Australia's number 1 cap was Alex Gibb, who was one of the 11 to play in Australia's first ever match, against New Zealand on 17 June 1922. The appearance record is held by goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer,[1] which he set on 22 January 2011 in a 1–0 win with Iraq in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Schwarzer's last match for Australia was against Brazil on 7 September 2013 in a friendly, finishing his Australia career on 109 caps.
The goalscoring record is held by Tim Cahill, with 50 goals in 108 matches, scored between 2004 and 2018. He set the record with his 29th goal on 19 November 2013, in a 1–0 win over Costa Rica in a friendly. Australia's second highest goalscorer is Damian Mori, with 29 goals from 45 matches, who held the record for almost 13 years before being surpassed by Cahill in 2014.[2]
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Player
This colour background and the * symbol indicate that the player was active at professional club level as at the date specified above.[3]
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
Caps and goals
Caps and goals comprise those in the FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup, their associated qualification matches, as well as OFC Nations Cup matches and international friendly tournaments and matches.
Players
Australia have competed in numerous competitions, and all players who have appeared for the country either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include his cap number, playing position while with the team, the number of caps earned and goals scored in all international matches, and details of the first and most recent matches played in. The names are initially ordered by number of caps (in descending order), then by cap number. All statistics are correct up to and including the match played against Bahrain on 19 November 2024.
