List of Auckland FC players

Auckland Football Club, an association football club based in Freemans Bay, Auckland, was founded in 2024 and became the second New Zealand member admitted into the Australian A-League Men. All players who have played in at least one match are listed below.

Key

  • The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order.
  • Appearances as a substitute are included.
Positions key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Nationality
Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries which he has played for, or if said person has not played international football, their country of birth.
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time.
Club career
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
Total appearances and Total goals
Total appearances and goals comprise those in the A-League Men, A-League Men finals series and Australia Cup.

Players

Japan national team defender Hiroki Sakai captained Auckland FC in their competitive debut in October 2024.[1]

Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Auckland FC.

Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 6 December 2025.

List of Auckland FC players
Player Nationality Pos Club career Starts Subs Total Goals Ref.
Appearances
Jake Brimmer  Malta MF 2024– 25 12 37 3 [2]
Francis de Vries  New Zealand DF 2024– 39 0 39 3 [3]
Felipe Gallegos  Chile MF 2024– 30 6 36 1 [4]
Liam Gillion  New Zealand FW 2024– 11 10 21 1 [5]
Dan Hall  Fiji DF 2024– 25 0 25 0 [6]
Cameron Howieson  New Zealand MF 2024– 7 23 30 0 [7]
Max Mata  New Zealand FW 2024–2025 11 8 19 2 [8]
Guillermo May  Uruguay FW 2024– 36 2 38 11 [9]
Alex Paulsen  New Zealand GK 2024–2025 28 0 28 0 [10]
Nando Pijnaker  New Zealand DF 2024– 29 2 31 4 [11]
Jesse Randall  New Zealand FW 2024– 18 13 31 7 [12]
Logan Rogerson  New Zealand MF 2024– 29 8 37 10 [13]
Hiroki Sakai  Japan DF 2024– 32 0 32 3 [14]
Tommy Smith  New Zealand DF 2024–2025 10 13 23 0 [15]
Louis Verstraete  Belgium MF 2024– 29 5 34 4 [16]
Neyder Moreno  Colombia MF 2024–2025 10 14 24 8 [17]
Luis Toomey  New Zealand MF 2024–2025 0 8 8 0 [18]
Scott Galloway  Australia DF 2024–2025 0 4 4 0 [19]
Callan Elliot  New Zealand DF 2024– 13 17 30 1 [20]
Finn McKenlay  New Zealand MF 2024– 1 2 3 0 [21]
Adama Coulibaly  New Zealand DF 2025– 0 2 2 0 [22]
Marlee Francois  Australia FW 2025– 12 12 24 2 [23]
Jonty Bidois  New Zealand FW 2025– 0 5 5 0 [24]
Oliver Middleton  New Zealand MF 2025– 0 3 3 0 [25]
Michael Woud  New Zealand GK 2025– 11 0 11 0 [26]
Lachlan Brook  Australia FW 2025– 7 3 10 3 [27]
Luka Vicelich  New Zealand DF 2025– 0 2 2 0 [28]
Sam Cosgrove  England FW 2025– 7 2 9 3 [29]
Jake Girdwood-Reich  Australia DF 2025– 7 0 7 0 [30]

Captains

Hiroki Sakai is the inaugural and current captain for Auckland FC.

Dates Captain[31]
2024– Japan Hiroki Sakai

References

  1. ^ Monteverde, Marco (19 October 2024). "Newcomers Auckland FC start A-League journey in style with comfortable win". News.com.au.
  2. ^ "Jake Brimmer". ALeagueStats.com.
  3. ^ "Francis de Vries". ALeagueStats.com.
  4. ^ "Felipe Gallegos". ALeagueStats.com.
  5. ^ "Liam Gillion". ALeagueStats.com.
  6. ^ "Daniel Hall". ALeagueStats.com.
  7. ^ "Cameron Howieson". ALeagueStats.com.
  8. ^ "Max Mata". ALeagueStats.com.
  9. ^ "Guillermo May". ALeagueStats.com.
  10. ^ "Alex Paulsen". ALeagueStats.com.
  11. ^ "Nando Pijnaker". ALeagueStats.com.
  12. ^ "Jesse Randall". ALeagueStats.com.
  13. ^ "Logan Rogerson". ALeagueStats.com.
  14. ^ "Hiroki Sakai". ALeagueStats.com.
  15. ^ "Thomas Smith". ALeagueStats.com.
  16. ^ "Louis Verstraete". ALeagueStats.com.
  17. ^ "Neyder Moreno". ALeagueStats.com.
  18. ^ "Luis Tommey". ALeagueStats.com.
  19. ^ "Scott Galloway". ALeagueStats.com.
  20. ^ "Callan Elliot". ALeagueStats.com.
  21. ^ "Finn McKenlay". ALeagueStats.com.
  22. ^ "Adama Coulibaly". ALeagueStats.com.
  23. ^ "Marlee Francois". ALeagueStats.com.
  24. ^ "Jonty Bidois". Soccerway.
  25. ^ "Oliver Middleton". Soccerway.
  26. ^ "Michael Woud". Soccerway.
  27. ^ "Lachlan Brook". Soccerway.
  28. ^ "Luka Vicelich". Soccerway.
  29. ^ "Sam Cosgrove". Soccerway.
  30. ^ "Luke Girdwood-Reich". Soccerway.
  31. ^ "Auckland FC (Honour Roll)". ultimatealeague.com.