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Western Sydney Wanderers

2023–24 season
Chairman	Paul Lederer
Manager	Marko Rudan
Stadium	CommBank Stadium
A-League Men	7th
A-League Men Finals	DNQ
Australia Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Lachlan Brook, Nicolas Milanovic (9) All: Lachlan Brook (14)
Highest home attendance	27,998 vs. Sydney FC (2 March 2024) A-League Men
Lowest home attendance	2,490 vs. Adelaide United (29 August 2023) Australia Cup
Average home league attendance	10,573
Biggest win	6–1 vs. Floreat Athena (A) (9 August 2023) Australia Cup 5–0 vs. Western United (H) (28 October 2023) A-League Men
Biggest defeat	7–0 vs. Melbourne City (H) (12 March 2024) A-League Men
Home colours Away colours
← 2022–232024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2024.

The 2023–24 season was the twelfth in the history of Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club. The club participated in the A-League Men for the twelfth time and Australia Cup for the ninth time.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Daniel Margush 2 DF  AUS Gabriel Cleur 4 DF  AUS Doni Grdić 5 MF  GER Sonny Kittel (on loan from Raków Częstochowa) 6 DF  BRA Marcelo (captain) 7 FW  AUS Dylan Pierias 9 FW  SWE Marcus Antonsson 10 MF  SRB Miloš Ninković 11 FW  SSD Valentino Yuel 12 DF  AUS Ruon Tongyik 13 DF  AUS Tate Russell 14 MF  AUS Nicolas Milanovic 16 MF  AUS Tom Beadling 17 FW  AUS Lachlan Brook 19 DF  AUS Jack Clisby 20 GK  AUS Lawrence Thomas

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  NED Jorrit Hendrix 25 MF  AUS Joshua Brillante 26 FW  AUS Brandon Borrello 28 FW  AUS Aydan Hammond (scholarship) 29 MF  MLT Dylan Scicluna 30 GK  AUS Taiga Harper (scholarship) 31 DF  AUS Aidan Simmons 32 FW  AUS Nathanael Blair (scholarship) 33 DF  AUS Alex Bonetig 35 FW  AUS Zac Sapsford 36 MF  AUS Oscar Priestman (scholarship) 37 FW  AUS Alexander Badolato 38 DF  AUS Anthony Pantazopoulos (scholarship) 39 FW  AUS Marcus Younis (scholarship) 40 GK  AUS Jack Gibson

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
17	FW	Lachlan Brook	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	15 June 2023
7	FW	Dylan Pierias	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	22 June 2023
19	DF	Jack Clisby	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	26 June 2023
9	FW	Marcus Antonsson	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	30 June 2023
38	DF	Anthony Pantazopoulos	Oakleigh Cannons	Free transfer	1 year scholarship	5 July 2023
25	MF	Joshua Brillante	Melbourne Victory	Free transfer	2 years	9 July 2023
4	DF	Doni Grdić	Šibenik	Free transfer	1 year	13 July 2023
36	MF	Oscar Priestman	Sydney FC NPL	Free transfer	2 year scholarship	17 July 2023
12	DF	Ruon Tongyik	Mes Kerman	End of loan	(1 year)	9 August 2023
29	MF	Dylan Scicluna	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free transfer	1 year	3 September 2023
21	MF	Jorrit Hendrix	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	16 September 2023
11	FW	Valentino Yuel	Unattached	Free transfer	7 months	1 December 2023
30	GK	Taiga Harper	Kashiwa Reysol	Free transfer	1.5 year scholarship	11 January 2024
8	MF	Oliver Bozanic	Perth Glory	End of loan	(5 months)	12 January 2024
28	FW	Aydan Hammond	Central Coast Mariners Academy	Free transfer	5 months	18 January 2024
5	MF	Sonny Kittel	Raków Częstochowa	Loan	5 months	1 February 2024

From youth squad

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
4	MF	Morgan Schneiderlin	Nice	End of loan	10 May 2023
29	MF	Terry Antonis	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	24 May 2023
17	MF	Romain Amalfitano	Unattached	End of contract	24 May 2023
23	FW	Yeni Ngbakoto	Unattached	End of contract	24 May 2023
30	GK	Jack Warshawsky	Central Coast Mariners	End of contract	24 May 2023
19	DF	Daniel Wilmering	Newcastle Jets	End of contract	26 May 2023
11	FW	Amor Layouni	Vålerenga	End of loan	7 June 2023
3	DF	Adama Traoré	Unattached	End of contract	8 June 2023
36	MF	Alessandro Lopane	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	8 June 2023
—	DF	Rhys Williams	Retired		14 June 2023
9	FW	Kusini Yengi	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	2 June 2023
28	MF	Calem Nieuwenhof	Heart of Midlothian	Undisclosed	22 July 2023
5	DF	Tomislav Mrčela	Neftchi Fergana	Mutual contract termination	25 July 2023
8	MF	Oliver Bozanic	Perth Glory	Loan	13 September 2023
21	MF	Jarrod Carluccio	Perth Glory	Loan	13 September 2023
8	MF	Oliver Bozanic	Retired		17 January 2024
34	MF	George Antonis	Sydney Olympic	Mutual contract termination	18 January 2024

