Marquee player (A-League Men)
Category of players in Australian soccer
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A marquee player is a player whose wage is paid outside the A-League Men salary cap, with an unlimited salary.[1] Furthermore, there are designated players since the 2021–22 A-League Men season, who are players whose wage is paid outside the salary cap, but have to be in the $300,000 to $600,000 range.[2]
History
Current marquees
- As of 17 September 2024
| Player | Nationality | Current club | Season signed as marquee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Costa |  Brazil | Sydney FC | 2024–25 |
| Juan Mata |  Spain | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2024–25 |
Notes
- Table indicates when players signed a marquee contract with their current club, not necessarily their first year in the A-League Men or with the club.
Club marquee history
- As of 17 September 2024
Notes
- The below list indicates players who have had their contract assigned as a marquee contract during their time in the A-League Men. Players may have not always have had a marquee contract, or have later had their contract negotiated below a marquee contract. Their listed "Years as marquee" indicates what seasons they were active as a marquee for that club only. Players in bold are currently signed to a marquee contract by their club.
Adelaide United
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Agostino |  Australia |
2007–09 | [3][4][5] |
| Marcelo Carrusca |  Argentina |
2014–17 | [6][7] |
| Baba Diawara |  Senegal |
2018–19 | [8][9] |
| Eugene Galekovic | Australia |
2014–17 | [6][10] |
| Qu Shengqing |  China |
2005–07 | [11][12] |
| Sergio van Dijk |  Indonesia |
2010–12 | [13] |
| Dario Vidosic | Australia |
2011–13 | [14][15] |
Brisbane Roar
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Éric Bauthéac |  France |
2018–19 | [16][17] |
| Thomas Broich |  Germany |
2012–17 | [18][19] |
| Brett Holman | Australia |
2017–18 | [20][21] |
| Massimo Maccarone |  Italy |
2017–18 | [22][23] |
| Matt McKay | Australia |
2013–17 | [24][25] |
| Craig Moore | Australia |
2007–09 | [26][27] |
| Tommy Oar | Australia |
2017 | [28][29] |
Central Coast Mariners
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel De Silva | Australia |
2017–21 | [30][31][32][33] |
| Luis García | Spain |
2016 | [34][35] |
| Ross McCormack |  Scotland |
2018–19 | [36][37] |
| Tony Vidmar | Australia |
2006–08 | [38] |
Gold Coast United
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Culina | Australia |
2009–11 | [39][40] |
Macarthur FC
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Milligan | Australia |
2020–21 | [41][42] |
Melbourne City
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcin Budziński |  Poland |
2017–18 | [43][44] |
| Tim Cahill | Australia |
2016–17 | [45][46] |
| Nicolás Colazo | Argentina |
2016–17 | [47][48] |
| Ritchie De Laet |  Belgium |
2018–19 | [49][50] |
| Orlando Engelaar |  Netherlands |
2013–14 | [51][52] |
| Fred | Brazil |
2011–13 | [53][54] |
| Bruno Fornaroli |  Uruguay |
2016–19 | [55][56] |
| Joshua Kennedy | Australia |
2015 | [57][58] |
| Robert Koren |  Slovenia |
2014–16 | [59][60] |
| Jamie Maclaren | Australia |
2019–24 | [61][62] |
| Aaron Mooy | Australia |
2015–16 | [63][64] |
| Gerald Sibon | Netherlands |
2010–11 | [65][66] |
| Josip Skoko | Australia |
2010–11 | [67][68] |
| David Williams | Australia |
2013–14 | [69][70] |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Besart Berisha |  Kosovo |
2014–18 | [71][72] |
| Oliver Bozanic | Australia |
2015–17 | [73][74] |
| Pablo Contreras |  Chile |
2013–14 | [75][76] |
| Marcos Flores | Argentina |
