While another season is done and dusted, preparations for the 2023-24 Isuzu UTE A-League campaign are already underway. KEEPUP brings you a comprehensive list of the players coming and going at every club this off-season.
Adelaide United
In: Bailey O’Neil (scholarship), Panagiotis Kikianis (scholarship), Giuseppe Bovalina (scholarship), Ryan Tunnicliffe (Portsmouth)
Out: Juande, George Blackwood, Asad Kasumovic, Nathan Amanatidis (Sydney FC), Louis D’Arrigo (Lechia Gdansk), Craig Goodwin (Al Wehda)
Re-signings: Javi Lopez (until the end of 2023-24 season), Josh Cavallo (until the end of the 2024-25 season), Ethan Alagich (until the end of the 2024-25 season), Ethan Cox (until the end of the 2024-25 season), Luka Jovanovic (until the end of 2025-26), Luke Duzel (until the end of 2025-26), Jonny Yull (until the end of 2026-27), Panashe Madanha (until the end of 2025-26)
Brisbane Roar
In: Alex Parsons (Sydney FC), Matt Acton (Melbourne Victory), Thomas Waddingham (scholarship contract), Joe Caletti (Tochigi City FC), Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City), Quinn MacNicol (scholarship contract), Rylan Brownlie (scholarship contract), Shae Cahill (Everton Academy), Jonas Markovski (Altona Magic), Aaron Reardon
Out: Joe Knowles (Hyderabad FC), Robbie Kruse (retired), Josh Brindell-South (Lions FC), Marcel Canadi (Hebar Pazardzhik), Jordan Courtney-Perkins (end of loan), Rahmat Akbari (FC Torpedo Kutaisi), Jordan Holmes (Rochedale Rovers), Stefan Scepovic (Muangthong United), Trent Millard (Central Coast Mariners), Noah Smith (Central Coast Mariners)
Re-signings: Jez Lofthouse (until the end of the 2023-24), Louis Zabala (until the end of the 2023-24), Scott Neville (until the end of 2024-25), Nikola Mileusnic (until the end of the 2023-24)
Central Coast Mariners
In: Alou Kuol (Stuttgart), Jing Reec (Arhaus – on loan), Jack Warshawsky (Western Sydney Wanderers), Nathan Paull (scholarship contract – Sydney FC), Trent Millard (scholarship contract – Brisbane Roar), Dylan Peraic-Cullen (scholarship contract), Will Wilson (Melbourne Victory), Angel Torres (Balzan), Mikael Doka (Santos), Noah Smith (Brisbane Roar), Bradley Brandtman (scholarship contract), Nicholas Duarte (scholarship contract)
Out: Nectar Triantis (Sunderland AFC), Anthony Pavlesic (Bayern Munich), Patrick Beach (Melbourne City), Jason Cummings (Mohun Bagan), Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets), Yaren Sozer (St George/Gudja United), Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough), Beni Nkololo (Al-Orobah), James McGarry (Aberdeen), Moresche (Naft Al-Basra)
Re-signings: Marco Tulio
Macarthur FC
In: Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix), Matthew Jurman (Newcastle Jets), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Melbourne City), Kristian Popovic (NK Međimurje), Valerie Germain (Montpellier), Danijel Nizic (Sydney United 58), Yianni Nicolaou (APIA Leichhardt)
Out: Craig Noone, Jason Romero (APIA Leichhardt), Bachana Arabuli (Neftchi), Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory), Nick Suman (Cove Rangers), Al Hassan Toure (Eyüpspor), Moudi Najjar (Al-Najaf), Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory)
Re-signings: Jake McGing (until 2024), Ivan Vujica (until 2025), Daniel De Silva (until 2024)
Melbourne City
In: Tolgay Arslan (Udinese), Alessandro Lopane (Western Sydney Wanderers), Patrick Beach (Central Coast Mariners), Zane Schreiber (Sydney FC), Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix), Jamie Young (Western United), Terry Antonis (Western Sydney Wanderers), Samuel Souprayen (Botev Plovdiv), Marin Jakolis (Angers – on loan), Aziz Behich (Dundee United), Hamza Sakhi (Auxurre – loan with option to buy), Leo Natel (Corinthians – on loan), Harry Politidis (promoted to senior squad)
Out: Jordan Bos (KVV Westerlo), Scott Jamieson (retirement), Valon Berisha (end of loan), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Macarthur FC), Matthew Sutton (Western United), Kerrin Stokes (Adelaide City), Tom Glover (Middlesbrough), Aiden O’Neill (Standard Liege), Thomas Lam (PEC Zwolle), Richard van der Venne (St Gallen), Marco Tilio (Celtic), Florin Berenguer (Brisbane Roar)
Re-signings: Emin Durakovic, Arion Sulemani, Max Caputo
Melbourne Victory
In: Daniel Arzani (Macarthur FC), Adama Traore (Western Sydney Wanderers), Zinedine Machach (Ionikos Nikeas), Franco Lino (scholarship contract), Joshua Inserra (scholarship contract), Jordi Valadon (scholarship contract), Fabian Monge (APIA Leichhardt), Christian Siciliano (promoted to senior team), Ryan Teague (FC Famalicao)
Out: Matt Acton (Brisbane Roar), Lleyton Brooks, Kike Lopez (Kadete), Tomi Juric, Nani (Adana Demirspor), George Timotheou (Gunghalin United), Josh Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers), Will Wilson (Central Coast Mariners), Fernando Romero (end of loan), Bruce Kamau (end of loan)
