A-League transfers for 2020–21 season

This is a list of Australian soccer transfers for the 2020–21 A-League. Only moves featuring at least one A-League club are listed.

Clubs were able to sign players at any time, but many transfers will only officially go through on 1 June because the majority of player contracts finish on 31 May.

Transfers

All players without a flag are Australian. Clubs without a flag are clubs participating in the A-League.

Pre-season

Date Player Moving from Moving to
15 January 2020 Tommy Oar Central Coast Mariners Macarthur FC
5 June 2020 James Donachie Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets
13 July 2020 Pirmin Schwegler Western Sydney Wanderers Retired
28 July 2020 Denis Genreau Melbourne City Macarthur FC
30 July 2020 Adam Federici Unattached Macarthur FC
30 July 2020 Mark Milligan Unattached Macarthur FC
3 August 2020 Radosław Majewski Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached
4 August 2020 Matt Derbyshire Unattached Macarthur FC
11 August 2020 Andrew Nabbout Melbourne Victory Perth Glory
13 August 2020 Dimitri Petratos Newcastle Jets Al-Wehda
15 August 2020 Abdiel Arroyo Newcastle Jets Árabe Unido (end of loan)
20 August 2020 Mitchell Duke Western Sydney Wanderers Al-Taawoun
22 August 2020 Joel Chianese Perth Glory Hyderabad
24 August 2020 Daniel Bowles Brisbane Roar Retired
26 August 2020 George Blackwood Adelaide United Oldham Athletic
27 August 2020 Liberato Cacace Wellington Phoenix Sint-Truiden
27 August 2020 Migjen Basha Melbourne Victory Unattached
27 August 2020 Josh Hope Melbourne Victory Unattached
27 August 2020 Kenny Athiu Melbourne Victory Unattached
27 August 2020 Benjamin Carrigan Melbourne Victory Unattached
27 August 2020 Giancarlo Gallifuoco Melbourne Victory Unattached
28 August 2020 Milislav Popovic Unattached Macarthur FC
31 August 2020 Yianni Perkatis Perth Glory Sydney United
31 August 2020 Patrick Antelmi Western United Sydney United
1 September 2020 Oskar Dillon Western United Unattached
1 September 2020 Thiel Iradukunda Western United Unattached
1 September 2020 Dino Djulbic Perth Glory Unattached
1 September 2020 Vince Lia Perth Glory Unattached
1 September 2020 Tando Velaphi Perth Glory Unattached
1 September 2020 Milan Đurić Central Coast Mariners Unattached
1 September 2020 Jair Central Coast Mariners Unattached
1 September 2020 Michael McGlinchey Central Coast Mariners Unattached
1 September 2020 Jacob Melling Central Coast Mariners Unattached
1 September 2020 Nathaniel Atkinson Melbourne City Perth Glory
1 September 2020 Ivan Franjic Perth Glory Macarthur FC
4 September 2020 Samuel Silvera Central Coast Mariners Paços de Ferreira
6 September 2020 Callum McCowatt Wellington Phoenix Helsingør
7 September 2020 Nicholas Suman Western Sydney Wanderers Macarthur FC
7 September 2020 Aaron Reardon Brisbane Roar Unattached
7 September 2020 Danny Kim Brisbane Roar Lions FC (end of loan)
9 September 2020 Aiden O'Neill Burnley Melbourne City
9 September 2020 Juande Perth Glory Unattached
12 September 2020 Jacob Tratt Perth Glory Odisha
13 September 2020 Gary Hooper Wellington Phoenix Kerala Blasters
14 September 2020 Steven Taylor Wellington Phoenix Odisha
21 September 2020 Brad Inman Brisbane Roar ATK Mohun Bagan
21 September 2020 Marco Tilio Sydney FC Melbourne City
21 September 2020 Taras Gomulka Adelaide United Melbourne City
21 September 2020 Matt Sutton Melbourne Victory Melbourne City
23 September 2020 Nathaniel Atkinson Perth Glory Melbourne City
23 September 2020 Tomislav Mrcela Perth Glory Unattached
23 September 2020 Joshua Brillante Melbourne City Xanthi
24 September 2020 Callan Elliot Wellington Phoenix Xanthi
24 September 2020 Andrew Nabbout Perth Glory Melbourne City
