List of soccer players with 50 or more A-League Men goals

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Besart Berisha was the first player to score 100 A-League goals and is the highest scorer in the competition's history

Since the A-League Men's formation, at the start of the 2005–06 season, a total of 17 players have scored 50 or more goals in the competition. During the 2010–11 season, Archie Thompson became the first player to score 50 goals. Meanwhile, during the 2016–17 season, Besart Berisha became the first player to score 100 goals in the competition.[1] Bruno Fornaroli is the fastest player to reach the milestone.[2]

Players[edit]

Key

  • Bold shows players still playing in the A-League Men.
  • Italics show players still playing professional soccer in other leagues.
As of 27 December 2023[3]
List of soccer players with 50 or more A-League Men goals
Rank Player Nat. Goals Apps Ratio First Last Club(s) (goals/apps)
1 Jamie Maclaren Australia 148 214 0.69 2013 2023 Melbourne City (97/123), Brisbane Roar (40/53), Perth Glory (11/38)
2 Besart Berisha Kosovo 142 236 0.60 2011 2021 Melbourne Victory (68/110), Brisbane Roar (48/76), Western United (26/50)
3 Bruno Fornaroli Australia 101 171 0.59 2015 2023 Melbourne City (48/70), Perth Glory (34/72), Melbourne Victory (19/29)
4 Shane Smeltz New Zealand 92 190 0.48 2007 2017 Perth Glory (28/58), Gold Coast United (28/38), Wellington Phoenix (24/51), Sydney FC (12/43)
5 Archie Thompson Australia 90 224 0.40 2005 2016 Melbourne Victory (90/224)
6 Kosta Barbarouses New Zealand 83 305 0.27 2007 2023 Melbourne Victory (41/127), Sydney FC (18/66), Brisbane Roar (12/33), Wellington Phoenix (12/79)
7 Alex Brosque Australia 75 243 0.31 2005 2019 Sydney FC (67/222), Queensland Roar (8/21)
8 Matt Simon Australia 66 288 0.24 2007 2021 Central Coast Mariners (61/221), Sydney FC (5/67)
9 Mark Bridge Australia 63 251 0.25 2005 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers (33/121), Sydney FC (17/80), Newcastle Jets (13)
10 Adam Le Fondre England 62 106 0.58 2018 2023 Sydney FC (62/106)
11 Adam Taggart Australia 61 131 0.47 2011 2023 Perth Glory (32/69), Newcastle Jets (18/44), Brisbane Roar (11/18)
12 Bobô Brazil 59 100 0.59 2016 2022 Sydney FC (59/100)
Andy Keogh Republic of Ireland 59 156 0.38 2014 2022 Perth Glory (59/156)
14 Craig Goodwin Australia 58 205 0.28 2012 2023 Adelaide United (53/157), Newcastle Jets (5/44), Melbourne Heart (0/4)
15 Roy O'Donovan Republic of Ireland 56 128 0.44 2015 2021 Newcastle Jets (31/71), Central Coast Mariners (19/45), Brisbane Roar (6/12)
16 Roy Krishna Fiji 51 122 0.42 2014 2019 Welington Phoenix (51/122)
17 Sergio van Dijk Netherlands[a] 50 105 0.48 2008 2012 Adelaide United (25/55), Brisbane Roar (25/50)
Archie Thompson was the first player to score 50 A-League goals
Bruno Fornaroli was the fastest player to score 50 A-League goals

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ A-League career occurred before he was naturalized to Indonesian in February 2013.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Besart Berisha reaches 100 A-League goals | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ "A-League news: Bruno Fornaroli becomes fastest player to score 50 A-League goals, video, watch, Perth Glory vs Sydney FC". Fox Sports. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Statistics". ultimatealeague.com. Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Rampungkan Sumpah WNI, Van Dijk ke Persib" (in Indonesian). OkeZone TV. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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