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Macarthur FC

2022–23 season
Manager	Dwight Yorke (to 21 January 2023) Mile Sterjovski (from 23 January 2023)
Stadium	Campbelltown Stadium
A-League Men	12th
A-League Men Finals	DNQ
Australia Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Bachana Arabuli Matthew Millar (5) All: Al Hassan Toure (8)
Highest home attendance	7,534 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (8 April 2023) A-League Men
Lowest home attendance	1,521 vs. Wellington Phoenix (31 August 2022) Australia Cup
Average home league attendance	3,514
Biggest win	3–0 vs. Sydney FC (A) (24 December 2022) A-League Men
Biggest defeat	1–6 vs. Melbourne City (A) (4 February 2023) A-League Men
Home colours Away colours
← 2021–222023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 29 April 2023.

The 2022–23 season was the third in the history of Macarthur Football Club since its establishment in 2017. The club competed in the A-League Men for the third time and in the Australia Cup for the second time.

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 1 GK  AUS Nicholas Suman 2 DF  AUS Jake McGing 5 DF  AUS Jonathan Aspropotamitis 6 DF  AUS Tomislav Uskok 7 MF  AUS Daniel De Silva 8 MF  AUS Jake Hollman 9 FW  GEO Bachana Arabuli 10 MF  MEX Ulises Dávila (captain) 11 MF  AUS Kearyn Baccus 12 GK  POL Filip Kurto 13 DF  AUS Ivan Vujica 14 FW  AUS Moudi Najjar 15 DF  AUS Aleksandar Šušnjar 17 MF  ENG Craig Noone

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  USA Jason Romero (Injury replacement) 22 MF  AUS Edward Caspers (scholarship) 24 MF  AUS Charles M'Mombwa 27 MF  AUS Jerry Skotadis 30 GK  AUS Alexander Robinson (scholarship) 31 MF  AUS Lachlan Rose 32 DF  AUS Isaac Hovar (scholarship) 35 FW  AUS Al Hassan Toure 36 FW  AUS Ali Auglah (scholarship) 37 FW  AUS Jed Drew 41 MF  AUS Oliver Jones 44 DF  AUS Matthew Millar 99 FW  AUS Daniel Arzani

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
–	DF	Lewis Miller	Central Coast Mariners	Free transfer	2 years	14 April 2022
37	MF	Jed Drew	Northbridge Bulls	Free transfer	1 year (scholarship)	15 June 2022
22	MF	Eddie Caspers	Northbridge Bulls	Free transfer	1 year (scholarship)	17 June 2022
27	MF	Jerry Skotadis	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	4 July 2022
5	DF	Jonathan Aspropotamitis	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	5 July 2022
30	GK	Alexander Robinson	Blacktown City	Free transfer	2 years (scholarship)	5 July 2022
11	MF	Kearyn Baccus	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	6 July 2022
94	FW	Anthony Carter	Bangkok United	Free transfer		7 July 2022
44	DF	Matthew Millar	St Mirren	Free transfer	1 year	7 July 2022
13	DF	Ivan Vujica	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	8 July 2022
99	MF	Daniel Arzani	Manchester City	Undisclosed	2 years	26 July 2022
9	FW	Bachana Arabuli	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	1 September 2022
18	DF	Mario Williams	Weymouth Wales	Free transfer	1 year	16 September 2022
32	DF	Isaac Hovar	Northbridge Bulls	Free transfer	(scholarship)	9 November 2022
41	MF	Oliver Jones	Northbridge Bulls	Free transfer	1 year (scholarship)	9 November 2022
20	FW	Jason Romero	APIA Leichhardt	Injury replacement for Ulises Davila	4 months	24 February 2023

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
36	FW		Ali Auglah	20	2-year scholarship contract

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
22	MF	Liam Rose	El Paso Locomotive	Undisclosed	16 May 2022
19	MF	Michael Ruhs	Central Coast Mariners	Free transfer	9 June 2022
–	DF	Lewis Miller	Hibernian	Undisclosed	9 June 2022
3	DF	Antony Golec	Unattached	End of contract	17 June 2022
6	DF	Aleksandar Jovanovic	Unattached	End of contract	17 June 2022
8	MF	Jordon Mutch	Unattached	End of contract	17 June 2022
9	FW	Tomi Juric	Unattached	End of contract	17 June 2022
99	FW	Apostolos Giannou	Unattached	End of contract	17 June 2022
11	MF	Tommy Oar	Retired		19 July 2022
4	DF	James Meredith	Retired		20 July 2022
23	DF	Adrian Mariappa	Unattached	End of contract	30 August 2022
18	DF	Mario Williams	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	2 December 2022
94	FW	Anthony Carter	Oliveirense	Mutual contract termination	21 January 2023