25 September 2020 Matthew Jurman Western Sydney Wanderers Xanthi
26 September 2020 James Donachie Newcastle Jets Goa (loan)
1 October 2020 Max Crocombe Brisbane Roar Melbourne Victory
1 October 2020 Paul Izzo Adelaide United Xanthi
1 October 2020 Dylan Ruiz-Diaz Central Coast Mariners Unattached
2 October 2020 Lachlan Wales Melbourne City Western United
2 October 2020 Dylan Fox Central Coast Mariners NorthEast United
3 October 2020 Matthew Millar Newcastle Jets Shrewsbury Town (loan)
5 October 2020 Domenic Costanzo Croydon Kings Adelaide United
5 October 2020 Nikola Mileusnic Adelaide United Randers
6 October 2020 Lachlan Brook Adelaide United Brentford
6 October 2020 Riley McGree Adelaide United Charlotte FC
6 October 2020 Kristian Opseth Adelaide United Unattached
7 October 2020 Adam Le Fondre Sydney FC Mumbai City (loan)
7 October 2020 Aleksandar Šušnjar Unattached Macarthur FC
7 October 2020 Joe Gauci Melbourne City Adelaide United
8 October 2020 Moudi Najjar Melbourne City Macarthur FC (loan)
8 October 2020 Ramy Najjarine Melbourne City Newcastle Jets (loan)
8 October 2020 Chen Yongbin Adelaide United Unattached
9 October 2020 Chris Harold Central Coast Mariners Retired
9 October 2020 Jake Brimmer Perth Glory Melbourne Victory
9 October 2020 Jake Hollman Sydney FC Youth Macarthur FC
9 October 2020 Aaron Amadi-Holloway Brisbane Roar Unattached
12 October 2020 Jesse Daley Unattached Brisbane Roar
13 October 2020 Callum McManaman Unattached Melbourne Victory
13 October 2020 Aleksandar Jovanovic Unattached Macarthur FC
13 October 2020 Josh Brindell-South Lions FC Brisbane Roar
13 October 2020 Scott Neville Brisbane Roar East Bengal (loan)
15 October 2020 Kristian Popovic Perth Glory Xanthi
16 October 2020 Ben Garuccio Unattached Melbourne City
16 October 2020 Mathieu Cordier Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached
16 October 2020 Tristan Prendergast Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached
19 October 2020 Matti Steinmann Wellington Phoenix East Bengal
19 October 2020 Jordan Murray Central Coast Mariners Kerala Blasters
19 October 2020 Loïc Puyo Unattached Macarthur FC
19 October 2020 Brandon Wilson Wellington Phoenix Perth Glory
19 October 2020 Andy Keogh Unattached Perth Glory
20 October 2020 Joe Caletti Unattached Adelaide United
20 October 2020 Michael Neill Newcastle Jets Rockdale City Suns
21 October 2020 Jonathan Aspropotamitis Western United Perth Glory
21 October 2020 Nick Sullivan Western Sydney Wanderers Perth Glory
21 October 2020 Antonis Martis Midtjylland Macarthur FC (loan)
21 October 2020 Oliver Bozanic Unattached Central Coast Mariners
21 October 2020 Nick Fitzgerald Newcastle Jets Jamshedpur
22 October 2020 Nick Ansell Unattached Melbourne Victory
23 October 2020 Darryl Lachman Hapoel Ra'anana Perth Glory
26 October 2020 Jacob Butterfield Unattached Melbourne Victory
26 October 2020 Liam Rose Sydney United Macarthur FC
26 October 2020 Michael Ruhs Sydney United Macarthur FC
27 October 2020 Yaya Dukuly Melbourne City Adelaide United
28 October 2020 Clayton Lewis Unattached Wellington Phoenix
28 October 2020 James McGarry Unattached Wellington Phoenix
28 October 2020 Jake McGing Brisbane Roar Macarthur FC
29 October 2020 Ben Folami Ipswich Town Melbourne Victory (loan)
29 October 2020 Gabriel Popovic Perth Glory Xanthi
30 October 2020 Joshua Laws Unattached Wellington Phoenix
30 October 2020 Daniel Bouman Unattached Central Coast Mariners
30 October 2020 Joe Champness Unattached Brisbane Roar (loan from Newcastle Jets)
5 November 2020 Anthony Lesiotis Melbourne Victory Western Sydney Wanderers
6 November 2020 Matthew Ridenton Brisbane Roar Wellington Phoenix
