page_title: List of foreign A-League players
section_title: Netherlands
hierarchical_section_title: List of foreign A-League players / Netherlands
caption_attribution_description: English: Patrick Zwaanswijk playing in a pre-season game between the Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory on 16/09/2012.
context_page_description: This is a list of foreign players in the A-League, which commenced play in 2005. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:
  Have played at least one A-League game. Players who were signed by A-League clubs, but only played in cup and/or continental games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Australia and New Zealand determined by the following:
  A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national team of Australia or New Zealand.
  More specifically,
  If a player has been capped on international level, the national team is used; if he has been capped by more than one country, the highest level team is used. These include Australia/New Zealand players with dual citizenship.
  If a player has not been capped on international level, his country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from Australian parents or moved to Australia at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation.
  Clubs listed are those for which the player has played at least one A-League game. Note that calendar years are used.
context_section_description: Paul Beekmans – Gold Coast United – 2011–12
  Pascal Bosschaart – Sydney FC – 2011–13
  Wout Brama – Central Coast Mariners – 2017–18
  Jordy Buijs – Sydney FC – 2017–18
  Romeo Castelen – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2014–16
  Donny de Groot – Newcastle Jets – 2009–10
  Siem de Jong – Sydney FC – 2018–19
  Orlando Engelaar – Melbourne Heart – 2013–14
  Leroy George – Melbourne Victory – 2017–18
  Youssouf Hersi – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2012–14, Perth Glory – 2014–15
  Tom Hiariej – Central Coast Mariners – 2017–19
  Kew Jaliens – Newcastle Jets – 2013–15, Melbourne City – 2015
  Peter Jungschläger – Gold Coast United – 2011–12
  Marcel Meeuwis – Melbourne Heart – 2013
  Stef Nijland – Brisbane Roar – 2013
  Bobby Petta – Adelaide United – 2006–08, Sydney FC – 2008
  Maceo Rigters – Gold Coast United – 2011–12
  Jeffrey Sarpong – Wellington Phoenix – 2015–16
  Bart Schenkeveld – Melbourne City – 2017–19
  Marcel Seip – Central Coast Mariners – 2013–14
  Gerald Sibon – Melbourne Heart – 2010–11
  Victor Sikora – Perth Glory – 2009–12
  Andwélé Slory – Adelaide United – 2011
  Jordy Thomassen – Adelaide United – 2019
  Bas van den Brink – Gold Coast United – 2009–11, Perth Glory – 2011–13
  Jop van der Linden – Sydney FC – 2018–19
  Frank van Eijs – New Zealand Knights – 2005–06
  Rob Wielaert – Melbourne City – 2013–15
  Rutger Worm – Melbourne Heart – 2010–12
  Patrick Zwaanswijk – Central Coast Mariners – 2010–13
caption: Patrick Zwaanswijk won an A-League Championship with Central Coast Mariners.
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