2024–25 Perth Glory FC season

Perth Glory
2024–25 season
OwnerPelligra Group
ChairmanRoss Pelligra
Head coachDavid Zdrilic
StadiumHBF Park
A-League Men12th
Australia CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adam Taggart (2)

All:
Nathanael Blair
Abdelelah Faisal
Adam Taggart
(3 each)
Highest home attendance7,338
vs. Melbourne City
(10 November 2024)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance2,015
vs. Melbourne City
(3 August 2024)
Australia Cup
Average home league attendance6,624
Biggest win4–2
vs. Brisbane Roar (N)
(23 July 2024)
Australia Cup play-off
Biggest defeat1–6
vs. Macarthur FC (A)
(20 October 2024)
A-League Men

0–5
vs. Melbourne City (H)
(10 November 2024)
A-League Men
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 21 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season is Perth Glory Football Club's 20th season in the A-League Men, and their 28th season in the top flight of Australian soccer. In addition to the domestic league, Perth Glory also participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup.

Players

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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 New Zealand NZL Oliver Sail
2 DF Australia AUS Riley Warland
3 DF Belgium BEL Anas Hamzaoui
4 DF Australia AUS Luke Bodnar
5 DF Australia AUS Lachlan Barr
6 MF Australia AUS Brandon O'Neill
7 MF Australia AUS Nicholas Pennington
8 MF Australia AUS Mustafa Amini
9 FW Australia AUS David Williams (vice-captain)
10 FW Australia AUS Nikola Mileusnic
11 MF Japan JPN Hiroaki Aoyama
12 MF Australia AUS Taras Gomulka
13 GK Australia AUS Cameron Cook
14 FW Australia AUS Nathanael Blair
15 DF Australia AUS Zach Lisolajski
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Australia AUS Adam Bugarija
17 FW Australia AUS Jarrod Carluccio
19 DF Australia AUS Josh Risdon
20 MF Australia AUS Trent Ostler
21 FW Australia AUS Abdelelah Faisal
22 FW Australia AUS Adam Taggart (captain)
23 FW Colombia COL Cristian Caicedo
24 DF Australia AUS Andriano Lebib
25 MF Australia AUS Jaylan Pearman (scholarship)
26 FW Australia AUS Khoa Ngo (scholarship)
27 MF Australia AUS Will Freney (scholarship)
28 DF Australia AUS Kaelan Majekodunmi
29 DF Australia AUS Tomislav Mrčela
31 FW South Sudan SSD Joel Anasmo

Transfers and contracts

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Transfers in

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No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
10 FW Tunisia Salim Khelifi Melbourne Victory End of loan (1 year) 28 May 2024 [1][2]
19 DF Josh Risdon Unattached Free transfer 2 years 29 May 2024 [3]
6 MF Brandon O'Neill Newcastle Jets Free transfer 2 years 31 May 2024 [4]
15 DF Zach Lisolajski Western United Youth Free transfer 2 years 6 June 2024 [5]
3 DF Belgium Anas Hamzaoui Unattached Free transfer 2 years 10 June 2024 [6]
14 FW Nathanael Blair Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 2 years 12 June 2024 [7]
7 MF Nicholas Pennington Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 2 years 19 June 2024 [8]
16 MF Adam Bugarija Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Free transfer 3 years 20 June 2024 [9]
21 FW Abdelelah Faisal Bulls FC Academy Free transfer 1 year 20 June 2024 [9]
12 MF Taras Gomulka Brisbane Roar Free transfer 2 years 21 June 2024 [10]
5 DF Lachlan Barr Unattached Free transfer 1 year 5 July 2024 [11]
11 MF Japan Hiroaki Aoyama Australia Marconi Stallions Free transfer 1 year 17 July 2024 [12]
10 FW Nikola Mileusnic Unattached Free transfer 1 year 17 July 2024 [13]
33 DF Ecuador Luis Cangá Unattached Free transfer 1 year 10 September 2024 [14]
23 FW Colombia Cristian Caicedo Colombia Orsomarso Free transfer 1 year 12 September 2024 [15]
29 DF Tomislav Mrčela Unattached Free transfer 6 months 6 December 2024 [16]

From youth squad

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
24 DF Australia Andriano Lebib 18 1-year scholarship[17]
26 FW Australia Khoa Ngo 17 2-year scholarship[17][18]
31 FW South Sudan Joel Anasmo 19 2-year contract[18]
27 MF Australia Will Freney 18 2-year scholarship[18]

