Brisbane Roar Football Club, an association football club based in Milton, Brisbane, founded in 1957 as Hollandina-Inala. They became the first Queensland member admitted into the A-League Men in 2005 after a break off with other associated club Queensland Lions. The club's first team have competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below.
Matt McKay holds the record for the greatest number of appearances for Brisbane Roar. Between 2005 and 2019 the Australian midfielder played 303 times for the club.[1] As of 2023, two other players have made more than 200 appearances for Brisbane Roar who are Jack Hingert and Thomas Broich. The club's goalscoring record is held by Besart Berisha, who scored 50 goals in all competitions between 2011 and 2014. He surpassed the previous record of 25 goals in league competition, held by Sergio van Dijk in 2012.[2]
Key
- 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 20 April 2024. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
| 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 Men regular season and finals series, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, Australia Cup, AFC Champions League and the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament
Players
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Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Brisbane Roar.
| Player | Nationality | Pos | Club career | Starts | Subs | Total | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | |||||||
| Josh McCloughan |  Australia | DF | 2005–2010 | 90 | 10 | 100 | 5 |
| Matt McKay | Australia | MF | 2005–2019 | 300 | 3 | 303 | 26 |
| Massimo Murdocca | Australia | MF | 2005–2013 | 148 | 35 | 183 | 4 |
| Mitch Nichols | Australia | MF | 2007–2013 | 91 | 47 | 138 | 25 |
| Luke DeVere | Australia | DF | 2008–2019 | 116 | 5 | 121 | 6 |
| Henrique |  Brazil | FW | 2009–2016 2018–2019 | 105 | 72 | 177 | 46 |
| Ivan Franjic | Australia | DF | 2009–2014 2017–2018 | 132 | 7 | 139 | 13 |
| Luke Brattan | Australia | MF | 2009–2015 | 79 | 26 | 105 | 4 |
| Thomas Broich |  Germany | MF | 2010–2017 | 192 | 11 | 203 | 22 |
| Matt Smith | Australia | DF | 2010–2014 | 118 | 1 | 119 | 6 |
| Shane Stefanutto | Australia | DF | 2010–2016 | 135 | 3 | 138 | 1 |
| Michael Theo | Australia | GK | 2010–2018 | 170 | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| Jack Hingert |  Sri Lanka | DF | 2011– | 250 | 37 | 287 | 4 |
| Corey Brown | Australia | DF | 2011–2018 2020– | 146 | 22 | 168 | 6 |
| Jade North | Australia | DF | 2013–2018 | 127 | 3 | 130 | 4 |
| Dimitri Petratos | Australia | FW | 2013–2017 | 80 | 22 | 102 | 15 |
| Jamie Young | Australia | GK | 2014–2021 | 162 | 1 | 163 | 0 |
| Tom Aldred |  Scotland | DF | 2019– | 115 | 0 | 115 | 3 |
| Scott Neville | Australia | DF | 2019– | 104 | 4 | 108 | 4 |
| Jay O'Shea |  Ireland | MF | 2019– | 138 | 4 | 142 | 27 |
| Kai Trewin | Australia | MF | 2020– | 100 | 12 | 112 | 1 |
Captains
| Dates | Captain |
|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Chad Gibson (AUS) |
| 2006–07 | Stuart McLaren (AUS) |
| 2007–09 | Chad Gibson (AUS) |
| 2009–11 | Matt McKay (AUS) |
| 2011–15 | Matt Smith (AUS) |
| 2015–19 | Matt McKay (AUS) |
| 2019– | Tom Aldred (SCO) |
| [4] | |
References
General
- "Complete Player Listing". ALeagueStats.com.
- "Brisbane Roar: All Players". Ultimate A-League.
- "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers.
Specific