The 2023–24 season was the fifth in the history of Western United Football Club.
Players
First-team squad
Transfers
Transfers in No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef. 32 UnattachedFree3 years17 May 2023 1 UnattachedFree2 years14 June 2023 33 UnattachedFree2 years14 June 2023 4 Sydney FCFree2 years4 July 2023 22 Adelaide United NPLFree2 year scholarship6 July 2023 11 Loan1 year19 July 2023 77 Free transfer2 years24 July 2023 13 UnattachedFree transfer1 year27 September 2023
From youth squad
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef 44 Retired19 April 2023 23 Retired24 April 2023 1 UnattachedEnd of contract8 May 2023 4 UnattachedEnd of contract8 May 2023 7 UnattachedEnd of contract8 May 2023 14 UnattachedEnd of contract8 May 2023 31 UnattachedEnd of contract8 May 2023 33 UnattachedEnd of contract8 May 2023 36 UnattachedEnd of contract8 May 2023 37 UnattachedEnd of contract8 May 2023 88 UnattachedEnd of contract8 May 2023 5 UnattachedEnd of contract16 May 2023 11 Undisclosed8 July 2023 99 UnattachedMutual contract termination27 September 2023
Contract extensions No. Name Position Duration Date Notes Ref. 21 Sebastian Pasquali Central midfielder 1 year 31 May 2023 49 Jake Najdovski Striker 2 years 22 September 2023 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26. 6 Tomoki Imai Central defender 2 years 6 October 2023 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26. 39 Matthew Grimaldi Attacking midfielder 3 years 12 April 2024 New contract replacing previous contract until end of 2026–27.
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
A-League Men
League table
Results summary Away figures include Western United's 3–3 draw on neutral ground against Macarthur FC on 12 January 2024.
Results by round
Matches
Australia Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Player A-League Men Australia Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK 22 0 3 0 25 0 4 DF 10 1 3 0 13 1 6 DF 24 0 3 0 27 0 7 FW 2+10 0 0+1 0 13 0 8 FW 27 2 3 2 30 4 9 FW 17+7 4 3 1 27 5 10 MF 13+2 0 0+2 0 17 0 11 MF 20+2 7 0+1 0 23 7 13 FW 2+14 2 0 0 16 2 17 DF 23 3 3 0 26 3 19 DF 21 1 3 0 24 1 21 MF 14+7 0 2 0 23 0 22 DF 12+1 0 0 0 13 0 24 DF 0+7 1 0 0 7 1 27 DF 10 0 0+2 0 12 0 29 DF 3+2 0 0 0 5 0 32 MF 27 1 3 0 30 1 33 GK 5 0 0 0 5 0 34 MF 0+2 0 0 0 2 0 35 FW 0 0 0+2 0 2 0 36 DF 1+5 0 0 0 6 0 37 FW 0+4 0 0 0 4 0 38 FW 16+3 5 1+1 1 21 6 39 MF 10+13 5 0+2 1 25 6 41 FW 0+4 1 2 0 6 1 42 MF 0+10 0 0 0 10 0 43 DF 4+1 0 0 0 5 0 44 MF 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 45 FW 0+3 1 0 0 3 1 49 FW 0+6 0 0+1 0 7 0 77 MF 14+6 2 3 0 23 2
Disciplinary record Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
Rank Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total 1 6 DF 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 1 2 4 DF 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 3 19 DF 11 0 0 2 0 0 13 0 0 4 9 FW 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 MF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 17 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 39 MF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 8 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 21 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 32 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12 22 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 24 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 42 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 49 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 77 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 56 0 2 5 0 0 61 0 2
Clean sheets Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total 1 1 1 2 3 2 33 1 0 1 Total 2 2 4
See also 2023–24 Western United FC (A-League Women) season
References
External links Western United official website