Re-signings: Roderick Miranda (until the end of the 2024-25 season), Leigh Broxham (until end of 2023-24 season)
Newcastle Jets
In: Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (PAS Giannina) Jacob Dowse (Perth Glory), Lucas Mauragis (returns from loan), Ryan Scott (Western United), Clayton Taylor (Sydney FC), Daniel Wilmering (Western Sydney Wanderers), Lachlan Bayliss (Central Coast Mariners), Jason Berthomier (Valenciennes), Zac Bowling (Altona Magic)
Out: Angus Thurgate (Western United), Beka Mikeltadze (Gwangju FC), Manabu Saito (Vegalta Sendai), Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix), Jaushua Sotirio (Kerala Blasters), Jack Duncan (Wellington Phoenix), Matthew Jurman (Macarthur FC)
Re-signings: Kosta Grozos, Jason Hoffman, Daniel Stynes
Perth Glory
In: Oli Sail (Wellington Phoenix), Daniel Bennie (scholarship contract), Jaylan Pearman (scholarship contract), Aleksandar Susnjar (Macarthur FC), Bruce Kamau (OFI Crete), Riley Warland (Perth RedStar), Oliver Bozanic (on loan from Western Sydney Wanderers), Jarrod Carluccio (on loan from Western Sydney Wanderers), Antonis Martis (Sutherland Sharks)
Out: Liam Reddy (Perth RedStar), Jacob Dowse (Newcastle Jets), Brad Jones (retired), Keegan Jelacic (Gent), Antonee Burke-Gilroy, Pierce Clark (Heidelberg United), Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers), Zach Duncan (end of loan), Matt Hatch (Marconi Stallions), Mitch Oxborrow (Olympic Kingsway), Adrian Sardinero, Jacob Young, Chris Donnell (Fulham), Ryan Williams (Bengaluru), Jordan Elsey (East Bengal)
Re-signings: Adam Zimarino
Sydney FC
In: Joel King (Odense FK – move made permanent), Gus Hoefsloot (scholarship), Zac De Jesus, Matt Scarcella, Mitch Glasson, Nathan Amanatidis (Adelaide United), Fabio Gomes (on loan – Atletico Mineiro), Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Rakow Czestochowa), Gabriel Lacerda (on loan – Ceará SC), Wataru Kamijo (academy)
Out: Thomas Heward-Belle (Western United), Alex Wilkinson (retired), Adam Le Fondre (Hibernian), Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City), Paulo Retre (FC Goa), James Donachie (Western United), Alex Parsons (Brisbane Roar), Diego Caballo (Aab Aalborg), Adrian Segecic (FC Dordrecht – loan)
Re-signings: Patrick Wood (until the end of the 2024-25 season), Jake Girdwood-Reich (until the end of 2025-26 season), Jaiden Kucharski (until the end of the 2024-25 season), Corey Hollman (until the end of the 2025-26 season)
Wellington Phoenix
In: Mohamed Al-Taay (Newcastle Jets), Jack Duncan (Newcastle Jets), Lukas Kelly-Heald, Fin Conchie, Isaac Hughes, Luke Supyk
Re-signings:
Western Sydney Wanderers
In: Lachlan Brook (Brentford), Dylan Pierias (Western United), Jack Clisby (Perth Glory), Marcus Antonsson (Al-Adalah), Josh Brillante (Melbourne Victory), George Antonis (scholarship), Anthony Pantazopoulos (scholarship – Oakleigh Cannons), Marcus Younis (scholarship contract), Oscar Priestman (scholarship contract) Doni Grdić (HNK Šibenik), Dylan Scicluna (Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy), Jorrit Hendrix (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Jack Gibson
Out: Morgan Schneiderlin (end of loan), Romain Amalfitano, Yeni Ngbakoto (Vejle Boldklub), Jack Warshawsky (Central Coast Mariners), Amor Layouni (end of loan), Adama Traore (Melbourne Victory), Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City), Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets), Rhys Williams (retirement), Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth), Terry Antonis (Melbourne City), Calem Nieuwenhof (Hearts), Tomislav Mrcela (Neftchi), Oliver Bozanic (on loan at Perth Glory), Jarrod Carluccio (on loan at Perth Glory)
Re-signings: Tom Beadling, Milos Ninkovic
Western United
In: Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets), Tom Heward-Belle (Sydney FC), Matt Sutton (Melbourne City), James Donachie (Sydney FC), Kane Vidmar, Daniel Penha (loan from Atletico Mineiro), Riku Danzaki (Motherwell), Matthew Grimaldi (scholarship deal), Nikita Rukavytsya (Maccabi Haifa), Oliver Lavale (scholarship deal), Michael Vonja (scholarship contract)
Out: Leo Lacroix (FC U Craiova), Jamie Young (Melbourne City), Neil Kilkenny, Nikolai Topor-Stanley (retired), Alessandro Diamanti (retired), Tongo Doumbia, James Troisi, Ryan Scott (Newcastle Jets), Adisu Bayew, Ben Collins (Melbourne Knights), Ajak Deu (St Albans Saints), Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers), Connor Pain (Al-Orobah FC), Aleksandar Prijovic
Re-signings: Sebastian Pasquali, Jake Najdovski (until the end of the 2025-26 season), Tomoki Imai (until the end of the 2025-26 season)