# 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.

## 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.

## Players

List of Gold Coast United FC players :
| Player | Nationality | Pos | Club career | Starts | Subs | Total | Goals |
| Ref. |||
| Jason Culina | Australia | MF | 2009–2010 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 8 |
| Adam Griffiths | Australia | DF | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Higgins | Australia | GK | 2009–2010 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Tahj Minniecon | Australia | FW | 2009–2012 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 1 |
| Matthew Osman | Australia | U | 2009–2010 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| Daniel Piorkowski | Australia | DF | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joel Porter | Australia | FW | 2009–2011 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 7 |
| Robson | Brazil | MF | 2009–2011 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 2 |
| Shane Smeltz | New Zealand | FW | 2009–2011 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 28 |
| Michael Thwaite | Australia | DF | 2009–2012 | 82 | 0 | 82 | 1 |
| Bas van den Brink | Netherlands | DF | 2009–2011 | 48 | 3 | 51 | 3 |
| Kristian Rees | Australia | DF | 2009–2012 | 63 | 10 | 73 | 4 |
| Steve Pantelidis | Australia | DF | 2009–2011 | 37 | 12 | 49 | 1 |
| Milson | Brazil | FW | 2009 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Zenon Caravella | Australia | MF | 2009–2011 | 46 | 6 | 52 | 1 |
| Steve Fitzsimmons | Australia | U | 2009–2011 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 2 |
| Adama Traoré | Ivory Coast | DF | 2009–2012 | 67 | 2 | 69 | 3 |
| Anderson | Brazil | DF | 2009–2011 | 39 | 9 | 48 | 0 |
| Golgol Mebrahtu | Australia | FW | 2009–2012 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 0 |
| Jess Vanstrattan | Australia | GK | 2009–2010 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Steven Lustica | Australia | MF | 2009–2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Andrew Barisic | Australia | FW | 2009–2011 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2 |
| James Brown | Australia | MF | 2009–2012 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 9 |
| Mark Byrnes | Australia | DF | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson | Brazil | MF | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch Bevan | Australia | MF | 2009–2012 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Zac Anderson | Australia | DF | 2009–2012 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| Ben Wearing | Australia | DF | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Miller | Scotland | MF | 2009–2010 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Dino Djulbic | Australia | DF | 2010–2011 | 37 | 3 | 40 | 4 |
| Glen Moss | New Zealand | GK | 2010–2011 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| John Curtis | England | DF | 2010–2011 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 1 |
| Ben Halloran | Australia | MF | 2010–2012 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 4 |
| Bruce Djite | Australia | FW | 2010–2011 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 10 |
| Chris Broadfoot | Australia | FW | 2010–2011 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Harold | Australia | FW | 2010–2012 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 2 |
| Joshua Brillante | Australia | U | 2010–2012 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerrad Tyson | Australia | GK | 2010–2012 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Peter Perchtold | Germany | MF | 2011 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kim Sung-kil | South Korea | MF | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Beekmans | Netherlands | DF | 2011–2012 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Peter Jungschläger | Netherlands | MF | 2011–2012 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Dylan Macallister | Australia | FW | 2011–2012 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
| Dylan McGowan | Australia | DF | 2011–2012 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Ante Rožić | Croatia | DF | 2011–2012 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Daniel Severino | Australia | MF | 2011–2012 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Maceo Rigters | Netherlands | FW | 2011–2012 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 4 |
| Ambesager Yosief | Eritrea | DF | 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jonas Salley | Ivory Coast | MF | 2011–2012 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Daniel Bowles | Australia | DF | 2011–2012 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Chris Lucas | Australia | FW | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris O'Connor | Australia | GK | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Bragg | Australia | MF | 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jake Barker-Daish | Australia | MF | 2012 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Mitch Cooper | Australia | MF | 2012 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |

## 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 | |