Newcastle Jets Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. The club was formed in 2000 as Newcastle United, and played their first competitive match in October 2000, when they entered the First Round of the 2000–01 National Soccer League. The club was renamed Newcastle Jets in 2004. Since playing their first competitive match, over 200 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, of whom 14 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances).

Newcastle Jets' record appearance-maker is Jason Hoffman, who has made a total of 214 appearances over a current 11-year playing career. Ben Kantarovski holds the record for the most starts, having started in 176 matches. Joel Griffiths is the club's top goalscorer with 61 goals in his 6 years with the club. Labinot Haliti's 46 substitute appearances for the side is a club record.

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 26 May 2026. 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 Newcastle

+ List of Newcastle Jets FC players with 100 or more appearancesPlayerNationalityPosClub careerStartsSubsTotalGoalsRef.AppearancesFW2001–20032006–20092014–2015130813861FW2002–20042011–2013931510828MF2003–20131162514113DF20042015–202112621285FW2005–20062009–20122015–2017654611116DF2005–2010144114520DF2005–2012135181535DF2006–201197251220GK2006–201612531280FW2007–20102015–20241815823917MF2008–2020176342109DF2009–20122017–202119842029MF2016–202113951449MF2018–2023953012511MF2021–96301266

Captains Dates Captain 2005–2006 Ned Zelic 2006–2007 Paul Okon 2007–2009 Jade North 2009–2010 Matt Thompson 2010–2011 Michael Bridges 2011–2013 Jobe Wheelhouse 2014–2015 Kew Jaliens 2015 Taylor Regan 2015–2021 Nigel Boogaard 2021–present Matthew Jurman 2022–present Carl Jenkinson 2022–present Brandon O'Neill

References

External links Official Newcastle Jets website