# Marquee player (A-League Men)

A marquee player is a player whose wage is paid outside the A-League Men salary cap, with an unlimited salary. Furthermore, there are designated players since the 2021–22 A-League Men season, who are players whose wage is paid outside the salary cap, but have to be in the $300,000 to $600,000 range.

## Current marquees

    As of 17 September 2024
| Player | Nationality | Current club | Season signed as marquee |
| Douglas Costa | Brazil | Sydney FC | 2024–25 |
| Juan Mata | Spain | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2024–25 |
Notes
* Table indicates when players signed a marquee contract with their current club, not necessarily their first year in the A-League Men or with the club.

## Club marquee history

    As of 17 September 2024
Notes
* The below list indicates players who have had their contract assigned as a marquee contract during their time in the A-League Men. Players may have not always have had a marquee contract, or have later had their contract negotiated below a marquee contract. Their listed "Years as marquee" indicates what seasons they were active as a marquee for that club only. Players in bold are currently signed to a marquee contract by their club.

### Adelaide United

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
| Paul Agostino | Australia | 2007–09 |
| Marcelo Carrusca | Argentina | 2014–17 |
| Baba Diawara | Senegal | 2018–19 |
| Eugene Galekovic | Australia | 2014–17 |
| Qu Shengqing | China | 2005–07 |
| Sergio van Dijk | Indonesia | 2010–12 |
| Dario Vidosic | Australia | 2011–13 |

### Brisbane Roar

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
| Éric Bauthéac | France | 2018–19 |
| Thomas Broich | Germany | 2012–17 |
| Brett Holman | Australia | 2017–18 |
| Massimo Maccarone | Italy | 2017–18 |
| Matt McKay | Australia | 2013–17 |
| Craig Moore | Australia | 2007–09 |
| Tommy Oar | Australia | 2017 |

### Central Coast Mariners

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
| Daniel De Silva | Australia | 2017–21 |
| Luis García | Spain | 2016 |
| Ross McCormack | Scotland | 2018–19 |
| Tony Vidmar | Australia | 2006–08 |

### Gold Coast United

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee | Reference |
| Jason Culina | Australia | 2009–11 | |

### Macarthur FC

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee | Reference |
| Mark Milligan | Australia | 2020–21 | |

### Melbourne City

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
| Marcin Budziński | Poland | 2017–18 |
| Tim Cahill | Australia | 2016–17 |
| Nicolás Colazo | Argentina | 2016–17 |
| Ritchie De Laet | Belgium | 2018–19 |
| Orlando Engelaar | Netherlands | 2013–14 |
| Fred | Brazil | 2011–13 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | Uruguay | 2016–19 |
| Joshua Kennedy | Australia | 2015 |
| Robert Koren | Slovenia | 2014–16 |
| Jamie Maclaren | Australia | 2019–24 |
| Aaron Mooy | Australia | 2015–16 |
| Gerald Sibon | Netherlands | 2010–11 |
| Josip Skoko | Australia | 2010–11 |
| David Williams | Australia | 2013–14 |

### Melbourne Victory

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee | Reference |
| Besart Berisha | Kosovo | 2014–18 | |
| Oliver Bozanic | Australia | 2015–17 | |
| Pablo Contreras | Chile | 2013–14 | |
| Marcos Flores | Argentina | 2012–13 | |
| Keisuke Honda | Japan | 2018–19 | |
| Chris Ikonomidis | Australia | 2021–24 | |
| Harry Kewell | Australia | 2011–12 | |
| Robbie Kruse | Australia | 2019–21 | |
| Mark Milligan | Australia | 2014–15 2017–18 | [87][88] [89][90] |
| Nani | Portugal | 2022–23 | |
| Ricardinho | Brazil | 2010–11 | |
| Marco Rojas | New Zealand | 2021–22 | |
| Archie Thompson | Australia | 2005–14 | |
| Ola Toivonen | Sweden | 2019–20 | |
| James Troisi | Australia | 2018–19 | |

### New Zealand Knights

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee | Reference |
| Scot Gemmill | Scotland | 2006–07 | |
| Li Yan | China | 2006–07 | |

### Newcastle Jets

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
| Michael Bridges | England | 2010–11 |
| Emile Heskey | England | 2012–14 |
| Mário Jardel | Brazil | 2007–08 |
| Paul Okon | Australia | 2006–07 |
| Ronald Vargas | Venezuela | 2017–19 |
| Fabio Vignaroli | Italy | 2009–10 |
| Ned Zelic | Australia | 2005–06 |
| Edmundo Zura | Ecuador | 2008 |

### North Queensland Fury

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee | Reference |
| Robbie Fowler | England | 2009–10 | |

### Perth Glory

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
| Diego Castro | Spain | 2015–21 |
| Brian Deane | England | 2005 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | Australia | 2019–22 |
| Robbie Fowler | England | 2010–11 |
| William Gallas | France | 2013–14 |
| Stan Lazaridis | Australia | 2006–08 |
| Nebojša Marinković | Serbia | 2014–15 |
| Shane Smeltz | New Zealand | 2011–14 |
| Mile Sterjovski | Australia | 2009–12 |
| Daniel Sturridge | England | 2021–22 |
| Michael Thwaite | Australia | 2014–16 |

