Besart Berisha became Western United's record goalscorer since the club's debut match in October 2019.

Western United Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Trugania, Melbourne. The club was formed as the Western Melbourne Group before being renamed as Western United.

The list encompasses records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. Attendance records at temporary homes AAMI Park, Mars Stadium and GMHBA Stadium, their temporary home from 2019 to 2021 are also included.

The club's record appearance maker is Tomoki Imai, who made 110 appearances between 2020 and 2024. Besart Berisha is Western United's goalscorer, scoring 26 goals in total.

All figures are correct as of 14 March 2024.

Honours and achievements

Domestic

Winners (1): 2022

Player records

See also: List of Western United FC players

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[1][3]

# Name Years A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Regular season Finals series
1 Japan Tomoki Imai 2020– 98 (1) 6 (0) 6 (0) 110 (1)
2 Australia Connor Pain 2019–2023 99 (9) 6 (0) 3 (1) 108 (10)
3 Australia Lachlan Wales 2020– 97 (13) 4 (1) 6 (4) 107 (18)
4 Australia Dylan Pierias 2019–2023 90 (10) 4 (0) 4 (0) 98 (10)
5 Australia Josh Risdon 2019– 82 (4) 6 (0) 6 (0) 94 (3)
6 Australia Steven Lustica 2019– 77 (7) 4 (0) 5 (0) 86 (7)
7 Italy Alessandro Diamanti 2019–2023 80 (10) 2 (1) 1 (0) 83 (11)
8 Australia Ben Garuccio 2021– 59 (6) 4 (0) 6 (0) 69 (6)
9 England Jamie Young 2021–2023 52 (0) 4 (0) 3 (0) 59 (0)
10 Switzerland Léo Lacroix 2021–2023 46 (3) 4 (0) 2 (0) 52 (3)

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Besart Berisha is the all-time top goalscorer for Western United and has always been since the club's first competitive match in October 2019.[1][3]

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.

# Name Years A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Regular season Finals series
1 Kosovo Besart Berisha 2019–2021 26 (48) 0 (2) 0 (0) 26 (50)
2 Serbia Aleksandar Prijović 2021–2023 14 (39) 4 (4) 1 (1) 19 (44)
3 Australia Lachlan Wales 2020– 13 (97) 1 (4) 4 (6) 18 (107)
4 Australia Noah Botic 2022– 11 (43) 0 (0) 1 (4) 12 (47)
5 Italy Alessandro Diamanti 2019–2023 10 (80) 1 (2) 0 (1) 11 (83)
6 Australia Connor Pain 2019–2023 9 (99) 0 (6) 1 (3) 10 (108)
Australia Dylan Pierias 2019–2023 10 (90) 0 (4) 0 (4) 10 (98)
8 Australia Steven Lustica 2020– 7 (77) 0 (4) 0 (5) 7 (86)
Brazil Daniel Penha 2023– 7 (20) 0 (0) 0 (1) 7 (21)
10 Australia Max Burgess 2019–2020 6 (23) 0 (2) 0 (0) 6 (25)
Australia Ben Garuccio 2021– 6 (59) 0 (4) 0 (6) 6 (69)

Managerial records

See also: List of Western United FC managers

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Record wins

Record defeats

Record consecutive results

Goals

Points

Attendances

This section applies to attenadnces at temporary homes AAMI Park, Mars Stadium and GMHBA Stadium, their temporary home from 2019 to 2021 are also included.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Western United: All Players". Ultimate A-League.
  2. ^ "Australia Cup Fixtures and Results". Australia Cup. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Western United Team Statistics". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Western United Streaks". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ Salvado, John (1 March 2020). "Burgess scores hat-trick in Western win". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. ^ "A-League news: Mark Rudan finally revealed as Western United's first coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  7. ^ Windon, Jacob (22 August 2019). "Diamanti and Kone start as youth steal the show in Western United's first match". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
  8. ^ Windon, Jacob (13 October 2019). "Berisha gives Western United inaugural win over Phoenix". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
  9. ^ "Match Report: Western United 2-1 Newcastle Jets – Prijovic sends United into FFA Cup Round of 32". Western United FC. 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ Greco, John (19 October 2019). "Young Popovic heeds dad's advice as Glory spoil Western United's historic day". A-League.