List of soccer players with 50 or more A-League goals

Since the A-League's formation, at the start of the 2005–06 season, 13 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
Besart Berisha was the first player to score 100 A-League goals and is the highest scorer in the competition's history
Archie Thompson was the first player to score 50 A-League goals
Bruno Fornaroli was the fastest player to score 50 A-League goals

Key

  • Bold shows players still playing in the A-League
  • Italics show players still playing professional football in other leagues
  • The list of teams for individual players include all teams that they have played for in the A-League
As of 4 January 2021[3]
List of soccer players with 50 or more A-League goals
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years A-League club(s) Reference
1 Besart Berisha 135 214 0.63 2011– Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory
Western United		 [4]
2 Shane Smeltz 92 190 0.48 2007–2017 Wellington Phoenix
Gold Coast United
Perth Glory
Sydney FC		 [5]
3 Archie Thompson 90 224 0.40 2005–2016 Melbourne Victory [6]
4 Jamie Maclaren 79 127 0.62 2013– Perth Glory
Brisbane Roar
Melbourne City		 [7]
5 Alex Brosque 75 243 0.31 2005–2019 Queensland Roar
Sydney FC		 [8]
6 Kosta Barbarouses 68 235 0.29 2007– Wellington Phoenix
Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory
Sydney FC		 [9]
7 Mark Bridge 63 251 0.25 2005–2016, 2017–2019 Newcastle Jets
Sydney FC
Western Sydney Wanderers		 [10]
8 Bruno Fornaroli 61 98 0.62 2015– Melbourne City
Perth Glory		 [11]
9 Matt Simon 56 263 0.21 2006–2012, 2013– Central Coast Mariners
Sydney FC		 [12]
10 Andy Keogh 55 122 0.45 2014–2019 Perth Glory [13]
11 Roy Krishna 51 122 0.42 2013–2019 Wellington Phoenix [14]
12 Adam Taggart 50 110 0.45 2010–2014, 2016–2019 Perth Glory
Newcastle Jets
Brisbane Roar		 [15]
13 Sergio van Dijk 50 105 0.48 2008–2013 Brisbane Roar
Adelaide United		 [16]

See also

References
  1. "Besart Berisha reaches 100 A-League goals | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. "A-League news: Bruno Fornaroli becomes fastest player to score 50 A-League goals, video, watch, Perth Glory vs Sydney FC". Fox Sports. 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. "Statistics". ultimatealeague.com. Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. "Besart Berisha (Western United) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  5. "Shane Smeltz (Wellington Phoenix) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  6. "Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  7. "Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  8. "Alex Brosque (Sydney FC) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  9. "Kosta Barbarouses (Sydney FC) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  10. "Mark Bridge (Western Sydney Wanderers) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  11. "Bruno Fornaroli (Perth Glory) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  12. "Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  13. "Andy Keogh (Perth Glory) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  14. "Roy Krishna (Wellington Phoenix) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  15. "Adam Taggart (Brisbane Roar) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  16. "Sergio van Dijk (Adelaide United) :: Ultimate A-League". www.ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
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