2025–26 Melbourne City FC season

Melbourne City
2025–26 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerAurelio Vidmar
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League MenTBD
A-League Men finals seriesTBD
Australia CupRound of 32
Biggest win'
All statistics correct as of 13 June 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Melbourne City Football Club's 15th season in the A-League Men; 11th since the club was taken over by the City Football Group. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup.

Players

[1] 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
4 DF  AUS Liam Bonetig
7 FW  AUS Mathew Leckie
13 DF  AUS Nathaniel Atkinson
15 FW  AUS Andrew Nabbout
16 DF  AUS Aziz Behich (captain)
17 FW  AUS Max Caputo
18 GK  AUS Dakota Ochsenham (injury replacement)
19 MF  AUS Zane Schreiber
21 MF  AUS Alessandro Lopane
22 DF  ARG Germán Ferreyra
26 DF  FRA Samuel Souprayen
27 DF  AUS Kai Trewin
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF  AUT Andreas Kuen
33 GK  AUS Patrick Beach
34 DF  AUS Jayden Necovski (scholarship)
35 FW  AUS Medin Memeti
36 DF  AUS Harry Shillington
37 DF  AUS Peter Antoniou (scholarship)
39 MF  AUS Emin Durakovic
40 GK  AUS James Nieuwenhuizen
41 MF  AUS Lawrence Wong (scholarship)
46 FW  AUS Benjamin Mazzeo
47 MF  AUS Kavian Rahmani
60 GK  AUS Lachlan Charles

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
4 DF Liam Bonetig Celtic B Free transfer 3 years 11 July 2025 [2]

From youth squad

No. Position Player Age Date Notes Ref.
47 MF Kavian Rahmani 18 1 July 2025 3 year contract[note 1] [3]
60 GK Lachlan Charles 18 1 July 2025 3 year contract[note 1] [4]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
6 MF Steven Ugarkovic Western Sydney Wanderers End of contract 30 June 2025 [5][6]
10 MF Yonatan Cohen Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [7]
20 FW Arion Sulemani Perth Glory Mutual contract termination 30 June 2025 [8] [9]
38 DF Harry Politidis Macarthur FC End of contract 30 June 2025 [8]
2 DF Callum Talbot Macarthur FC End of contract 30 June 2025 [10]
23 MF Marco Tilio Celtic End of loan 30 June 2025 [11]
8 MF James Jeggo Retired 3 July 2025 [12]

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Notes
21 Alessandro Lopane MF 3 years 6 June 2025 [13]
26 Samuel Souprayen DF 1 year 7 June 2025 [14]
17 Max Caputo FW 3 years 13 June 2025 New 3-year contract replacing previous contract.[15]
36 Harry Shillington DF 1 year 20 June 2025 [16]
33 Patrick Beach GK 3 years 7 July 2025 New 3-year contract replacing previous contract.[17]

Competitions

Australia Cup

Main article: 2025 Australia Cup
30 July 2025 Round of 32 APIA Leichhardt v Melbourne City Sydney
19:30 AEST Source Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Option for two additional years.

References

  1. ^ "Squads: Men". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Australian Youth International trades Celtic hoops for City blue". Melbourne City. 11 July 2025.
  3. ^ "ACADEMY TO FIRST TEAM: Kavian Rahmani joins growing list of City Academy graduates". Melbourne City. 23 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Young goalkeeper becomes City's latest Academy graduate". Melbourne City. 30 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Steven Ugarkovic departs Melbourne City FC as a Champion". Melbourne City. 6 June 2025.
  6. ^ "A-Leagues Champion Ugarkovic returns to Western Sydney". Western Sydney Wanderers. 20 June 2025.
  7. ^ Tuchman, Yaniv (17 June 2025). "אחרי שסיים את דרכו באוסטרליה: יונתן כהן מכוון ליעד חדש ומסקרן" [After finishing his journey in Australia: Yonatan Cohen is aiming for a new and intriguing destination]. Maariv.
  8. ^ a b "Duo departs following Championship win". Melbourne City. 12 June 2025.
  9. ^ Morgan, Gareth (13 July 2025). "Glory snap up young gun Sulemani". Perth Glory.
  10. ^ "Championship-winner departs after three seasons at City". Melbourne City. 13 June 2025.
  11. ^ Niall J. (8 July 2025). "Marco Tilio is back training at Celtic but his future hangs in the balance". The Celtic Star.
  12. ^ "Jimmy Jeggo announces retirement from professional football". Melbourne City. 3 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Young gun signs three-year extension with City". Melbourne City. 6 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Souprayen signs on for third season at City". Melbourne City. 7 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Golden Boot winner signs long-term extension". Melbourne City. 13 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Young defender re-signs for 2025/26". Melbourne City. 20 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Championship-winning shot-stopper signs long-term extension". Melbourne City. 7 July 2025.
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