Transfers out

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No. Position Name To Type/fee Date Ref.
5 DF England Mark Beevers Unattached End of contract 8 May 2024 [19]
29 DF Curaçao Darryl Lachman Unattached End of contract 8 May 2024 [19]
15 DF Aleksandar Šušnjar Unattached End of contract 21 May 2024 [1]
2 DF John Koutroumbis Scotland Motherwell End of contract 28 May 2024 [1][20]
7 FW North Macedonia Stefan Colakovski Unattached End of contract 28 May 2024 [1]
10 FW Tunisia Salim Khelifi Unattached Mututal contract termination 28 May 2024 [1]
16 DF Joshua Rawlins Netherlands Jong Utrecht End of loan 28 May 2024 [1]
21 MF Cyprus Antonis Martis Unattached End of contract 28 May 2024 [1]
27 FW Jayden Gorman Unattached End of contract 28 May 2024 [1]
77 FW Kenya Bruce Kamau Unattached End of contract 28 May 2024 [1]
23 FW Daniel Bennie England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed 30 May 2024 [21]
11 FW Adam Zimarino Brisbane Roar Mutual contract termination 26 June 2024 [22][23]
20 MF Giordano Colli Unattached End of contract 23 August 2024 [24]
29 DF Jacob Muir United States Monterey Bay Mutual contract termination 28 November 2024 [25][26]
33 DF Ecuador Luis Cangá Unattached Mutual contract termination 18 December 2024 [27]

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Notes and references
17 Jarrod Carluccio Winger 1 year 30 April 2024 Permanent contract following loan[28][29][17]
25 Jaylan Pearman Midfielder 1 year 29 May 2024 [30][17]
9 David Williams Striker 1 year 4 June 2024 [17]
14 Riley Warland Centre-back 1 year 4 June 2024 [17]
20 Trent Ostler Attacking midfielder 1 year 4 June 2024 Promoted to regular contract[17]
28 Kaelan Majekodunmi Central defender 2 years 4 June 2024 Promoted to regular contract[17][18]
24 Andriano Lebib Central defender 3 years 26 June 2024 Signed new 3 year pro contract replacing previous scholarship contract[18]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 July 2024 Armadale SC Australia 2–4 Perth Glory Perth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Alfred Skeet Reserve
Attendance: 500+
20 August 2024 Sorrento FC Australia 0–3 Perth Glory Perth
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Percy Doyle Reserve
Referee: Shane Skinner
8 September 2024 Perth SC Australia 0–0 Perth Glory Perth
14:00 AWST Report Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Referee: Shane Skinner
Note: 45 minute game
8 September 2024 Perth Glory 3–0 Australia Balcatta Etna Perth
15:00 AWST
Report Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Referee: Shane Skinner
Note: 45 minute game
25 September 2024 Gold Fields Challenge Cup WA State Team Western Australia 0–1 Perth Glory Perth
19:00 Report Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre
Referee: Niall Gillmor
29 September 2024 Perth Glory 2–3 Australia Newcastle Jets Bunbury
15:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Hay Park
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Shane Skinner
2 October 2024 Perth Glory 2–0 Australia Newcastle Jets Albany
16:00 AWST
Report Stadium: Retravision Stadium
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Shane Skinner

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 20 October 2024 2 May 2025 Matchday 1 9 1 2 6 5 24 −19 011.11
Australia Cup 23 July 2024 28 August 2024 Play-offs Round of 16 3 2 0 1 11 9 +2 066.67
Total 12 3 2 7 16 33 −17 025.00

Last updated: 21 December 2024
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 8 3 1 4 10 11 −1 10
10 Central Coast Mariners 7 2 3 2 5 10 −5 9
11 Newcastle Jets 7 2 0 5 8 11 −3 6
12 Perth Glory 9 1 2 6 5 24 −19 5
13 Brisbane Roar 8 0 2 6 11 21 −10 2
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[31]
Notes:
  1. ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
9 1 2 6 5 24  −19 5 0 0 4 1 14  −13 1 2 2 4 10  −6

Last updated: 21 December 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Home figures include Perth Glory's 3–1 loss on neutral ground in Unite Round against Western United on 22 November 2024.

Results by round

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Round1234567891012111314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundAHAHNAAHAHHAHHBAHHAHABHAAHBAA
ResultLLDLLDLLWXXX
Position131312121212121312
Points001112225
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 October 2024 1 Macarthur FC 6–1 Perth Glory Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 4,002
Referee: Ben Abraham
26 October 2024 2 Perth Glory 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Perth
18:45 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 7,074
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
2 November 2024 3 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Perth Glory Gosford
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,718
Referee: Nathan Shakespear
10 November 2024 4 Perth Glory 0–5 Melbourne City Perth
17:45 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 7,338
Referee: Daniel Cook
22 November 2024 5 Perth Glory 1–3 Western United Sydney
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 2,425
Referee: Alireza Faghani
29 November 2024 6 Adelaide United 2–2 Perth Glory Adelaide
19:05 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,443
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 December 2024 7 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,742
Referee: Shane Skinner
14 December 2024 8 Perth Glory 0–4 Newcastle Jets Perth
18:45 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,459
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
21 December 2024 9 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Perth Glory Brisbane
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 6,145
Referee: Nathan Shakespear
27 December 2024 10 Perth Glory v Macarthur FC Perth
19:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
3 January 2025 12 Perth Glory v Western United Perth
18:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
8 January 2025 11 Sydney FC v Perth Glory Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
11 January 2025 13 Perth Glory v Auckland FC Perth
18:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
14 January 2025 14 Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
18:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
25 January 2025 16 Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
1 February 2025 17 Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory Perth
18:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
7 February 2025 18 Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners Perth
18:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
15 February 2025 19 Melbourne City v Perth Glory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
22 February 2025 20 Perth Glory v Sydney FC Perth
18:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
2 March 2025 21 Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
15 March 2025 23 Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar Perth
18:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
30 March 2025 24 Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory Gosford
15:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
5 April 2025 25 Western United v Perth Glory Melbourne
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Ironbark Fields
12 April 2025 26 Perth Glory v Adelaide United Perth
18:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
27 April 2025 28 Auckland FC v Perth Glory Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
2 May 2025 29 Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory Wellington
19:30 NZDT Report Stadium: Sky Stadium

