2025–26 Perth Glory FC season

Perth Glory
2025–26 season
OwnerPelligra Group
ChairmanRoss Pelligra
Head coachDavid Zdrilic
StadiumHBF Park
A-League MenTBD
2025 Australia CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Adam Taggart (1)
Average home league attendance0
All statistics correct as of 27 July 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Perth Glory Football Club's 21st season in the A-League Men, and their 29th 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

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
3 DF New Zealand NZL Sam Sutton
4 DF England ENG Scott Wootton
6 MF Australia AUS Brandon O'Neill
7 MF Australia AUS Nicholas Pennington
8 MF Australia AUS Callum Timmins
9 FW Australia AUS David Williams (vice-captain)
12 MF Australia AUS Taras Gomulka
13 GK Australia AUS Cameron Cook
14 FW Australia AUS Nathanael Blair
15 DF Australia AUS Zach Lisolajski
16 MF Australia AUS Adam Bugarija
17 FW Australia AUS Arion Sulemani
18 FW Australia AUS Lachlan Wales
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Australia AUS Josh Risdon
20 MF Australia AUS Trent Ostler
21 MF England ENG Luke Amos
22 FW Australia AUS Adam Taggart (captain)
23 GK Australia AUS Mark Birighitti
24 DF Australia AUS Andriano Lebib
26 FW Australia AUS Khoa Ngo (scholarship)
27 MF Australia AUS Will Freney (scholarship)
28 DF Australia AUS Kaelan Majekodunmi
31 FW South Sudan SSD Joel Anasmo
35 MF Australia AUS Sebastian Despotovski (scholarship)
45 DF Vanuatu VAN Brian Kaltak
— MF Australia AUS Oliver Evans (scholarship)

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
23 GK Mark Birighitti Australia Perth SC Free transfer 2 years 4 June 2025 [1]
31 FW South Sudan Joel Anasmo South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Loan return 2 years remaining 1 July 2025 [2]
3 DF New Zealand Sam Sutton Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 3 years 1 July 2025 [3]
4 DF England Scott Wootton Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2025 [4]
8 MF Callum Timmins Newcastle Jets Free transfer 3 years 1 July 2025 [5]
45 DF Vanuatu Brian Kaltak Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2025 [6][7]
17 FW Arion Sulemani Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2025 [8]

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
35 MF Australia Sebastian Despotovski 19 2-year scholarship contract[9]
MF Australia Oliver Evans 17 2-year scholarship contract[9]

Transfers out

No. Position Name To Type/fee Date Ref.
2 DF Riley Warland Australia Stirling Macedonia End of contract 27 June 2025 [10][11]
4 DF Tass Mourdoukoutas Australia Marconi Stallions End of contract 29 June 2025 [12][13]
3 DF Belgium Anas Hamzaoui Unattached Mutual contract termination 30 June 2025 [10]
5 DF Lachlan Barr Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [10]
10 FW Nikola Mileusnic Wellington Phoenix End of contract 30 June 2025 [14][15]
11 MF Japan Hiroaki Aoyama Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [12]
17 DF Japan Yuto Misao Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [12]
23 FW Patrick Wood Sydney FC End of loan 30 June 2025 [10]
25 MF Jaylan Pearman England Queens Park Rangers End of contract 30 June 2025 [10][16]
29 DF Tomislav Mrčela Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [14]
36 DF Japan Takuya Okamoto Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [12]
1 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail Unattached Mutual contract termination 18 August 2025 [14]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes and references
20 Trent Ostler Winger 2 years 21 May 2025 [17]
18 Lachlan Wales Winger 1 year 22 May 2025 [18]
21 England Luke Amos Central midfielder 1 year 23 May 2025 [19]
27 Will Freney Central midfielder 2 years 4 July 2025 [20]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

31 July 2025 Perth Glory Australia 0–9 Italy AC Milan Perth
18:20 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 19,226
Referee: Daniel Elder

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Australia Cup 27 July 2025 27 July 2025 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00

Last updated: 14 May 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

Main article: 2025–26 A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for 2026 Australia Cup play-offs
10 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Wellington Phoenix[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 October 2025. 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.
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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 27 July 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Matches

The fixtures for the 2025-26 A-League Men season are yet to be announced.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Australia Cup

Main article: 2025 Australia Cup

The playoff round for the 2025 Australia Cup was held just after the regular season of the previous season.

