List of Brisbane Roar FC players

For the current Brisbane Roar first-team squad, see Brisbane Roar FC § Current squad.

Queensland Roar, in orange, playing at Suncorp Stadium against Newcastle.

This is a list of football (soccer) players who have played for Brisbane Roar FC (formerly Queensland Roar FC). It includes players that have played at least one match, either as a starting player or a substitute, for the Roar in the A-League competition and the finals series. The Pre-Season Cup competition is not included.

The A-League is a domestic football (soccer) competition in Australia. It was founded in 2004, and the Queensland Roar were one of the eight inaugural clubs to participate in the new competition. The A-League competition consists of a regular season and a finals series of the top four teams, with the premiership being awarded to the club who finishes on top of the table in the regular season, and the championship to the winner of the Grand Final. The Roar have missed the finals in both of the A-League seasons to date, finishing sixth in 2005–06 and fifth in 2006–07 on goal difference to Sydney FC, who finished fourth.

The Roar have had four players compete for them who have been capped at international level - three for Australia and one for China. This includes the current record-holder for goals for the Australian national team, Damian Mori, who is the current equal-leading goalscorer for the Roar.

Records

As of 13 November 2007. Only A-League matches are counted.

South Korean Hyuk-Su Seo has played the most games for the Roar in the A-League, with 42. Seo had played in every match for the Queensland Roar in the first two A-League seasons.

Alex Brosque holds the record for the most goals scored for the Roar in A-League competition, with eight. Brosque, a Queensland player during the 2005–06 A-League season before moving to Sydney FC at the end of the season, was third in the Johnny Warren Medal count for 2005–06.

International players

The Roar have had a number of internationally-capped players represent them in their two seasons since forming prior to the 2005–06 A-League season. This has included five members of the Australian national team. The Roar have also had one contracted Chinese international, Yuning Zhang, who was a Roar player during the 2006–07 A-League season.

• Matt McKay (2005–present), who has played three international matches for Australian national team, the first coming as a substitute in 2006 and the other two coming in Asian Cup Qualifiers in 2009. He was also a member of the Australian team for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, in the United Arab Emirates.

• Ante Milicic (2006–2007), who played six international matches for the Socceroos between 2002 and 2005. He has scored five goals for the national team in these six appearances, including a double in a makeshift-charity match against Indonesia, which raised funds for the 2005 Sumatra earthquake that struck on the eve of the friendly match.

• Yuning Zhang (2006–2007), who has played 15 games for the Chinese national side Known affectionately as the 'David Beckham of China' due to his high-profile status in China, he has scored nine goals for the national team, playing in the striker position.

• Damian Mori (2006–2007), who was capped 45 times for the Australian national team between 1992 and 2002. Mori, a striker, is the all-time top goal scorer for the Australian national team, with 29. He holds the record for most appearances (430) and most goals (235) in Australian domestic competition, mainly from the now-defunct National Soccer League.

• Danny Tiatto (2007–present) was Frank Farina's second signing after Mori and the first of the 2007-08 season. Tiatto was recruited to shore up the Roar defence and is a vital part of the coach's new team shape.

• Craig Moore (2007–present) was the new marquee player for the Roar, returning to his native home state of Queensland to play in the 2007-08 Hyundai A-League season and the 2008-09 season. A recent Australian national team player who moved to Queensland for personal reasons, Moore was chased by several A-League sides before settling into the state where he began his football career.

List of players

Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for A-League regular season and finals matches only. Substitute appearances included. "Matches for QR" dates are from the season of first game for the Roar to the season of last game for the Roar, with 'present' used if still at the club. As of 2 February 2008.

Position key

GK	Goalkeeper	DF	Defender
MF	Midfielder	FW	Forward

Name	Nationality	Position	Matches for QR	Appearances	Goals
Adam Sarota		MF	2008–present	1	0
Alex Brosque		FW	2005–2006	21	8
Andrew Packer		DF	2006–present	54	0
Ante Milicic		FW	2006–2007	24	4
Ben Griffin		DF	2005–present	26	1
Carl Recchia		MF	2006–2007	1	0
Chad Gibson		DF	2005–2007	23	0
Charlie Miller		MF	2008–present	16	7
Chris Grossman		MF	2006–present	7	0
Craig Moore		DF	2007–present	41	2
Damian Mori		FW	2006–2007	8	2
Danny Tiatto		MF	2007–	33	1
Dario Vidosic		MF	2006–2007	17	5
David Dodd		MF	2007–present	8	0
David Williams		FW	2005–2006	2	0
Griffin McMaster		GK	2007–present	8	0
Hyuk-Su Seo		DF	2005–present	70	2
Isaka Cernak		MF	2008–present	1	0
Jonathan Richter		MF	2005–2006	17	1
Jordan Simpson		MF	2005–2006	6	0
Josh McCloughan		DF	2005–present	71	5
Karl Dodd		DF	2005–2006	12	0
Liam Reddy		GK	2006–present	53	0
Luke DeVere		DF	2008–present	13	0
Marcinho		MF	2007–present	22	3
Marcus Wedau		MF	2006–2007	10	0
Massimo Murdocca		MF	2005–present	71	1
Matt McKay		MF	2005–present	82	12
Matt Mundy		DF	2008–present	4	0
Michael Baird		FW	2005–2006	20	6
Michael Zullo		FW	2007–present	37	2
Mitch Nichols		MF	2007–present	20	3
Osvaldo Carro		MF	2005–2006	9	0
Reece Tollenaere		FW	2005–2006	3	0
Reinaldo		FW	2005–present	56	15
Remo Buess		DF	2005–2007	28	0
Robbie Kruse		FW	2007–present	21	4
Royce Brownlie		FW	2005–2006	10	2
Sasa Ognenovski		DF	2006–present	38	2
Scott Higgins		GK	2005–2006	6	0
Sergio van Dijk		FW	2008–present	20	11
Simon Lynch		FW	2006–present	36	5
Spase Dilevski		DF	2005–2007	34	1
Steve Fitzsimmons		MF	2006–2007	1	0
Stuart McLaren		DF	2005–present	33	1
Tae-Yong Shin		MF	2005–2006	1	0
Tahj Minniecon		FW	2007–present	23	4
Tando Velaphi		GK	2006–2007	1	0
Thomas Oar		MF	2008–present	5	1
Tim Smits		FW	2008–present	9	0
Todd Gava		DF	2005–2006	9	0
Tom Willis		GK	2005–2007	19	0
Tyler Simpson		DF	2005–2006	4	0
Warren Moon		MF	2005–2006	15	2
Yuning Zhang		FW	2006–2007	6	0

References

• "Player Statistics: Hyundai A-League 2005–06". Queensland Roar FC official website. Retrieved 2007-05-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
• "Player Statistics: Hyundai A-League 2006–07". Queensland Roar FC official website. Retrieved 2007-05-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
• "Squad Statistics: 2005/06 Australian A-League". ESPN Soccernet website. Retrieved 2007-05-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
• "Squad Statistics: 2006/07 Australian A-League". ESPN Soccernet website. Retrieved 2007-05-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)