Australia Cup

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23 July 2024 Play-offs Brisbane Roar 2–4 Perth Glory Darwin
19:00 ACST
Report
Stadium: Larrakia Park
Referee: Ben Abraham
3 August 2024 Round of 32 Perth Glory 5–4 (a.e.t.) Melbourne City Perth
19:30 AWST
Report Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: Alireza Faghani
28 August 2024 Round of 16 Moreton City Excelsior 3–2 Perth Glory Brisbane
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,490
Referee: Adam Kersey

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[32]

As of match played 21 December 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail 4 0 3 0 7 0
2 DF Australia Riley Warland 3 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Belgium Anas Hamzaoui 3+1 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF Australia Luke Bodnar 1 0 2+1 0 4 0
5 DF Australia Lachlan Barr 6+1 0 2 0 9 0
6 MF Australia Brandon O'Neill 4+4 0 3 0 11 0
7 MF Australia Nicholas Pennington 6+2 0 0 0 8 0
9 FW Australia David Williams 2+3 1 2+1 1 8 2
10 FW Australia Nikola Mileusnic 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
11 MF Japan Hiroaki Aoyama 4 0 0 0 4 0
12 MF Australia Taras Gomulka 9 0 3 0 12 0
13 GK Australia Cameron Cook 5 0 0 0 5 0
14 FW Australia Nathanael Blair 0+7 0 0+3 3 10 3
15 DF Australia Zach Lisolajski 3+3 0 2 1 8 1
16 MF Australia Adam Bugarija 5+3 1 1+1 1 10 2
17 FW Australia Jarrod Carluccio 4+4 0 3 0 11 0
19 DF Australia Josh Risdon 5 0 3 0 8 0
20 MF Australia Trent Ostler 4 1 0 0 4 1
21 FW Australia Abdelelah Faisal 5+2 0 3 3 10 3
22 FW Australia Adam Taggart 8 2 1+1 1 10 3
23 FW Colombia Cristian Caicedo 1+2 0 0 0 3 0
24 DF Australia Andriano Lebib 2 0 0 0 2 0
25 MF Australia Jaylan Pearman 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
26 FW Australia Khoa Ngo 4+5 0 1+2 0 12 0
27 MF Australia Will Freney 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
28 DF Australia Kaelan Majekodunmi 1 0 3 0 4 0
29 DF Australia Tomislav Mrcela 2 0 0 0 2 0
31 FW South Sudan Joel Anasmo 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
41 MF Australia Royie Rahamim 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
29 DF Australia Jacob Muir 0 0 1+2 1 3 1
33 DF Ecuador Luis Cangá 8 0 0 0 8 0

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[32]

As of match played 14 December 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 16 MF Australia Adam Bugarija 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
2 17 FW Australia Jarrod Carluccio 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
21 MF Australia Abdelelah Faisal 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
4 7 MF Australia Nicholas Pennington 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
5 19 DF Australia Josh Risdon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 2 DF Australia Riley Warland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF Belgium Anas Hamzaoui 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Australia Brandon O'Neill 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Australia David Williams 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
12 MF Australia Taras Gomulka 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 DF Australia Andriano Lebib 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 FW Australia Khoa Ngo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
28 DF Australia Kaelan Majekodunmi 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1 33 DF Ecuador Luis Cangá 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 15 0 0 7 1 0 19 1 0

Clean sheets

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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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of match played 21 December 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 1 New Zealand Oliver Sail 1 0 1
13 Australia Cameron Cook 1 0 1
Total 2 0 2

References

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  2. ^ "Melbourne Victory Player Update". Melbourne Victory. 31 May 2024. Mid-season loan acquisition Salim Khelifi will also not return after the expiration of his contract
  3. ^ Morgan, Gareth (29 May 2024). "Glory swoop to bring Socceroos defender home". Perth Glory.
  4. ^ Morgan, Gareth (31 May 2024). "Double A-League Championship and Premiership winner rejoins Glory". Perth Glory.
  5. ^ Morgan, Gareth (6 June 2024). "Highly-rated young defender signs two-year deal with Glory". Perth Glory.
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  12. ^ Morgan, Gareth (17 July 2024). "Glory add midfielder Aoyama to ALM squad". Perth Glory.
  13. ^ Morgan, Gareth (17 July 2024). "Glory land experienced ALM winger Mileusnic". Perth Glory.
  14. ^ Morgan, Gareth (10 September 2024). "Glory land experienced international centre-back Canga". Perth Glory.
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  22. ^ Morgan, Gareth (26 June 2024). "Zimarino departs club by mutual consent". Perth Glory.
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