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
2	Jake McGing	Right-back	2 years	21 June 2022
24	Charles M'Mombwa	Attacking midfielder	2 years	23 June 2022
12	Filip Kurto	Goalkeeper	1 year	24 June 2022
31	Lachlan Rose	Winger	2 years	18 January 2023
8	Jake Hollman	Central midfielder	2 years	27 January 2023
6	Tomislav Uskok	Central defender	2 years	1 February 2023
37	Jed Drew	Winger	2 years	10 February 2023	promoted to full-time contract
41	Oliver Jones	Central defender	2 years	17 April 2023	promoted to full-time contract
12	Filip Kurto	Goalkeeper	1 year	28 April 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed   Fixtures

Competitions

Overall record

Last updated: 29 April 2023
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

Results summary

Last updated: 23 April 2023.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

League table

1. Qualified to the AFC Cup as the 2022 Australia Cup winners.

Matches

Australia Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of 29 April 2023

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	A-League Men		Australia Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Nicholas Suman	2+1	0	2	0	5	0
2	DF		Jake McGing	7+9	1	3+1	0	20	1
5	DF		Jonathan Aspropotamitis	20+2	1	5	1	27	2
6	DF		Tomislav Uskok	24	1	4	0	28	1
7	MF		Daniel De Silva	16+1	1	3	1	20	2
8	MF		Jake Hollman	16+1	0	2+2	1	21	1
9	FW		Bachana Arabuli	11+4	5	0	0	15	5
10	MF		Ulises Dávila	13	3	3	3	16	6
11	MF		Kearyn Baccus	18+2	0	5	0	25	0
12	GK		Filip Kurto	24	0	3	0	27	0
13	DF		Ivan Vujica	26	0	4+1	0	31	0
14	MF		Moudi Najjar	1+6	2	1+1	0	9	2
15	DF		Aleksandar Šušnjar	3+2	0	1	0	6	0
17	MF		Craig Noone	13+8	0	0+1	0	22	0
19	MF		Jesper Webber	0+1	0	0+3	0	4	0
20	FW		Jason Romero	3+2	1	0	0	5	1
24	MF		Charles M'Mombwa	4+10	0	0+4	1	18	1
27	MF		Jerry Skotadis	10+10	0	1+3	0	24	0
31	FW		Lachlan Rose	9+4	4	4+1	3	18	7
35	FW		Al Hassan Toure	15+8	3	4+1	5	28	8
36	FW		Ali Auglah	3+8	0	0	0	11	0
37	FW		Jed Drew	6+16	2	1+1	0	24	2
41	MF		Oliver Jones	4+2	0	0	0	6	0
44	DF		Matt Millar	25+1	5	2	0	28	5
52	MF		Rhys Youlley	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
53	MF		Joel Bertolissio	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
99	FW		Daniel Arzani	12+7	1	4+1	3	24	4
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
94	FW		Anthony Carter	2+8	1	3+2	1	15	2

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.

As of 29 April 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Men			Australia Cup			Total
1	17	MF		Craig Noone	6	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1
2	5	DF		Jonathan Aspropotamitis	5	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	1
3	11	MF		Kearyn Baccus	6	1	0	2	0	0	8	1	0
4	8	MF		Jake Hollman	3	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0
5	6	DF		Tomislav Uskok	6	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
	99	FW		Daniel Arzani	5	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0
7	44	DF		Matthew Millar	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	27	MF		Jerry Skotadis	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	15	DF		Aleksandar Šušnjar	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	24	MF		Charles M'Mombwa	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	35	FW		Al Hassan Toure	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	37	FW		Jed Drew	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	1	GK		Nicholas Suman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7	MF		Daniel De Silva	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9	FW		Bachana Arabuli	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	10	MF		Ulises Dávila	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	12	GK		Filip Kurto	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	31	FW		Lachlan Rose	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	41	MF		Oliver Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1	94	FW		Anthony Carter	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
Total					58	2	2	7	0	0	65	2	2

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

As of 29 April 2023

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Men	Australia Cup	Total
1	12		Filip Kurto	5	3	8
2	1		Nicholas Suman	1	0	1
Total				5	4	9

