List of Adelaide United FC players
Adelaide United Football Club – an association club based in Adelaide, South Australia – was founded in 2003,[1] becoming the first southern member admitted into the A-League.[2] 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.

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 13 May 2023. 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 A-League Men, National Soccer League, FFA Cup, Pre-Season Challenge Cup, AFC Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup.
Players




Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Adelaide United.
| Player | Nationality | Pos | Club career | Starts | Subs | Total | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | |||||||
| Richie Alagich | DF | 2003–2008 | 113 | 8 | 121 | 7 | |
| Michael Valkanis | DF | 2003–2009 | 98 | 6 | 104 | 6 | |
| Angelo Costanzo | DF | 2005–2009 | 102 | 5 | 107 | 0 | |
| Travis Dodd | FW | 2005–2011 | 166 | 17 | 183 | 41 | |
| Lucas Pantelis | FW | 2005–2011 | 97 | 32 | 129 | 15 | |
| Robert Cornthwaite | DF | 2005–2011 | 109 | 29 | 138 | 8 | |
| Bruce Djite | FW | 2006–2008 2011–2016 | 132 | 33 | 165 | 44 | |
| Cássio | DF | 2007–2013 | 145 | 13 | 158 | 11 | |
| Eugene Galekovic | GK | 2007–2017 | 285 | 0 | 285 | 0 | |
| Fabian Barbiero | MF | 2007–2013 | 74 | 42 | 116 | 9 | |
| Osama Malik | DF | 2008–2009 2011–2016 | 94 | 16 | 110 | 2 | |
| Michael Marrone | DF | 2008–2010 2014–2021 | 148 | 45 | 193 | 4 | |
| Nigel Boogaard | DF | 2010–2015 | 109 | 5 | 114 | 4 | |
| Cameron Watson | DF | 2010–2011 | 77 | 34 | 111 | 1 | |
| Marcelo Carrusca | MF | 2012–2017 | 111 | 12 | 123 | 27 | |
| Tarek Elrich | DF | 2013–2018 | 108 | 6 | 114 | 3 | |
| Isaías | MF | 2013–2019 2021– | 232 | 3 | 235 | 10 | |
| Jordan Elsey | DF | 2013–2021 | 121 | 20 | 141 | 6 | |
| Ryan Kitto | MF | 2013–2015 2016– | 125 | 53 | 178 | 17 | |
| Craig Goodwin | FW | 2014–2016 2018–2019 2021– | 156 | 9 | 165 | 59 | |
| Nikola Mileusnic | MF | 2016–2020 | 79 | 24 | 103 | 19 | |
| George Blackwood | FW | 2017–2020 2021– | 67 | 45 | 112 | 25 | |
| Ben Halloran | MF | 2018–2022 2022– | 114 | 3 | 117 | 24 | |
| Louis D'Arrigo | MF | 2019– | 82 | 23 | 105 | 5 | |
Captains
Eight 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 Craig Goodwin, who took over from Stefan Mauk in 2022 who left the club.
| Years[5] | Captain |
|---|---|
| 2005–07 | |
| 2007–08 | |
| 2008–11 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2011–17 | |
| 2017–19 | |
| 2019–20 | |
| 2020–22 | |
| 2022– |
References
General
- "Complete Player Listing". aleaguestats.com.
- "Adelaide United: All Players". Ultimate A-League.
- "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers.
Specific
- "Adelaide United - Squad 2003/2004". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- "FTBL". FTBL. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- "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.
