List of soccer players with 50 or more A-League Men goals
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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
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]
Rank | Player | Nat. | Goals | Apps | Ratio | First | Last | Club(s) (goals/apps) |
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1 | Jamie Maclaren | ![]() | 148 | 214 | 0.69 | 2013 | 2023 | Melbourne City (97/123), Brisbane Roar (40/53), Perth Glory (11/38) |
2 | Besart Berisha | ![]() | 142 | 236 | 0.60 | 2011 | 2021 | Melbourne Victory (68/110), Brisbane Roar (48/76), Western United (26/50) |
3 | Bruno Fornaroli | ![]() | 101 | 171 | 0.59 | 2015 | 2023 | Melbourne City (48/70), Perth Glory (34/72), Melbourne Victory (19/29) |
4 | Shane Smeltz | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 90 | 224 | 0.40 | 2005 | 2016 | Melbourne Victory (90/224) |
6 | Kosta Barbarouses | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 75 | 243 | 0.31 | 2005 | 2019 | Sydney FC (67/222), Queensland Roar (8/21) |
8 | Matt Simon | ![]() | 66 | 288 | 0.24 | 2007 | 2021 | Central Coast Mariners (61/221), Sydney FC (5/67) |
9 | Mark Bridge | ![]() | 63 | 251 | 0.25 | 2005 | 2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers (33/121), Sydney FC (17/80), Newcastle Jets (13) |
10 | Adam Le Fondre | ![]() | 62 | 106 | 0.58 | 2018 | 2023 | Sydney FC (62/106) |
11 | Adam Taggart | ![]() | 61 | 131 | 0.47 | 2011 | 2023 | Perth Glory (32/69), Newcastle Jets (18/44), Brisbane Roar (11/18) |
12 | Bobô | ![]() | 59 | 100 | 0.59 | 2016 | 2022 | Sydney FC (59/100) |
Andy Keogh | ![]() | 59 | 156 | 0.38 | 2014 | 2022 | Perth Glory (59/156) | |
14 | Craig Goodwin | ![]() | 58 | 205 | 0.28 | 2012 | 2023 | Adelaide United (53/157), Newcastle Jets (5/44), Melbourne Heart (0/4) |
15 | Roy O'Donovan | ![]() | 56 | 128 | 0.44 | 2015 | 2021 | Newcastle Jets (31/71), Central Coast Mariners (19/45), Brisbane Roar (6/12) |
16 | Roy Krishna | ![]() | 51 | 122 | 0.42 | 2014 | 2019 | Welington Phoenix (51/122) |
17 | Sergio van Dijk | ![]() | 50 | 105 | 0.48 | 2008 | 2012 | Adelaide United (25/55), Brisbane Roar (25/50) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Archie_Thompson-2012.jpg/220px-Archie_Thompson-2012.jpg)
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See also
- List of soccer players in Australia by number of league goals
- List of A-League players
- A-League Golden Boot
Notes
- ^ A-League career occurred before he was naturalized to Indonesian in February 2013.[4]
References
- ^ "Besart Berisha reaches 100 A-League goals | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Statistics". ultimatealeague.com. Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Rampungkan Sumpah WNI, Van Dijk ke Persib" (in Indonesian). OkeZone TV. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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