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The2023–24 season was the fifth in the history ofWestern United Football Club.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Tom Heward-Belle 4 DF  AUS James Donachie 6 DF  JPN Tomoki Imai(vice-captain) 7 FW  AUS Ramy Najjarine 8 FW  AUS Lachlan Wales 9 FW  AUS Michael Ruhs 10 MF  AUS Steven Lustica(vice-captain) 11 MF  BRA Daniel Penha(on loan fromAtlético Mineiro) 13 FW  AUS Nikita Rukavytsya 17 DF  AUS Ben Garuccio 19 DF  AUS Josh Risdon(captain) 21 MF  AUS Sebastian Pasquali

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  AUS Kane Vidmar(scholarship) 24 DF  AUS Connor O'Toole 27 DF  AUS Jacob Tratt 32 MF  AUS Angus Thurgate 33 GK  AUS Matt Sutton 38 FW  AUS Noah Botic 39 MF  AUS Matthew Grimaldi 41 FW  AUS Oliver Lavale(scholarship) 42 MF  AUS Rhys Bozinovski 49 FW  AUS Jake Najdovski 70 GK  AUS Michael Vonja(scholarship) 77 MF  JPN Riku Danzaki

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref.
32	MF	Angus Thurgate	Unattached	Free	3 years	17 May 2023	[1]
1	GK	Tom Heward-Belle	Unattached	Free	2 years	14 June 2023	[2][3]
33	GK	Matt Sutton	Unattached	Free	2 years	14 June 2023	[2][3]
4	DF	James Donachie	Sydney FC	Free	2 years	4 July 2023	[4]
22	DF	Kane Vidmar	Adelaide United NPL	Free	2 year scholarship	6 July 2023	[5]
11	MF	Daniel Penha	Atlético Mineiro	Loan	1 year	19 July 2023	[6]
77	MF	Riku Danzaki	Motherwell	Free transfer	2 years	24 July 2023	[7]
13	FW	Nikita Rukavytsya	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	27 September 2023	[8]

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
39	MF		Matthew Grimaldi	20	2 year scholarship contract[9]
41	FW		Oliver Lavale	18	scholarship contract[10][11]
70	GK		Michael Vonja	17	scholarship contract[12]

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
44	DF	Nikolai Topor-Stanley	Retired		19 April 2023	[13]
23	MF	Alessandro Diamanti	Retired		24 April 2023	[14]
1	GK	Jamie Young	Unattached	End of contract	8 May 2023	[15]
4	DF	Léo Lacroix	Unattached	End of contract	8 May 2023	[15]
7	MF	Tongo Doumbia	Unattached	End of contract	8 May 2023	[15]
14	MF	James Troisi	Unattached	End of contract	8 May 2023	[15]
31	FW	Adisu Bayew	Unattached	End of contract	8 May 2023	[15]
33	DF	Ben Collins	Unattached	End of contract	8 May 2023	[15]
36	DF	Ajak Deu	Unattached	End of contract	8 May 2023	[15]
37	GK	Ryan Scott	Unattached	End of contract	8 May 2023	[15]
88	MF	Neil Kilkenny	Unattached	End of contract	8 May 2023	[15]
5	MF	Dylan Pierias	Unattached	End of contract	16 May 2023	[16][17]
11	FW	Connor Pain	Al-Orobah	Undisclosed	8 July 2023	[18]
99	FW	Aleksandar Prijović	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	27 September 2023	[19]

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes	Ref.
21	Sebastian Pasquali	Central midfielder	1 year	31 May 2023		[20]
49	Jake Najdovski	Striker	2 years	22 September 2023	Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.	[21]
6	Tomoki Imai	Central defender	2 years	6 October 2023	Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.	[22]
39	Matthew Grimaldi	Attacking midfielder	3 years	12 April 2024	New contract replacing previous contract until end of 2026–27.	[23]

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Away figures include Western United's 3–3 draw on neutral ground against Macarthur FC on 12 January 2024.

  Win  Draw  Loss

Adelaide United v Western United

29 March 202422	Adelaide United	4–1	Western United	Adelaide
19:15ACDT	Irankunda 19',46',48' Clough 80' (pen.)	Report	Ruhs 50'	Stadium:Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,623 Referee: Adam Kersey

  Win  Draw  Loss

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

As of 28 April 2024

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	A-League Men		Australia Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Tom Heward-Belle	22	0	3	0	25	0
4	DF		James Donachie	10	1	3	0	13	1
6	DF		Tomoki Imai	24	0	3	0	27	0
7	FW		Ramy Najjarine	2+10	0	0+1	0	13	0
8	FW		Lachlan Wales	27	2	3	2	30	4
9	FW		Michael Ruhs	17+7	4	3	1	27	5
10	MF		Steven Lustica	13+2	0	0+2	0	17	0
11	MF		Daniel Penha	20+2	7	0+1	0	23	7
13	FW		Nikita Rukavytsya	2+14	2	0	0	16	2
17	DF		Ben Garuccio	23	3	3	0	26	3
19	DF		Josh Risdon	21	1	3	0	24	1
21	MF		Sebastian Pasquali	14+7	0	2	0	23	0
22	DF		Kane Vidmar	12+1	0	0	0	13	0
24	DF		Connor O'Toole	0+7	1	0	0	7	1
27	DF		Jacob Tratt	10	0	0+2	0	12	0
29	DF		Charbel Shamoon	3+2	0	0	0	5	0
32	MF		Angus Thurgate	27	1	3	0	30	1
33	GK		Matt Sutton	5	0	0	0	5	0
34	MF		James York	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
35	FW		Max Bisetto	0	0	0+2	0	2	0
36	DF		Zach Lisolajski	1+5	0	0	0	6	0
37	FW		Luke Vickery	0+4	0	0	0	4	0
38	FW		Noah Botic	16+3	5	1+1	1	21	6
39	MF		Matthew Grimaldi	10+13	5	0+2	1	25	6
41	FW		Oliver Lavale	0+4	1	2	0	6	1
42	MF		Rhys Bozinovski	0+10	0	0	0	10	0
43	DF		Khoder Kaddour	4+1	0	0	0	5	0
44	MF		Jordan Lauton	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
45	FW		Abel Walatee	0+3	1	0	0	3	1
49	FW		Jake Najdovski	0+6	0	0+1	0	7	0
77	MF		Riku Danzaki	14+6	2	3	0	23	2

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 28 April 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Men			Australia Cup			Total
1	6	DF		Tomoki Imai	5	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	1
2	4	DF		James Donachie	3	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1
3	19	DF		Josh Risdon	11	0	0	2	0	0	13	0	0
4	9	FW		Michael Ruhs	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
5	10	MF		Steven Lustica	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	17	DF		Ben Garuccio	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	39	MF		Matthew Grimaldi	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	8	FW		Lachlan Wales	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	11	MF		Daniel Penha	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	21	MF		Sebastian Pasquali	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	32	MF		Angus Thurgate	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	22	DF		Kane Vidmar	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	27	DF		Jacob Tratt	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	24	DF		Connor O'Toole	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	29	DF		Charbel Shamoon	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	42	MF		Rhys Bozinovski	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	49	FW		Jake Nadjovski	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	77	MF		Riku Danzaki	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					56	0	2	5	0	0	61	0	2

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 28 April 2024

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Men	Australia Cup	Total
1	1		Tom Heward-Belle	1	2	3
2	33		Matt Sutton	1	0	1
Total				2	2	4

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