List of Gold Coast United FC players

Gold Coast United Football Club was an Australian professional football (soccer) club based on the Gold Coast of Queensland. The club was formed in 2008, and played their first competitive match in August 2009 in the A-League. The club played its home matches at Robina Stadium. More than 50 players appeared for the Gold Coast side in their three seasons, those players are listed here.

Gold Coast United's record appearance-maker is Michael Thwaite, who played 82 matches for the club.

Key edit

  • The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order.
  • Appearances as a substitute are included.
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 A-League.

Players edit

List of Gold Coast United FC players
Player Nationality Pos Club career Starts Subs Total Goals Ref.
Appearances
Jason Culina   Australia MF 2009–2010 44 0 44 8 [1]
Adam Griffiths   Australia DF 2009 1 0 1 0 [2]
Scott Higgins   Australia GK 2009–2010 12 1 13 0 [3]
Tahj Minniecon   Australia FW 2009–2012 17 22 39 1 [4]
Matthew Osman   Australia U 2009–2010 5 10 15 0 [5]
Daniel Piorkowski   Australia DF 2009 2 0 2 0 [6]
Joel Porter   Australia FW 2009–2011 30 13 43 7 [7]
Robson   Brazil MF 2009–2011 27 9 36 2 [8]
Shane Smeltz   New Zealand FW 2009–2011 38 0 38 28 [9]
Michael Thwaite   Australia DF 2009–2012 82 0 82 1 [10]
Bas van den Brink   Netherlands DF 2009–2011 48 3 51 3 [11]
Kristian Rees   Australia DF 2009–2012 63 10 73 4 [12]
Steve Pantelidis   Australia DF 2009–2011 37 12 49 1 [13]
Milson   Brazil FW 2009 1 8 9 0 [14]
Zenon Caravella   Australia MF 2009–2011 46 6 52 1 [15]
Steve Fitzsimmons   Australia U 2009–2011 17 17 34 2 [16]
Adama Traoré   Ivory Coast DF 2009–2012 67 2 69 3 [17]
Anderson   Brazil DF 2009–2011 39 9 48 0 [18]
Golgol Mebrahtu   Australia FW 2009–2012 14 12 26 0 [19]
Jess Vanstrattan   Australia GK 2009–2010 18 0 18 0 [20]
Steven Lustica   Australia MF 2009–2011 1 3 4 0 [21]
Andrew Barisic   Australia FW 2009–2011 3 14 17 2 [22]
James Brown   Australia MF 2009–2012 27 11 38 9 [23]
Mark Byrnes   Australia DF 2009 0 1 1 0 [24]
Jefferson   Brazil MF 2009 1 0 1 0 [25]
Mitch Bevan   Australia MF 2009–2012 3 5 8 0 [26]
Zac Anderson   Australia DF 2009–2012 12 5 17 1 [27]
Ben Wearing   Australia DF 2009 1 0 1 0 [28]
Charlie Miller   Scotland MF 2009–2010 8 2 10 1 [29]
Dino Djulbic   Australia DF 2010–2011 37 3 40 4 [30]
Glen Moss   New Zealand GK 2010–2011 41 0 41 0 [31]
John Curtis   England DF 2010–2011 12 7 19 1 [32]
Ben Halloran   Australia MF 2010–2012 22 4 26 4 [33]
Bruce Djite   Australia FW 2010–2011 23 0 23 10 [34]
Chris Broadfoot   Australia FW 2010–2011 0 5 5 0 [35]
Chris Harold   Australia FW 2010–2012 10 14 24 2 [36]
Joshua Brillante   Australia U 2010–2012 11 3 14 0 [37]
Jerrad Tyson   Australia GK 2010–2012 14 1 15 0 [38]
Peter Perchtold   Germany MF 2011 10 0 10 0 [39]
Kim Sung-kil   South Korea MF 2011 1 0 1 0 [40]
Paul Beekmans   Netherlands DF 2011–2012 14 0 14 0 [41]
Peter Jungschläger   Netherlands MF 2011–2012 21 1 22 2 [42]
Dylan Macallister   Australia FW 2011–2012 11 4 15 3 [43]
Dylan McGowan   Australia DF 2011–2012 14 4 18 0 [44]
Ante Rožić   Croatia DF 2011–2012 10 0 10 0 [45]
Daniel Severino   Australia MF 2011–2012 0 12 12 1 [46]
Maceo Rigters   Netherlands FW 2011–2012 19 3 22 4 [47]
Ambesager Yosief   Eritrea DF 2011 0 3 3 0 [48]
Jonas Salley   Ivory Coast MF 2011–2012 12 0 12 0 [49]
Daniel Bowles   Australia DF 2011–2012 8 4 12 2 [50]
Chris Lucas   Australia FW 2012 0 1 1 0 [51]
Chris O'Connor   Australia GK 2012 3 0 3 0 [52]
Daniel Bragg   Australia MF 2012 1 2 3 0 [53]
Jake Barker-Daish   Australia MF 2012 4 3 7 0 [54]
Mitch Cooper   Australia MF 2012 5 1 6 1 [55]

Club captains edit

Two players held the position of captain of Gold Coast United. The first club captain was Jason Culina, who was captain from 2009 to 2011. After Culina left the club, Michael Thwaite was named captain, a position he held until the end of the club's final season in 2012.

Dates Name Notes
2009–2011   Jason Culina Longest-serving captain in Gold-Coast's history
2011–2012   Michael Thwaite

Notes edit

  • ^ A utility player is one who is considered to play in more than one position.

References edit

  1. ^ "Jason Culina". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Adam Griffiths". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Scott Higgins". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Tahj Minniecon". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Matthew Osman". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Daniel Piorkowski". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Joel Porter". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Robson Alves da Silva". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Shane Smeltz". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Michael Thwaite". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Bas Van den Brink". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Kristian Rees". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  13. ^ "Steve Pantelidis". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  14. ^ "Milson Ferreira Dos Santos". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  15. ^ "Zenon Caravella". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  16. ^ "Steve Fitzsimmons". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  17. ^ "Adama Traore". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  18. ^ "Anderson Alves da Silva". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  19. ^ "Golgol Mebrahtu". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  20. ^ "Jess Vanstrattan". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  21. ^ "Steven Lustica". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  22. ^ "Andrew Barisic". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  23. ^ "James Brown". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  24. ^ "Mark Byrnes". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  25. ^ "Jefferson de Souza Pinto". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  26. ^ "Mitchell Bevan". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  27. ^ "Zac Anderson". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  28. ^ "Ben Wearing". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  29. ^ "Charlie Miller". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  30. ^ "Dino Djulbic". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  31. ^ "Glen Moss". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  32. ^ "John Curtis". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  33. ^ "Ben Halloran". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  34. ^ "Bruce Djite". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  35. ^ "Chris Broadfoot". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  36. ^ "Chris Harold". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  37. ^ "Joshua Brillante". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  38. ^ "Jerrad Tyson". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  39. ^ "Peter Perchtold". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  40. ^ "Sungkil Kim". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  41. ^ "Paul Beekmans". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  42. ^ "Peter Jungschlager". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  43. ^ "Dylan Macallister". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  44. ^ "Dylan McGowan". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  45. ^ "Ante Rozic". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  46. ^ "Daniel Servino". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  47. ^ "Maceo Rigters". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  48. ^ "Ambesager Yosief". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  49. ^ "Jonas Salley". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  50. ^ "Daniel Bowles". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  51. ^ "Chris Lucas". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  52. ^ "Chris O'Connor". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  53. ^ "Daniel Bragg". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  54. ^ "Jake Barker-Daish". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  55. ^ "Mitch Cooper". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.