2025–26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
Western Sydney Wanderers 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season was the 14th in the history of Western Sydney Wanderers FC. In addition to the domestic league, Western Sydney Wanderers participated in the Australia Cup.
(to 20 January 2026)
Gary van Egmond
(from 21 January 2026)
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Paul Lederer |
| Manager | Alen Stajcic (to 20 January 2026) Gary van Egmond (from 21 January 2026) |
| Stadium | CommBank Stadium |
| A-League Men | 12th |
| A-League Men Finals | DNQ |
| Australia Cup | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Bozhidar Kraev (5) All: Bozhidar Kraev (7) |
| Highest home attendance | 21,258 vs. Sydney FC (29 November 2025) A-League Men |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,461 vs. Wellington Phoenix (14 February 2026) A-League Men |
| Average home league attendance | 8,043 |
| Biggest win | 3–0 vs. Peninsula Power (A) (22 July 2025) Australia Cup |
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Heidelberg United (A) (12 August 2025) Australia Cup 1–4 Sydney FC (A) (31 January 2026) A-League Men |
| All statistics correct as of 25 April 2026. | |
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FW | Alexander Badolato | Melbourne Victory | End of loan | (1 year) | 30 June 2025 | [1] |
| 9 | FW | Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 July 2025 | [2] | |
| 8 | MF | Steven Ugarkovic | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 2 years | 1 July 2025 | [3] |
| 14 | DF | Phillip Cancar | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 July 2025 | [4] |
| 45 | FW | Alou Kuol | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 July 2025 | [5] |
| 11 | FW | Marcus Younis | End of loan | (2 years) | 1 July 2025 | [6] | |
| 36 | DF | Ben Mewett | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Free transfer | 2 year scholarship | 13 July 2025 | [7] |
| 19 | DF | Ruon Tongyik | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 11 August 2025 | [8] |
| 32 | MF | Angus Thurgate | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 years | 14 September 2025 | [9] |
| 11 | FW | Free transfer | 1.5 years | 16 January 2026 | [10] | ||
| 7 | FW | Undisclosed | 6 months | 23 January 2026 | [11] | ||
| 18 | DF | Jacob Farrell | Loan | 5 months | 7 February 2026 | [12] |
From youth squad
| No. | Position | Player | Age | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | FW | Alaat Abdul-Rahman | 18 | 2-year scholarship contract | [13] |
| 34 | DF | Ricky Fransen | 18 | 2-year scholarship contract | [14] |
| 39 | FW | Awan Lual | 19 | 3-year scholarship contract | [15] |
| 38 | FW | Jai Rose | 18 | 2-year scholarship contract | [16] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | FW | Nicolas Milanovic | Undisclosed | 15 May 2025 | [17] | |
| 13 | MF | Dean Pelekanos | End of contract | 15 June 2025 | [18][19] | |
| 7 | FW | Zac Sapsford | Undisclosed | 10 June 2025 | [20] | |
| 1 | GK | Taiga Harper | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [18] |
| 8 | DK | End of loan | 30 June 2025 | [18] | ||
| 9 | FW | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [21][18] | ||
| 10 | FW | Alexander Badolato | Newcastle Jets | Mutual contract termination | 30 June 2025 | [1][22] |
| 19 | DF | Jack Clisby | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [18] |
| 27 | FW | James Temelkovski | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [23] | |
| 64 | MF | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [24] | |
| 11 | FW | Marcus Younis | Undisclosed | 22 August 2025 | [25] | |
| 18 | MF | Oscar Priestman | Undisclosed | 26 August 2025 | [26] | |
| 6 | MF | Mutual contract termination | 4 January 2026 | [27][28] | ||
| 4 | DF | Alex Bonetig | Undisclosed | 8 January 2026 | [29] | |
| 2 | DF | Gabriel Cleur | Retired | 12 January 2026 | [30] | |
Contract extensions
| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gabriel Cleur | Right-back | 1 year | 2 June 2025 | [31] | |
| 30 | Jordan Holmes | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 4 June 2025 | [32] | |
| 25 | Joshua Brillante | Defensive midfielder | 1 year | 21 July 2025 | Contract extension triggered | [33] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 2 August 2025 | Persib Bandung | 1–0 | | Bandung, Indonesia |
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Report | Stadium: GBLA Stadium Attendance: 14,633 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
| 19 August 2025 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Wanderers Football Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 27 August 2025 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–1 | | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:00 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wanderers Football Park |
| 20 September 2025 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | | Sydney, Australia |
| Report |
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Stadium: Wanderers Football Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 4 October 2025 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | | Australia |
| Report |
| 10 October 2025 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1 | | Sydney |
| 8:00 AWST | Report | Stadium: Wanderers Football Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A League Men | 18 October 2025 | 25 April 2026 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 19.23 |
| Australia Cup | 22 July 2025 | 12 August 2025 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Total | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 21.43 | ||||
Last updated: 25 April 2026
Source: Competitions
A-League Men
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 33 |
| 9 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 32 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 31 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 26 |
| 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
- Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 |
Last updated: 25 April 2026.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 18 October 2025 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,205 Referee: Alex King |
| 25 October 2025 2 | Auckland FC | 1–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Auckland |
| 17:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 14,767 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
| 1 November 2025 3 | Macarthur FC | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 7,605 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 7 November 2025 4 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
| 19:05 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,916 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 22 November 2025 5 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 6,557 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 29 November 2025 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 21,258 Referee: Alex King |
| 5 December 2025 7 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
| 18:45 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,590 Referee: Shane Skinner |
| 13 December 2025 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–0 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 19 December 2025 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | Auckland FC | Sydney |