27 July 2025 Round of 32 Perth Glory 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		 Wellington Phoenix Perth
15:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Kingsway Reserve
Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Liam Barclay
Penalties

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[21]

As of match played 27 July 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men 2025 Australia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF New Zealand Sam Sutton 0 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF England Scott Wootton 0 0 1 0 1 0
6 MF Australia Brandon O'Neill 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
8 MF Australia Callum Timmins 0 0 1 0 1 0
12 MF Australia Taras Gomulka 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 FW Australia Nathanael Blair 0 0 1 0 1 0
16 MF Australia Adam Bugarija 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
17 FW Australia Arion Sulemani 0 0 1 0 1 0
19 DF Australia Josh Risdon 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 MF Australia Trent Ostler 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 FW Australia Adam Taggart 0 0 0+1 1 1 1
24 DF Australia Andriano Lebib 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
26 FW Australia Khoa Ngo 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
28 DF Australia Kaelan Majekodunmi 0 0 1 0 1 0
31 FW South Sudan Joel Anasmo 0 0 1 0 1 0
45 DF Vanuatu Brian Kaltak 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail 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.[21]

As of match played 27 July 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men 2025 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 8 MF Australia Callum Timmins 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
12 MF Australia Taras Gomulka 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
19 DF Australia Josh Risdon 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
20 MF Australia Trent Ostler 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
26 FW Australia Khoa Ngo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
Total 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0

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

As of match played 27 July 2025
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men 2025 Australia Cup Total
Total 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ Morgan, Gareth (4 June 2025). "Experienced 'keeper Birighitti signs a two-year deal with his hometown club". Perth Glory.
  2. ^ "𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 #아나스모 선수가 전북현대와의 동행을 마무리합니다 아나스모 선수의 앞날에 행운이 가득하길 바랍니다" [Thank you #아나스모 player ends his partnership with Jeonbuk Hyundai Best of luck for the future player Anasmo] (in Korean). Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. 10 June 2025 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ Morgan, Gareth (26 May 2025). "Glory snap up New Zealand international defender". Perth Glory.
  4. ^ Morgan, Gareth (27 May 2025). "Experienced centre-back Wootton wings his way west". Perth Glory.
  5. ^ Morgan, Gareth (28 May 2025). "Midfielder Timmins returns for second spell with hometown club". Perth Glory.
  6. ^ Morgan, Gareth (6 June 2025). "Glory swoop for serial winner Kaltak". Perth Glory.
  7. ^ Smith, Ben (6 June 2025). "A-League Men: Perth Glory sign Central Coast Mariners star defender on a two-year deal". The West Australian.
  8. ^ Morgan, Gareth (13 June 2025). "Glory snap up young gun Sulemani". Perth Glory.
  9. ^ a b Morgan, Gareth (10 June 2025). "Exciting young WA midfielders earn scholarship contracts". Perth Glory.
  10. ^ a b c d e Morgan, Gareth (20 May 2025). "Club confirms ALM player departures". Perth Glory.
  11. ^ "We're excited to announce the signing of Riley Warland to Stirling Macedonia!". Facebook. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d Morgan, Gareth (30 June 2025). "Four ALM players depart club". Perth Glory.
  13. ^ "Here is how we line up this afternoon at the Palace against Sydney FC". Marconi Stallions. 29 June 2024 – via Instagram.
  14. ^ a b c Morgan, Gareth (18 August 2025). "ALM trio depart club". Perth Glory.
  15. ^ "Nix sign renowned A-League speedster". Wellington Phoenix. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  16. ^ "QPR sign Australian midfielder Pearman". BBC. 19 June 2025.
  17. ^ Morgan, Gareth (21 May 2025). "Ostler signs new two-year deal with hometown club". Perth Glory.
  18. ^ Morgan, Gareth (22 May 2025). "Livewire winger Wales extends stay with Glory". Perth Glory.
  19. ^ Morgan, Gareth (23 May 2025). "Key midfielder Amos extends stay with Glory". Perth Glory.
  20. ^ Morgan, Gareth (7 July 2025). "Young ALM midfielder Freney signs contract extension". Perth Glory.
  21. ^ a b "Perth Glory FC – Squad". soccerway.com.
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