9 November 2020 Graham Dorrans Dundee Western Sydney Wanderers
10 November 2020 Mirza Muratovic Brisbane Roar Wellington Phoenix
10 November 2020 George Timotheou Unattached Adelaide United
10 November 2020 Danny Kim Lions FC Brisbane Roar
10 November 2020 Tando Velaphi Unattached Perth Glory
11 November 2020 Daniel Margush Perth Glory Western Sydney Wanderers
11 November 2020 James Delianov Western United Adelaide United
11 November 2020 Dylan Ryan Willem II Melbourne Victory (loan)
11 November 2020 Luke Bodnar ECU Joondalup Perth Glory
11 November 2020 Daniel Stynes Gwelup Croatia Perth Glory
13 November 2020 Beñat Unattached Macarthur FC
15 November 2020 Phillip Cancar Hrvatski Dragovoljac Western Sydney Wanderers
18 November 2020 Markel Susaeta Unattached Macarthur FC
18 November 2020 Gianluca Iannucci Melbourne City Melbourne Victory
19 November 2020 Riku Danzaki Consadole Sapporo Brisbane Roar (loan)
20 November 2020 Walter Scott Wellington Phoenix Macarthur FC
20 November 2020 Charles M'Mombwa Unattached Macarthur FC
20 November 2020 Yianni Nicolaou Unattached Macarthur FC
25 November 2020 Javi López Unattached Adelaide United
25 November 2020 Rudy Gestede Unattached Melbourne Victory
26 November 2020 Tomi Juric Unattached Adelaide United
26 November 2020 Antony Golec Unattached Macarthur FC
26 November 2020 Lachlan Rose Unattached Macarthur FC
27 November 2020 Víctor Sánchez Unattached Western United
30 November 2020 Tomer Hemed Unattached Wellington Phoenix
2 December 2020 Richard Windbichler Melbourne City Unattached
3 December 2020 Ayom Majok Cumberland United Western United
5 December 2020 Naoki Tsubaki Yokohama F. Marinos Melbourne City (loan)
8 December 2020 Tarek Elrich Perth Glory Unattached
9 December 2020 Stefan Nigro Unattached Central Coast Mariners
9 December 2020 James Meredith Perth Glory Macarthur FC
10 December 2020 Masato Kudo Unattached Brisbane Roar
11 December 2020 Daniel Lopar Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached
11 December 2020 Kosuke Ota Nagoya Grampus Perth Glory
11 December 2020 Alex Grant Perth Glory Pohang Steelers
14 December 2020 Valentino Yuel Western United Newcastle Jets
15 December 2020 James Troisi Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers
17 December 2020 Ziggy Gordon Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers
17 December 2020 Michał Janota Unattached Central Coast Mariners
17 December 2020 Bernie Ibini Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers
18 December 2020 Jaden Casella Rockdale City Suns Central Coast Mariners
18 December 2020 Ryan Shotton Unattached Melbourne Victory
18 December 2020 Stefan Janković OFK Beograd Central Coast Mariners
21 December 2020 Jack Duncan Unattached Newcastle Jets
22 December 2020 Marco Ureña Unattached Central Coast Mariners
22 December 2020 John Roberts Central Coast Mariners Mt Druitt Town Rangers
26 December 2020 Joe Ledley Newcastle Jets Unattached
27 December 2020 Stefan Zinni Avondale Western United (loan)
29 December 2020 Mohamed Adam Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached
29 December 2020 Fabian Monge Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached
29 December 2020 Noah Pagden Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached
30 December 2020 Noah James Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers (loan)
30 December 2020 Ali Abbas Unattached Newcastle Jets
30 December 2020 Jack Armson Bonnyrigg White Eagles Newcastle Jets
30 December 2020 Tete Yengi Adelaide Comets Newcastle Jets
1 January 2021 Bobô Unattached Sydney FC
5 January 2021 Harrison Delbridge Melbourne City Unattached
8 January 2021 Sebastian Langkamp Unattached Perth Glory
8 January 2021 Callum Timmins Balcatta Perth Glory

