Adelaide United Football Club, an association club based in Hindmarsh, Adelaide, was founded in 2003. They became the only South Australian member admitted into the A-League Men in 2005, after they spent their inaugural season in the National Soccer League. 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.
Eugene Galekovic holds the record for greatest number of appearances for Adelaide United. Between 2007 and 2017, he played 285 times for the club. Isaías and Ryan Kitto are the other playes to have reached over 200 appearances. The club's goalscoring record is held by Craig Goodwin, who scored 60 goals in all competitions between 2014 and 2023.
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 1 May 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 National Soccer League regular season and finals series, A-League Men regular season and finals series, Pre-Season Challenge Cup, Australia Cup, AFC Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup and 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.
Players
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Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Adelaide United.
| Player | Nationality | Pos | Club career | Starts | Subs | Total | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | MF | 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– | 259 | 4 | 263 | 10 |
| Jordan Elsey | Australia | DF | 2013–2021 | 121 | 20 | 141 | 6 |
| Ryan Kitto | Australia | DF | 2013–2015 2016– | 152 | 55 | 207 | 17 |
| Craig Goodwin | Australia | FW | 2014–2016 2018–2019 2021–2023 | 159 | 9 | 168 | 60 |
| Nikola Mileusnic | Australia | FW | 2016–2020 | 79 | 24 | 103 | 19 |
| George Blackwood | Australia | FW | 2017–2020 2021–2023 | 67 | 46 | 113 | 25 |
| Ben Halloran | Australia | FW | 2018–2022 2022–2024 | 129 | 12 | 141 | 28 |
| Louis D'Arrigo | Australia | MF | 2019–2023 | 83 | 23 | 106 | 5 |
Captains
editTen 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 Ryan Kitto, who took over from Craig Goodwin in 2023 who left the club.
| Years[3] | 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) |
| 2020–22 | Stefan Mauk (AUS) |
| 2022–2023 | Craig Goodwin (AUS) |
| 2023– | Ryan Kitto (AUS) |
References
editGeneral
- "Complete Player Listing". aleaguestats.com.
- "Adelaide United: All Players". Ultimate A-League.
- "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers.
Specific
- ^ "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.