | Tanzania | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Togo | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Uganda | Ukraine | United States | Uruguay | Vanuatu | Venezuela | Wales
See also | References

Afghanistan

  • Rahmat Akbari[c AUS U17] – Brisbane Roar – 2017–18, 2019–23, Melbourne Victory – 2018–19

Albania

Algeria

  • Karim Matmour[b FRA] – Adelaide United – 2017

Argentina

Marcos Flores won the Johnny Warren Medal in 2011.

Austria

Bahrain

Barbados

Belgium

Benin

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Denni won the A-League Championship in 2008 with Newcastle Jets.
Fred played for three A-League clubs, including winning the Championship and Premiership with Melbourne Victory in 2007.

Bulgaria

Burundi

Cameroon

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Croatia

Curaçao

Denmark

DR Congo

Ecuador

England

Robbie Fowler was the inaugural captain of North Queensland Fury.
Chris Greenacre played for Wellington Phoenix for three seasons, later going on to coach the side.

Eritrea

Fiji

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

André Gumprecht played for Central Coast Mariners in the first four A-League seasons.

Ghana

Greece

Hungary

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Kosovo

Liberia

Lithuania

Malaysia

Mali

Malta

Martinique

Mauritius

Mexico

Morocco

Netherlands

Patrick Zwaanswijk won an A-League Championship with Central Coast Mariners.
Rutger Worm was Melbourne Heart's first international signing.

Nigeria

North Macedonia

Northern Ireland

Norway

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Scotland

Melbourne Victory midfielder Grant Brebner, winner of two Premiership Championship doubles with his club

Senegal

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

South Korea

South Sudan

Spain

Perth Glory midfielder Diego Castro, winner of the 2016 Johnny Warren Medal

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Switzerland

Tanzania

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Togo

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Uganda

Ukraine

United States

Uruguay

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Wales

See also

Notes

  1. ^
    Born in Albania
  2. ^
    Born in Australia
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    Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Canada
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    Born in Cyprus
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    Born in England
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    Born in Ethiopia
  9. ^
    Born in France
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    Born in Ghana
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    Born in Kenya
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    Born in Kosovo (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in the Maldives
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    Born in the Netherlands
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    Born in New Zealand
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    Born in Russia (then part of the Soviet Union)
  18. ^
    Born in Switzerland
  19. ^
    Born in Sudan
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    Born in Suriname
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    Born in Sweden
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    Born in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union)
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    Has received Australian citizenship, but is not eligible to represent the national team due to having represented another country's youth team before receiving Australian nationality
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    Has received Australian citizenship, but having spent less than 5 years living in the country is not eligible to represent the national team

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