List of Gold Coast United FC players

Gold Coast United Football Club was an Australian professional football (soccer) club based on the Gold Coast of Queensland. The club was formed in 2008, and played their first competitive match in August 2009 in the A-League. The club played its home matches at Robina Stadium. More than 50 players appeared for the Gold Coast side in their three seasons, those players are listed here.

Gold Coast United's record appearance-maker is Michael Thwaite, who played 82 matches for the club.

List of players

• Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, in the A-League.
• Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut for the club.

Table headers

• Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as their country of birth.
• Gold Coast United career – The year of the player's first appearance for Gold Coast United to the year of his last appearance.
• Starts – The number of games started.
• Sub – The number of games played as a substitute.
• Total – The total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute.

Position key

GK	Goalkeeper
DF	Defender
MF	Midfielder
FW	Forward
U	Utility player^1

List of Gold Coast United FC players

Name	Nationality	Position	Gold Coast United career	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Ref
				Appearances
Culina, JasonJason Culina	Australia	MF	2009–2010	44	0	44	8	[1]
Griffiths, AdamAdam Griffiths	Australia	DF	2009	1	0	1	0	[2]
Higgins, ScottScott Higgins	Australia	GK	2009–2010	12	1	13	0	[3]
Minniecon, TahjTahj Minniecon	Australia	FW	2009–2012	17	22	39	1	[4]
Osman, MatthewMatthew Osman	Australia	U	2009–2010	5	10	15	0	[5]
Piorkowski, DanielDaniel Piorkowski	Australia	DF	2009	2	0	2	0	[6]
Porter, JoelJoel Porter	Australia	FW	2009–2011	30	13	43	7	[7]
Robson	Brazil	MF	2009–2011	27	9	36	2	[8]
Smeltz, ShaneShane Smeltz	New Zealand	FW	2009–2011	38	0	38	28	[9]
Thwaite, MichaelMichael Thwaite	Australia	DF	2009–2012	82	0	82	1	[10]
van den Brink, BasBas van den Brink	Netherlands	DF	2009–2011	48	3	51	3	[11]
Rees, KristianKristian Rees	Australia	DF	2009–2012	63	10	73	4	[12]
Pantelidis, SteveSteve Pantelidis	Australia	DF	2009–2011	37	12	49	1	[13]
Milson	Brazil	FW	2009	1	8	9	0	[14]
Caravella, ZenonZenon Caravella	Australia	MF	2009–2011	46	6	52	1	[15]
Fitzsimmons, SteveSteve Fitzsimmons	Australia	U	2009–2011	17	17	34	2	[16]
Traore, AdamaAdama Traoré	Ivory Coast	DF	2009–2012	67	2	69	3	[17]
Anderson	Brazil	DF	2009–2011	39	9	48	0	[18]
Mebrahtu, GolgolGolgol Mebrahtu	Australia	FW	2009–2012	14	12	26	0	[19]
Vanstrattan, JessJess Vanstrattan	Australia	GK	2009–2010	18	0	18	0	[20]
Lustica, StevenSteven Lustica	Australia	MF	2009–2011	1	3	4	0	[21]
Barisic, AndrewAndrew Barisic	Australia	FW	2009–2011	3	14	17	2	[22]
Brown, JamesJames Brown	Australia	MF	2009–2012	27	11	38	9	[23]
Byrnes, MarkMark Byrnes	Australia	DF	2009	0	1	1	0	[24]
Jefferson	Brazil	MF	2009	1	0	1	0	[25]
Bevan, MitchMitch Bevan	Australia	MF	2009–2012	3	5	8	0	[26]
Anderson, ZacZac Anderson	Australia	DF	2009–2012	12	5	17	1	[27]
Wearing, BenBen Wearing	Australia	DF	2009	1	0	1	0	[28]
Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller	Scotland	MF	2009–2010	8	2	10	1	[29]
Djulbic, DinoDino Đulbić	Australia	DF	2010–2011	37	3	40	4	[30]
Moss, GlenGlen Moss	New Zealand	GK	2010–2011	41	0	41	0	[31]
Curtis, JohnJohn Curtis	England	DF	2010–2011	12	7	19	1	[32]
Halloran, BenBen Halloran	Australia	MF	2010–2012	22	4	26	4	[33]
Djite, BruceBruce Djite	Australia	FW	2010–2011	23	0	23	10	[34]
Broadfoot, ChrisChris Broadfoot	Australia	FW	2010–2011	0	5	5	0	[35]
Harold, ChrisChris Harold	Australia	FW	2010–2012	10	14	24	2	[36]
Brillante, JoshuaJoshua Brillante	Australia	U	2010–2012	11	3	14	0	[37]
Tyson, JerradJerrad Tyson	Australia	GK	2010–2012	14	1	15	0	[38]
Perchtold, PeterPeter Perchtold	Germany	MF	2011	10	0	10	0	[39]
Kim Sung-kil	South Korea	MF	2011	1	0	1	0	[40]
Beekmans, PaulPaul Beekmans	Netherlands	DF	2011–2012	14	0	14	0	[41]
Jungschlager, PeterPeter Jungschläger	Netherlands	MF	2011–2012	21	1	22	2	[42]
Macallister, DylanDylan Macallister	Australia	FW	2011–2012	11	4	15	3	[43]
Macgowan, DylanDylan McGowan	Australia	DF	2011–2012	14	4	18	0	[44]
Rozic, AnteAnte Rožić	Croatia	DF	2011–2012	10	0	10	0	[45]
Severino, DanielDaniel Severino	Australia	MF	2011–2012	0	12	12	1	[46]
Rigters, MaceoMaceo Rigters	Netherlands	FW	2011–2012	19	3	22	4	[47]
Yosief, AmbesagerAmbesager Yosief	Eritrea	DF	2011	0	3	3	0	[48]
Salley, JonasJonas Salley	Ivory Coast	MF	2011–2012	12	0	12	0	[49]
Bowles, DanielDaniel Bowles	Australia	DF	2011–2012	8	4	12	2	[50]
Lucas, ChrisChris Lucas	Australia	FW	2012	0	1	1	0	[51]
OConnor, ChrisChris O'Connor	Australia	GK	2012	3	0	3	0	[52]
Bragg, DanielDaniel Bragg	Australia	MF	2012	1	2	3	0	[53]
Barker-Daish, JakeJake Barker-Daish	Australia	MF	2012	4	3	7	0	[54]
Cooper, MitchMitch Cooper	Australia	MF	2012	5	1	6	1	[55]