| 20:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 5,029 Referee: Alex King | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 19:35, but was delayed to 20:00 due to adverse weather conditions. | ||||
| 27 December 2025 10 | Adelaide United | 3–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
| 19:05 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 13,582 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 1 January 2026 11 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 8,048 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 10 January 2026 12 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 12,502 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 17 January 2026 13 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 5,243 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 25 January 2026 14 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 5,178 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 31 January 2026 15 | Sydney FC | 4–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 33,265 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 7 February 2026 16 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 5,081 Referee: Eric Saba |
| 13 February 2026 17 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEST | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 4,461 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 22 February 2026 18 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Polytec Stadium Attendance: 4,506 Referee: Shane Skinner |
| 28 February 2026 19 | Macarthur FC | 0–4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 5,321 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 7 March 2026 20 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 10,995 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 13 March 2026 21 | Brisbane Roar | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
| 18:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 4,769 Referee: Sam Kelly |
| 20 March 2026 22 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–4 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 6,281 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 4 April 2026 23 | Melbourne City | 3–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,458 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 11 April 2026 24 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 16,135 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 18 April 2026 25 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Christchurch |
| 17:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium Attendance: 11,066 Referee: Benjamin Abraham |
| 25 April 2026 26 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 7,437 Referee: Daniel Elder |
Australia Cup
Win Draw Loss
| 22 July 2025 Round of 32 | Peninsula Power | 0–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
| 19:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Jack Powers |
| 12 August 2025 Round of 16 | Heidelberg United | 3–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Zijad Ahmetovic |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[34]
- As of 25 April 2026
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | Australia Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 20 | GK | Lawrence Thomas | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 30 | GK | Jordan Holmes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Alex Gersbach | 24 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 14 | DF | Phillip Cancar | 11 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | DF | Jacob Farrell | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | DF | Ruon Tongyik | 11 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 22 | DF | Anthony Pantazopoulos | 28 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 24 | DF | Nathan Barrie | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 31 | DF | Aidan Simmons | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 5 | MF | Dylan Scicluna | 24 | 0 | 13+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | Steven Ugarkovic | 26 | 1 | 18+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 17 | MF | Jarrod Carluccio | 20 | 0 | 6+12 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
| 23 | MF | Bozhidar Kraev | 27 | 7 | 22+3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 25 | MF | Josh Brillante | 26 | 0 | 17+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 32 | MF | Angus Thurgate | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Ryan Fraser | 12 | 4 | 10+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | FW | Kosta Barbarouses | 24 | 5 | 16+6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 11 | FW | Hiroshi Ibusuki | 8 | 1 | 0+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | FW | Aydan Hammond | 21 | 1 | 7+12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 26 | FW | Brandon Borrello | 22 | 4 | 19+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 37 | FW | Alaat Abdul-Rahman | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | FW | Jai Rose | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 39 | FW | Awan Lual | 12 | 1 | 0+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 45 | FW | Alou Kuol | 16 | 1 | 9+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 52 | FW | Atiya Waraga | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Gabriel Cleur | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 4 | DF | Alex Bonetig | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 6 | MF | Mohamed Al-Taay | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 11 | FW | Marcus Younis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
| 18 | MF | Oscar Priestman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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.[34]
- As of 25 April 2026
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | DF | Anthony Pantazopoulos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 5 | MF | Dylan Scicluna | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 18 | DF | Jacob Farrell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | Angus Thurgate | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 3 | DF | Alex Gersbach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Phillip Cancar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | Jarrod Carluccio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | Aydan Hammond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | Aidan Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 8 | MF | Steven Ugarkovic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Bozhidar Kraev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | FW | Brandon Borrello | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | FW | Alou Kuol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | FW | Jai Rose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 9 | FW | Kosta Barbarouses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Nathan Barrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | DF | Gabriel Cleur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Alex Bonetig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 25 April 2026
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Lawrence Thomas | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||