Western Sydney Wanderers FC is an Australian football team who currently play in the A-League, the national domestic association football competition. Colloquially known as Western Sydney, it was founded in 2012 as the tenth member of the then nine-team league. The A-League competition consists of a regular season and a finals series of the top six teams, with the Premiership being awarded to the club who finishes on top of the table in the regular season, and the championship to the winner of the grand final. Winning either of those trophies qualifies a club for the AFC Champions League. In 2014, Football Federation Australia started the FFA Cup, a knock-out cup competition based along the lines of England's FA Cup.
The Wanderers immediately won its first premiership, finishing on top in 2012–13, but they lost the grand final to Central Coast Mariners. They finished second place in 2013–14 and 2015–16, but lost the grand final to respectively Brisbane Roar and Adelaide United. The Wanderers were qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League due to their premiership and surprisingly won the final against Al-Hilal FC. They also were qualified for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, finishing sixth.
This list includes players who have made at least one on-field appearance (either as a starting player or as a substitute) for the Wanderers in a competitive match. Friendly matches are not included. The Wanderers have had several players compete for them who have been capped at international level, before, during or after their time with the team.
Records
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 12 August 2020. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving. + Positions keyGKGoalkeeperDFDefenderMFMidfielderFWForward
Players
Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Western Sydney Wanderers.
+ List of Western Sydney Wanderers players with 25 or more appearancesPlayerNationalityPosClub careerStartsSubsTotalGoalsAppearances–2012–20151820380–2012–2014440442–2012–20162017–20191192214138–2012–20174334775–2012–2015970970–2012–2014481490–2012–201546408610–2012–2014448528–2012–2013178252–2012–20144311545–2012–201447105711DF2012–2014491502–2012–2015732754–2012–201612501254–2012–20132018–20203812502–2012–20151931500–2012–2015707778–2013–201531205117–2013–2018476711441–2013–2015413441–2013–201952459713–2014–2015352370–2014–201987161037–2014–201641125311–2014–2015235284–2014–20185527820–2015–2018512530–2015–2016320320Andreu–2015–2016272293–2015–20176216313–2015–2017361370–2014–2015250251–2015–2016250251DimasFW2015–2017545596DF2015–2017590593MF2015–20161712294MF2016–2018229313FW2016–20191414285MF2016–2018419506DF2016–2018341353MF2016–2017258334DF2016–2018423451MF2016–589674GK2017–720720MF2017–20195035310FW2017–20195435732DF2017–2019350350DF2017–2019433460DF2018–1411252FW2018–369452DF2018–272291MF2018–234272DF2018–228302FW2019–239328FW2019–20203343718DF2019–260262DF2019–260260MF2019–2020224262
Captains Dates Captain 2012–2014 2014–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–
International players Players who have represented their national team at senior level before, during or after playing for the Wanderers. First Cap column indicates whether their first cap for their respective country came before they joined the club, during their time at the club or after they left the club. Players in bold are currently at the club. Correct as of 17 March 2018.
NameNatPosYearsFirst CapCareer totalAt WanderersAppsGoalsAppsGoals FW2013–17During318122 DF2008–16Before3410 MF2012–17During31533 DF2015–17Before52 DF2008–14Before41 MF1998–08Before566 MF2009–14Before232 DF2006–10Before221 FW2009–17Before161 FW2004–07Before101 DF2009–13Before83 MF2009–14Before5 DF2009–12Before4 DF2015After3 MF2012Before3 MF2013Before2 DF2009–10Before21 FW2008Before2 GK2006–08Before2 DF2010Before1 DF2009Before1
Notes Beauchamp was the club captain from 2012 to 2014. Topor-Stanley was the club captain from 2014 to 2016. Dimas was the club captain from 2016 to 2017. Cornthwaite was the club captain from 2017 to 2018. Mark Bridge was the club captain from 2018 to 2019 Mitchell Duke was the club captain from 2019 to 2020
References General
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External links Official website