Club captains

Two players held the position of captain of Gold Coast United. The first club captain was Jason Culina, who was captain from 2009 to 2011. After Culina left the club, Michael Thwaite was named captain, a position he held until the end of the club's final season in 2012.

Dates	Name	Notes
2009–2011	Jason Culina	Longest-serving captain in Gold-Coast's history
2011–2012	Michael Thwaite

Notes

• ^ A utility player is one who is considered to play in more than one position.

References

1. "Jason Culina". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
2. "Adam Griffiths". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
3. "Scott Higgins". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
4. "Tahj Minniecon". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
5. "Matthew Osman". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
6. "Daniel Piorkowski". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
7. "Joel Porter". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
8. "Robson Alves da Silva". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
9. "Shane Smeltz". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
10. "Michael Thwaite". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
11. "Bas Van den Brink". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
12. "Kristian Rees". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
13. "Steve Pantelidis". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
14. "Milson Ferreira Dos Santos". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
15. "Zenon Caravella". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
16. "Steve Fitzsimmons". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
17. "Adama Traore". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
18. "Anderson Alves da Silva". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
19. "Golgol Mebrahtu". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
20. "Jess Vanstrattan". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
21. "Steven Lustica". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
22. "Andrew Barisic". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
23. "James Brown". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
24. "Mark Byrnes". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
25. "Jefferson de Souza Pinto". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
26. "Mitchell Bevan". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
27. "Zac Anderson". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
28. "Ben Wearing". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
29. "Charlie Miller". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
30. "Dino Djulbic". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
31. "Glen Moss". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
32. "John Curtis". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
33. "Ben Halloran". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
34. "Bruce Djite". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
35. "Chris Broadfoot". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
36. "Chris Harold". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
37. "Joshua Brillante". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
38. "Jerrad Tyson". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
39. "Peter Perchtold". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
40. "Sungkil Kim". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
41. "Paul Beekmans". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
42. "Peter Jungschlager". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
43. "Dylan Macallister". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
44. "Dylan McGowan". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
45. "Ante Rozic". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
46. "Daniel Servino". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
47. "Maceo Rigters". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
48. "Ambesager Yosief". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
49. "Jonas Salley". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
50. "Daniel Bowles". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
51. "Chris Lucas". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
52. "Chris O'Connor". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
53. "Daniel Bragg". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
54. "Jake Barker-Daish". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
55. "Mitch Cooper". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.