Mid-season

Date Name Moving from Moving to
5 January 2021 Jordon Mutch Unattached Western Sydney Wanderers
14 January 2021 Iker Guarrotxena Unattached Western United
15 January 2021 Matthew Millar Shrewsbury Town Newcastle Jets (end of loan)
18 January 2021 Nuno Reis Levski Sofia Melbourne City
19 January 2021 Bon Scott Brisbane City Brisbane Roar
22 January 2021 Golgol Mebrahtu Unattached Brisbane Roar
22 January 2021 Luka Pršo Osijek Newcastle Jets (loan)
27 January 2021 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Western United Newcastle Jets
1 February 2021 Mitchell Duke Al-Taawoun Western Sydney Wanderers (loan)
5 February 2021 Syahrian Abimanyu Johor Darul Ta'zim II Newcastle Jets (loan)
5 February 2021 Liridon Krasniqi Johor Darul Ta'zim II Newcastle Jets (loan)
10 February 2021 Craig Goodwin Al-Wehda Adelaide United (loan)
15 February 2021 Bon Scott Brisbane Roar Avondale
15 February 2021 Anton Mlinaric Sydney FC Dinamo Zagreb (loan)
17 February 2021 Charles Lokolingoy Unattached Wellington Phoenix
17 February 2021 Patrick Langlois Newcastle Jets Hume City
18 February 2021 Josh Cavallo Western United Adelaide United
22 February 2021 Stefan Nikolic Western Sydney Wanderers Marconi Stallions
23 February 2021 George Mells Brisbane Roar Unattached
26 February 2021 Kaine Sheppard Unattached Western United
27 February 2021 Stefan Zinni Western United Avondale (end of loan)
5 March 2021 Steven Taylor Odisha Wellington Phoenix
12 March 2021 Brad Inman ATK Mohun Bagan Western United (loan)
22 March 2021 Jason Geria Unattached Perth Glory
24 March 2021 Jai Ingham Brisbane Roar United City
26 March 2021 Juande Kerala Blasters Adelaide United
27 March 2021 Scott Neville East Bengal Brisbane Roar (end of loan)
1 April 2021 Maki Petratos Newcastle Jets Unattached
12 April 2021 Bernardo Oliveira Melbourne City Adelaide United
12 April 2021 Joel Chianese Hyderabad Perth Glory (loan)
12 April 2021 Dalibor Markovic Melbourne Victory Western United
21 April 2021 Anthony Lesiotis Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City
23 April 2021 Adam Le Fondre Mumbai City Sydney FC (end of loan)
28 April 2021 Scott McDonald Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers
28 April 2021 Patrick Flottmann Sydney FC Brisbane Roar (loan)
29 April 2021 Daniel Georgievski Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City
3 May 2021 Syahrian Abimanyu Newcastle Jets Johor Darul Ta'zim II (end of loan)
7 May 2021 Jordan O'Doherty Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle Jets
7 May 2021 Steven Ugarkovic Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers
10 May 2021 Patrick Flottmann Brisbane Roar Sydney FC (end of loan)
11 May 2021 Antonee Burke-Gilroy Altona Magic Brisbane Roar
12 May 2021 Simon Cox Western Sydney Wanderers Unattached
15 May 2021 Liridon Krasniqi Newcastle Jets Johor Darul Ta'zim II (end of loan)
20 May 2021 Ryan Shotton Melbourne Victory Unattached
21 May 2021 Kyle Cimenti Rockdale Ilinden Macarthur FC
27 May 2021 Danny Kim Brisbane Roar Unattached
3 June 2021 Lachlan Jackson Newcastle Jets Unattached
9 June 2021 Daniel Georgievski Melbourne City Unattached
10 June 2021 Domenic Costanzo Adelaide United Unattached
  • ^
    Player was released to free agency before joining new club
  • ^
    Champness returned to soccer from his retirement, following a stipulation that if he returned before June 2022 that he would re-join Newcastle Jets. After negotiations, Newcastle Jets agreed to loan him to Brisbane Roar for one season.

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