References

1. Lewis, Dave (14 April 2022). "Exclusive: Aquilina seals Mariners move as Miller saddles up with Bulls". FTBL. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022.
2. ^ McPartlin, Patrick (9 June 2022). "Lewis Miller: Hibs boost defence with capture of Australian right-back - but Paul McGinn faces Easter Road exit". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
3. ^ "Lewis Miller transfer to Hibernian FC". Macarthur FC. 10 June 2022.
4. "Jed Drew signs deal with Bulls". Macarthur FC. 15 June 2022.
5. "Bulls lock in Caspers on scholarship deal". Macarthur FC. 17 June 2022.
6. "Bulls secure Jerry Skotadis". Macarthur FC. 4 July 2022.
7. "Bulls boost defence with the signing of Aspropotamitis". Macarthur FC. 5 July 2022.
8. Lewis, Dave (5 July 2022). "Out of Africa: Baccus back to saddle up in the A-League". FTBL. Bulls new coach, Premier League legend Dwight Yorke, has also added teenage goalkeeper Alexander Robinson to his squad.
9. "Dynamic Midfielder Kearyn Baccus links with the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 6 July 2022.
10. "Aussie striker Anthony Carter signs with the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 7 July 2022.
11. "Defender Matthew Millar signs for the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 7 July 2022.
12. "Bulls secure Ivan Vujica for the 2022/23 Isuzu UTE A-League Season". Macarthur FC. 8 July 2022.
13. "Bulls confirm Signing of Daniel Arzani from Manchester City". Macarthur FC. 26 July 2022.
14. "Bulls sign Georgian international Arabuli". Macarthur FC. 1 September 2022.
15. "Bulls bolster defence with the signing of Barbadian international". Macarthur FC. 16 September 2022.
16. ^ Macarthur FC (9 November 2022). "We're excited to announce Isaac Hovar, and Oliver Jones have signed for the club as scholarship players! Welcome to the Bulls!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
17. Lewis, Dave (24 February 2023). "Yanks very much: A-League Bulls bag prolific American striker". FTBL.
18. "Bulls sign American striker". Macarthur FC. 1 March 2023.
19. "'An exciting young talent': Bulls re-sign Australian youth international". Macarthur FC. 17 March 2023.
20. "Locomotive FC signs midfielder Liam Rose for rest of 2022 season". KTSM-TV. 16 May 2022.
21. "Mariners sign two talented youngsters in Aquilina and Ruhs". Central Coast Mariners. 9 June 2022.
22. ^ "Bulls confirm five players to depart club". Macarthur FC. 17 June 2022.
23. Jackson, Ed (19 July 2022). "Ex-Socceroo Oar announces retirement". The Sunday Times.
24. "James Meredith Joins the Bulls Coaching Ranks". Macarthur FC. 20 July 2022.
25. "Macarthur FC can confirm the departure of defender Adrian Mariappa". Macarthur FC. 30 August 2022 – via Instagram.
26. Macarthur FC (2 December 2022). "Macarthur FC can confirm the departure of Barbadian international Mario Williams. The defensive midfielder agreed to mutually terminate his contract and will return to his homeland. Macarthur thanks Mario for his time with the club and wishes him all the best for the future" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
27. Macarthur FC (21 January 2023). "Macarthur FC can confirm the departure of Anthony Carter. The striker has agreed to a mutual termination of his contract. Macarthur thanks Anthony for his time with the club and wishes him all the best for his future endeavours in Portugal. #WeAreTheBulls" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
28. Clarke, George (21 January 2023). "Victory's D'Agostino seals move to Norway". FTBL. Elsewhere, Macarthur have released forward Anthony Carter to allow him to complete a move to the Portuguese second division.
29. "Anthony Carter regressa em busca de golos" [Anthony Carter returns looking for goals]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 January 2023.
30. "McGing re-signs on a two-year extension deal". Macarthur FC. 21 June 2022.
31. "Bulls extend M'Mombwa until 2023/24". Macarthur FC. 23 June 2022.
32. "Filip Kurto extends contract with the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 24 June 2022.
33. "Rose commits future to the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 19 January 2023.
34. "Hollman extends until 2025". Macarthur FC. 27 January 2023.
35. Macarthur FC (1 February 2023). "Tomi is staying another two years!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
36. "'I wouldn't want to be anywhere else': Young winger re-signs with Bulls". Macarthur FC. 10 February 2023.
37. "'Huge potential': Bull re-sign promising defender". Macarthur FC. 17 April 2023.
38. "Filip Kurto extends for 23/24". Macarthur FC. 28 April 2023.

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