2012–13 | [77][78] |
| Keisuke Honda |  Japan |
2018–19 | [79][80][81] |
| Chris Ikonomidis | Australia |
2021–24 | [82][83] |
| Harry Kewell | Australia |
2011–12 | [84][85] |
| Robbie Kruse | Australia |
2019–21 | [86][82] |
| Mark Milligan | Australia |
2014–15 2017–18 |
[87][88] [89][90] |
| Nani |  Portugal |
2022–23 | [91][92] |
| Ricardinho | Brazil |
2010–11 | [93][94][95][96] |
| Marco Rojas |  New Zealand |
2021–22 | [82][97] |
| Archie Thompson | Australia |
2005–14 | [98][99] |
| Ola Toivonen |  Sweden |
2019–20 | [100][101] |
| James Troisi | Australia |
2018–19 | [102][103] |
New Zealand Knights
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bridges |  England |
2010–11 | [107][108] |
| Emile Heskey | England |
2012–14 | [109][110] |
| Mário Jardel | Brazil |
2007–08 | [111][112] |
| Paul Okon | Australia |
2006–07 | [113][114] |
| Ronald Vargas |  Venezuela |
2017–19 | [115][116] |
| Fabio Vignaroli | Italy |
2009–10 | [117][118] |
| Ned Zelic | Australia |
2005–06 | [119][113] |
| Edmundo Zura |  Ecuador |
2008 | [120][121] |
North Queensland Fury
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Fowler | England |
2009–10 | [122][123] |
Perth Glory
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Castro | Spain |
2015–21 | [124][125] |
| Brian Deane | England |
2005 | [126] |
| Bruno Fornaroli | Australia |
2019–22 | [127][128][129] |
| Robbie Fowler | England |
2010–11 | [130][131] |
| William Gallas | France |
2013–14 | [132][133] |
| Stan Lazaridis | Australia |
2006–08 | [134][135][136] |
| Nebojša Marinković |  Serbia |
2014–15 | [137][138] |
| Shane Smeltz | New Zealand |
2011–14 | [139][140][141] |
| Mile Sterjovski | Australia |
2009–12 | [142][143] |
| Daniel Sturridge | England |
2021–22 | [144][145] |
| Michael Thwaite | Australia |
2014–16 | [137][138][146] |
Sydney FC
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Aloisi | Australia |
2008–10 | [147][148] |
| Bobô | Brazil |
2016–18 | [149][150] |
| Alex Brosque | Australia |
2014–16 | [151][152][153] |
| Nick Carle | Australia |
2010–12 | [154][155] |
| Douglas Costa | Brazil |
2024– | [156] |
| Siem de Jong | Netherlands |
2018–19 | [157][158] |
| Alessandro Del Piero | Italy |
2012–14 | [159][160] |
| Brett Emerton | Australia |
2011–14 | [161][162] |
| Filip Hološko |  Slovakia |
2015–17 | [163][164] |
| Marc Janko |  Austria |
2014–15 | [165][166] |
| Juninho | Brazil |
2007–08 | [167] |
| Adam Le Fondre | England |
2019–20 | [168][169][170] |
| Miloš Ninković | Serbia |
2017–19 | [171][172] |
| Dwight Yorke |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2005–06 | [173][174] |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosta Barbarouses | New Zealand |
2016–17 | [175][176] |
| Ahmad Elrich | Australia |
2007–08 | [177][178] |
| Guilherme Finkler | Brazil |
2016–17 | [179][180] |
| Tomer Hemed |  Israel |
2020–21 | [181][182] |
| Gary Hooper | England |
2019–20 | [183][184] |
| Jade North | Australia |
2010–11 | [185][186] |
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Cejudo | Spain |
2017–18 | [187][188] |
| Nicolás Martínez | Argentina |
2016–17 | [189][190] |
| Juan Mata | Spain |
2024– | [191] |
| Alexander Meier | Germany |
2019–20 | [192][193] |
| Shinji Ono | Japan |
2012–14 | [194][195] |
| Federico Piovaccari | Italy |
2015–16 | [196][197] |
| Oriol Riera | Spain |
2017–19 | [198][199] |
| Matthew Spiranovic | Australia |
2014–15 | [200][201] |
| Dario Vidosic | Australia |
2015–16 | [202][203] |
Western United
| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandro Diamanti | Italy |
2019–23 | [204][205] |
| Panagiotis Kone |  Greece |
2019–20 | [206][207] |