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List of men's soccer players in Australia by number of league goals

The following is a list of soccer players who have scored at least 100 domestic league goals in Australian league soccer. This includes the appearances and goals of players in the A-League Men and National Soccer League.

List of players edit

As of 28 December 2023
Key
Rank Name Goals Apps Ratio Years Clubs Notes
1   Damian Mori † 240 446 0.54 1989–2008 South Melbourne (5), Caroline Springs George Cross (4), Melbourne Croatia (11), Adelaide City (128), Perth Glory (84), Central Coast Mariners (6), Queensland Roar (2) [1]
2   Jamie Maclaren 151 215 0.70 2013–present Perth Glory (11), Brisbane Roar (40), Melbourne City (100) [2]
3   Besart Berisha 142 235 0.60 2011–2021 Brisbane Roar (48), Melbourne Victory (68), Western United (26) [3]
4   Rod Brown 137 346 0.40 1983–1998 Marconi-Fairfield (50), APIA Leichhardt (35), Newcastle Breakers (12), Brisbane Strikers (40) [4]
5   John Kosmina † 133 289 0.46 1977–1989 West Adelaide (24), Sydney City (89), Sydney Olympic (14), APIA Leichhardt (6) [5]
6   Archie Thompson 129 333 0.39 1996–2016 Gippsland Falcons (10), Carlton (23), Marconi-Fairfield (6), Melbourne Victory (90) [a][6]
7   Pablo Cardozo 127 302 0.42 1990–2004 Sydney Olympic (65), West Adelaide (40), Northern Spirit (14), Parramatta Power (8) [7]
8   Francis Awaritefe 124 320 0.39 1989–2001 Melbourne Croatia (43), South Melbourne (34), Marconi-Fairfield (40), Sydney United (7) [b][8]
9   Bobby Despotovski 123 265 0.46 1994–2007 Heidelberg United (9), Morwell Falcons (1), Perth Glory (113) [9]
10   Marshall Soper 121 319 0.38 1981–1995 APIA Leichhardt (26), Sydney Olympic (45), Wollongong City (6), Parramatta Eagles (42), Marconi Fairfield (2) [10]
11   Paul Trimboli 119 452 0.26 1987–2004 Sunshine George Cross (4), South Melbourne (115) [11]
12   Ivan Kelic 116 272 0.43 1989–2000 Melbourne Knights (75), Sydney Olympic (15), South Melbourne (26) [12]
13   Vaughan Coveny 111 364 0.30 1992–2009 Melbourne Knights (4), Wollongong City (15), South Melbourne (82), Newcastle Jets (9), Wellington Phoenix (1) [13]
14   John Markovski 110 372 0.30 1986–2002 Sunshine George Cross (20), Preston Makedonia (15), Melbourne Knights (8), Marconi-Fairfield (15), Gippsland Falcons (20), Canberra Cosmos (2), Carlton (18), Perth Glory (11), Football Kingz (1) [14]
15   Ante Milicic 109 244 0.45 1992–2008 Sydney United (48), Sydney Olympic (30), Parramatta Power (20), Newcastle Jets (7), Queensland Roar (4) [c][15]
  Gary Cole † 247 0.44 1977–1986 Heidelberg United (88), Preston Makedonia (21) [16]
17   Con Boutsianis 106 285 0.37 1989–2004 South Melbourne (74), Collingwood Warriors (7), Perth Glory (25) [17]
18   Warren Spink 104 272 0.38 1985–1997 Preston Makedonia (35), Footscray JUST (22), Newcastle Breakers (29), Gippsland Falcons (12), South Melbourne (6) [18]
19   Frank Farina † 102 206 0.50 1983–1999 Canberra City (15), Sydney City (21), Marconi-Fairfield (33), Brisbane Strikers (33) [d][19]
20   Andy Harper 101 321 0.31 1986–2001 St George-Budapest (22), Marconi-Fairfield (66), Brisbane Strikers (4), Newcastle Breakers (6), Newcastle United (3) [20]
21   Shane Smeltz 100 245 0.41 1999–2017 Adelaide City (7), Adelaide United (1), Wellington Phoenix (24), Gold Coast United (28), Perth Glory (28), Sydney FC (12) [21]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Also scored 27 Belgian First Division goals in 90 matches.
  2. ^ Also scored 16 National League in 44 matches.
  3. ^ Also scored 10 Eredivise goals in 47 matches, scored in 15 Croatian First Football League in 51 matches, scored 9 Malaysia Super League goals and scored 9 Malaysia Premier League goals.
  4. ^ Also scored 43 Belgian First Division goals in 75 matches and scored 20 Ligue 1 goals in 74 matches.

References edit

General

  • Andrew, Howe. "Isuzu UTE A-League 2022/23 Season Guide" (PDF). howe.how. p. 393. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

Specific

  1. ^ Damian Mori at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  2. ^ Jamie Maclaren at Soccerway
  3. ^ Besart Berisha at Soccerway
  4. ^ Rod Brown at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  5. ^ John Kosmina at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  6. ^ Andrew Thompson at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  7. ^ Pablo Cardozo at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  8. ^ Francis Awaritefe at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  9. ^ Bobby Despotovski at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  10. ^ Marshall Soper at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  11. ^ Paul Trimboli at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  12. ^ Ivan Kelic at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  13. ^ Vaughan Coveny at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  14. ^ John Markovski at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  15. ^ Ante Milicic at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  16. ^ Gary Cole at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  17. ^ Con Boutsianis at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  18. ^ Warren Spink at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  19. ^ Frank Farina at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  20. ^ Andy Harper at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
  21. ^ Shane Smeltz at Australia's Premier Football Player Archive
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