### Sydney FC

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
| John Aloisi | Australia | 2008–10 |
| Bobô | Brazil | 2016–18 |
| Alex Brosque | Australia | 2014–16 |
| Nick Carle | Australia | 2010–12 |
| Douglas Costa | Brazil | 2024– |
| Siem de Jong | Netherlands | 2018–19 |
| Alessandro Del Piero | Italy | 2012–14 |
| Brett Emerton | Australia | 2011–14 |
| Filip Hološko | Slovakia | 2015–17 |
| Marc Janko | Austria | 2014–15 |
| Juninho | Brazil | 2007–08 |
| Adam Le Fondre | England | 2019–20 |
| Miloš Ninković | Serbia | 2017–19 |
| Dwight Yorke | Trinidad and Tobago | 2005–06 |

### Wellington Phoenix

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
| Kosta Barbarouses | New Zealand | 2016–17 |
| Ahmad Elrich | Australia | 2007–08 |
| Guilherme Finkler | Brazil | 2016–17 |
| Tomer Hemed | Israel | 2020–21 |
| Gary Hooper | England | 2019–20 |
| Jade North | Australia | 2010–11 |

### Western Sydney Wanderers

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee |
| Álvaro Cejudo | Spain | 2017–18 |
| Nicolás Martínez | Argentina | 2016–17 |
| Juan Mata | Spain | 2024– |
| Alexander Meier | Germany | 2019–20 |
| Shinji Ono | Japan | 2012–14 |
| Federico Piovaccari | Italy | 2015–16 |
| Oriol Riera | Spain | 2017–19 |
| Matthew Spiranovic | Australia | 2014–15 |
| Dario Vidosic | Australia | 2015–16 |

### Western United

| Player | Nationality | Years as marquee | Reference |
| Alessandro Diamanti | Italy | 2019–23 | |
| Panagiotis Kone | Greece | 2019–20 | |

## Marquees by nationality

| Number | Country | Players |
| 35 | Australia | John Aloisi, Paul Agostino, Oliver Bozanic, Alex Brosque, Tim Cahill, Nick Carle, Jason Culina, Daniel De Silva, Ahmad Elrich, Brett Emerton, Eugene Galekovic, Brett Holman, Chris Ikonomidis, Joshua Kennedy, Harry Kewell, Robbie Kruse, Stan Lazaridis, Jamie Maclaren, Matt McKay, Mark Milligan, Craig Moore, Aaron Mooy, Jade North, Tommy Oar, Paul Okon, Josip Skoko, Matthew Spiranovic, Mile Sterjovski, Archie Thompson, Michael Thwaite, James Troisi, Tony Vidmar, Dario Vidosic, David Williams, Ned Zelic |
| 7 | Brazil | Bobô, Douglas Costa, Guilherme Finkler, Fred, Mário Jardel, Juninho, Ricardinho |
| 6 | England | Michael Bridges, Brian Deane, Robbie Fowler, Emile Heskey, Gary Hooper, Daniel Sturridge |
| 5 | Italy | Alessandro Del Piero, Alessandro Diamanti, Massimo Maccarone, Federico Piovaccari, Fabio Vignaroli |
| 5 | Spain | Álvaro Cejudo, Diego Castro, Luis García, Juan Mata, Oriol Riera |
| 4 | Argentina | Marcelo Carrusca, Nicolás Colazo, Marcos Flores, Nicolás Martínez |
| 3 | New Zealand | Kosta Barbarouses, Shane Smeltz, Marco Rojas |
| 3 | Netherlands | Siem de Jong, Orlando Engelaar, Gerald Sibon |
| 2 | China | Li Yan, Qu Shengqing |
| 2 | France | Éric Bauthéac, William Gallas |
| 2 | Germany | Thomas Broich, Alexander Meier |
| 2 | Japan | Keisuke Honda, Shinji Ono |
| 2 | Scotland | Ross McCormack, Scot Gemmill |
| 2 | Serbia | Nebojša Marinković, Miloš Ninković |
| 1 | Austria | Marc Janko |
| 1 | Belgium | Ritchie De Laet |
| 1 | Chile | Pablo Contreras |
| 1 | Ecuador | Edmundo Zura |
| 1 | Greece | Panagiotis Kone |
| 1 | Indonesia | Sergio van Dijk |
| 1 | Israel | Tomer Hemed |
| 1 | Kosovo | Besart Berisha |
| 1 | Poland | Marcin Budziński |
| 1 | Portugal | Nani |
| 1 | Senegal | Baba Diawara |
| 1 | Slovakia | Filip Hološko |
| 1 | Slovenia | Robert Koren |
| 1 | Sweden | Ola Toivonen |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Dwight Yorke |
| 1 | Uruguay | Bruno Fornaroli |
| 1 | Venezuela | Ronald Vargas |