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2025–26 Brisbane Roar FC season
The 2025–26 season was Brisbane Roar Football Club's 21st season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Brisbane Roar also participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup Play-offs.
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| 2025–26 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Roar playing away to Wellington Phoenix. | |||
| Bakrie Group | |||
| Kaz Patafta | |||
| Michael Valkanis | |||
| Suncorp StadiumDolphin Stadium (select matches) | |||
| 11th | |||
| DNQ | |||
| League: Sam KleinChris LongJustin Vidic(4)All: Sam KleinChris LongJustin Vidic(4) | |||
| 9,651vs. Adelaide United(24 January 2026)A-League Men | |||
| 3,610Perth Glory(28 February 2026)A-League Men | |||
| 6,624 | |||
| 3–0vs. Newcastle Jets (H)(9 November 2025)A-League Men | |||
| 0–3vs. Wellington Phoenix (H)(3 January 2026)A-League Men1–4vs. Newcastle Jets (A)(31 January 2026)A-League Men | |||
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Third colours | Home colours | Away colours | Third colours | | Home colours | Away colours | Third colours | | | | | | | | | | | | | All statistics correct as of 25 April 2026. | | | |
The 2025–26 season was Brisbane Roar Football Club's 21st season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Brisbane Roar also participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup Play-offs.
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 | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | AUS | Dean Bouzanis | ||||
| 2 | DF | CRC | Youstin Salas (on loan from Sporting San José) | ||||
| 3 | DF | AUS | Dimitri Valkanis (on loan from AEK Athens) | ||||
| 4 | DF | AUS | Ben Warland | ||||
| 5 | DF | NOR | Marius Lode (on loan from BK Häcken) | ||||
| 6 | DF | AUS | Austin Ludwik | ||||
| 7 | FW | AUS | Jacob Brazete (scholarship) | ||||
| 8 | MF | AUS | Sam Klein (scholarship) | ||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Long | ||||
| 10 | MF | GRE | Georgios Vrakas | ||||
| 11 | GK | AUS | Macklin Freke | ||||
| 13 | FW | AUS | Henry Hore | ||||
| 15 | DF | AUS | Hosine Bility | ||||
| 16 | DF | AUS | Matthew Dench | ||||
| 17 | FW | AUS | Justin Vidic | ||||
| 19 | FW | AUS | Michael Ruhs | ||||
| 21 | DF | AUS | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | ||||
| 22 | FW | AUS | Nathan Amanatidis | ||||
| 23 | DF | NZL | James McGarry | ||||
| 25 | FW | AUS | Nicholas D'Agostino (on loan from Viking) | ||||
| 26 | MF | IRL | Jay O'Shea (captain) | ||||
| 27 | FW | AUS | Ben Halloran | ||||
| 30 | MF | AUS | Quinn MacNicol (scholarship) | ||||
| 31 | MF | AUS | Noah Maieroni (scholarship) | ||||
| 44 | MF | AUS | Jordan Lauton | ||||
| 77 | MF | BIH | Milorad Stajić |
| No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | MF | Radnički Niš | Free transfer | 2 years | 17 June 2025 | ||
| 23 | DF | Aberdeen | Free transfer | 3 years | 1 July 2025 | ||
| 15 | DF | Mafra | Undisclosed | 2 years | 1 July 2025 | ||
| 19 | FW | Western United | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 July 2025 | ||
| 20 | GK | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer | 1 year | 7 July 2025 | ||
| 9 | FW | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 24 July 2025 | ||
| 17 | FW | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 28 July 2025 | ||
| 3 | DF | AEK Athens | Loan | 1 year | 12 August 2025 | ||
| 10 | MF | Atromitos | Free transfer | 2 years | 13 August 2025 | ||
| 2 | DF | Sporting San José | Loan | 1 year | 16 September 2025 | ||
| 44 | MF | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 18 September 2025 | ||
| 16 | DF | Oakleigh Cannons | Free transfer | 1 year | 19 September 2025 | ||
| 25 | FW | Viking | Loan | 6 months | 17 January 2026 | ||
| 5 | DF | BK Häcken | Loan | 5 months | 10 February 2026 |
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | MF | Noah Maieroni | 20 | 2-year scholarship contract |
| No. | Position | Name | To | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Brisbane City | End of contract | 4 June 2025 | ||
| 7 | FW | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | ||
| 8 | MF | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 30 June 2025 | ||
| 10 | MF | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | ||
| 11 | FW | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | ||
| 15 | DF | Mafra | End of loan | 30 June 2025 | ||
| 19 | DF | Wynnum Wolves | End of contract | 25 June 2025 | ||
| 23 | MF | Gent | End of loan | 30 June 2025 | ||
| 29 | GK | Lions FC | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | ||
| 35 | MF | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | ||
| 43 | FW | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | ||
| 14 | DF | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 15 September 2025 | ||
| 12 | DF | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed | 4 January 2026 | ||
| 5 | DF | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 14 January 2026 |
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Austin Ludwik | Central defender | 1 year | 27 June 2025 | |
| 21 | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | Right-back | 1 year | 27 June 2025 | Contract extension triggered |
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The fixtures for the 2025–26 A-League Men season were released on 11 September 2025.
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
As of 25 April 2026
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | AUS | Dean Bouzanis | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 11 | GK | AUS | Macklin Freke | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CRC | Youstin Salas | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Dimitri Valkanis | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Ben Warland | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Marius Lode | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Austin Ludwik | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Hosine Bility | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Matthew Dench | 12 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | AUS | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NZL | James McGarry | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| 35 | DF | AUS | Mikael Evagorou-Alao | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Samuel Klein | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | GRE | Georgios Vrakas | 24 | 1 | 18+6 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Jay O'Shea | 21 | 2 | 19+2 | 2 |
| 30 | MF | AUS | Quinn MacNicol | 15 | 0 | 1+14 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | AUS | Noah Maieroni | 20 | 0 | 12+8 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | AUS | Emmett Shaw | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | AUS | Jordan Lauton | 19 | 1 | 5+14 | 1 |
| 47 | MF | AUS | James Durrington | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | BIH | Milorad Stajić | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Jacob Brazete | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Long | 17 | 4 | 14+3 | 4 |
| 13 | FW | AUS | Henry Hore | 16 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Justin Vidic | 23 | 4 | 13+10 | 4 |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Michael Ruhs | 25 | 1 | 16+9 | 1 |
| 25 | FW | AUS | Nicholas D'Agostino | 6 | 2 | 4+2 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | AUS | Ben Halloran | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | AUS | Niall Thom | 6 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Lucas Herrington | 11 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 |
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 25 April 2026
| Rank | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Dimitri Valkanis | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Chris Long | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | Noah Maeironi | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Sam Klein | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Justin Vidic | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Youstin Salas | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Michael Ruhs | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | James McGarry | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | GK | Dean Bouzanis | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Georgios Vrakas | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Jay O'Shea | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | FW | Henry Hore | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | FW | Nicholas D'Agostino | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | MF | Milorad Stajić | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Austin Ludwik | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Jacob Brazete | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Hosine Bility | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | Quinn MacNicol | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | DF | Mikael Evagorou-Alao | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | MF | Jordan Lauton | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Lucas Herrington | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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 25 April 2026
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Bouzanis | 7 | 7 |
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