Contract extensions

No.	Player	Position	Duration	Date	Notes	Ref
16	Tom Beadling	Central midfielder	2 years	6 June 2023
37	Alexander Badolato	Striker	3 years	16 July 2023
10	Miloš Ninković	Attacking midfielder	1 year	8 August 2023
33	Alex Bonetig	Central defender	2 years	16 November 2023	Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2025–26
31	Aidan Simmons	Right-back	2 years	17 November 2023	Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2025–26
26	Brandon Borrello	Right winger	3 years	22 January 2024	Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2026–27

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 October 2023	Adelaide United	1–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
15:00	Barr 90'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

League table

1. The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.

Results summary

Away figures include Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 win on neutral ground against Melbourne City on 12 January 2024.

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Australia Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 2023 Round of 32	Floreat Athena	1–6	Western Sydney Wanderers	Perth
18:30 AWST	Ambrogio 53'	Report	Brook 3', 19', 77', 83', 90+2' Borrello 20'	Stadium: Kingsway Sporting Complex Attendance: 723 Referee: Lachlan Keevers

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 27 April 2024

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	A-League Men		Australia Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
				1	GK		Daniel Margush	9	0	0	0	9	0
2	DF		Gabriel Cleur	3+10	0	2+1	0	16	0
4	DF		Doni Grdić	0+1	0	1+1	0	3	0
5	MF		Sonny Kittel	6+4	1	0	0	10	1
6	DF		Marcelo	26	2	3	0	29	2
7	FW		Dylan Pierias	10+15	3	3	0	28	3
9	FW		Marcus Antonsson	22+2	5	2+1	3	27	8
10	MF		Miloš Ninković	3+11	0	3	1	17	1
11	FW		Valentino Yuel	3+4	2	0	0	7	2
13	DF		Tate Russell	9+7	1	0	0	16	1
14	FW		Nicolas Milanovic	23+2	9	0+2	0	27	9
16	MF		Tom Beadling	12+5	0	3	0	20	0
17	FW		Lachlan Brook	16+7	9	1+1	5	25	14
19	DF		Jack Clisby	26+1	1	3	1	30	2
20	GK		Lawrence Thomas	16+1	0	3	0	20	0
21	MF		Jorrit Hendrix	20	1	0	0	20	1
25	MF		Joshua Brillante	18	1	3	0	21	1
26	FW		Brandon Borrello	13+2	1	3	3	18	4
28	FW		Aydan Hammond	0+3	1	0	0	3	1
29	MF		Dylan Scicluna	3+13	0	0	0	16	0
30	GK		Taiga Harper	1	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF		Aidan Simmons	16+3	1	1+1	0	21	1
32	FW		Nathanael Blair	0+4	0	0	0	4	0
33	DF		Alex Bonetig	13	0	2	0	15	0
35	MF		Zac Sapsford	3+9	2	0+2	0	14	2
36	MF		Oscar Priestman	14+11	0	0+3	0	28	0
37	FW		Alexander Badolato	10+2	0	0	0	12	0
38	DF		Anthony Pantazopoulos	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
39	FW		Marcus Younis	0+10	1	0+2	0	12	1
40	GK		Jack Gibson	1	0	0	0	1	0
44	DF		Nathan Barrie	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
21	MF		Jarrod Carluccio	0	0	0+1	0	1	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 27 April 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Men			Australia Cup			Total
1	16	MF		Tom Beadling	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1
	31	DF		Aidan Simmons	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
3	21	MF		Jorrit Hendrix	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
	25	MF		Joshua Brillante	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
5	13	DF		Tate Russell	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	36	MF		Oscar Priestman	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
7	6	DF		Marcelo	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	19	DF		Jack Clisby	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
9	14	FW		Nicolas Milanovic	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
10	10	MF		Miloš Ninković	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	26	FW		Brandon Borrello	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	29	MF		Dylan Scicluna	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	2	DF		Gabriel Cleur	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	5	MF		Sonny Kittel	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7	FW		Dylan Pierias	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	20	GK		Lawrence Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	33	DF		Alex Bonetig	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	37	MF		Alexander Badolato	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	39	FW		Marcus Younis	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	44	DF		Nathan Barrie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					43	1	4	2	0	0	45	1	4

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 27 April 2024

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Men	Australia Cup	Total
1	20		Lawrence Thomas	5	0	5
2	1		Daniel Margush	2	0	2
Total				7	0	7

See also

• 2023–24 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) season

References

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