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Central Coast Mariners

Central Coast Mariners Football Club

Gosford, AustraliaA-League Men · tier 1Founded 1 November 2004Colours

ccmariners.com.au ↗Level 3, 1 Bryant Dr, NSW 2259 Gosford, Australia+61 2 43537200

Squad

33 players

avg age 21.7

Foreigners

24% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

9 / 12

2 pts · 3 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Polytec Stadium

20,059 seats

Manager

John Hutchinson

Transfer balance

€0

season 2026/27

Squad

33 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Dylan Peraić-CullenGoalkeeper	20	Australia	196 cm	right	Oct 2023from Central Coast Mariners II	Jun 2027
Andrew RedmayneGoalkeeper	37	Australia	194 cm	right	Aug 2025from Sydney FC	Jun 2027
Abubakar RufaiGoalkeeper	18	Nigeria	204 cm	both	May 2026from Mavlon FC	Jun 2027
Jai AjanovicGoalkeeper	18	Australia	190 cm		Oct 2024from Central Coast Mariners II	Jun 2027
Defenders · 9
Lucas MauragisLeft-Back	25	Australia · Lithuania	181 cm	left	Jan 2024from Newcastle United Jets	Jun 2027
Storm RouxRight-Back	33	New Zealand · Australia	181 cm	right	Jan 2021from Melbourne Victory	Jun 2027
Trent SainsburyCentre-BackTeam captain	34	Australia · England	184 cm	right	Aug 2024from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Diesel HerringtonCentre-Back	22	Australia	188 cm	right	Jul 2024from Aarhus GF	Jun 2028
Noah McCannCentre-Back	21	Scotland · England	—	left	Feb 2026from Queens Park Rangers U21	Jun 2027
Callum McCaskeyCentre-Back	17	Australia	—	left	Jul 2026from Central Coast Mariners II	Jun 2027
Stevan RujakLeft-Back	17	Australia	177 cm	left	Aug 2026from Western Sydney Wanderers U20	Jun 2027
Gabriel TiloRight-Back	18	Australia	—		Sept 2026from Sydney United 58 FC	Jun 2027
Shumba MutokoyiCentre-Back	18	Australia	187 cm	right	Apr 2026from Central Coast Mariners II	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 9
Haine EamesAttacking Midfield	18	Australia	178 cm	right	Jul 2024from Central Coast Mariners II	Jun 2030
Ali AuglahAttacking Midfield	23	Iraq · Australia	175 cm	left	Jan 2026from Ablöse ?	Jun 2027
Harrison SteeleDefensive Midfield	23	Australia	170 cm	left	Jul 2022from Central Coast Mariners II	Jun 2027
Chris DonnellCentral Midfield	22	Australia · Scotland	178 cm	right	Jan 2026from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Jesse MantellCentral Midfield	19	Wales · Australia	—		Jul 2026from Central Coast Mariners II	Jun 2027
Kristian PopovicDefensive Midfieldunknown injury - Return unknown	25	Australia · Croatia	184 cm	right	Oct 2026from Macarthur FC	Jun 2027
Ty MckibbinDefensive Midfield	—	Australia	—		Jan 2026from Central Coast Mariners II	—
Laurence TaylorCentral Midfield	18	Australia	—		—	—
Oliver O'CarrollCentral Midfield	17	Australia	187 cm		Jan 2026from Melbourne City FC U18	Jun 2027
Forwards · 11
Bailey BrandtmanLeft Winger	21	Australia	188 cm	left	Oct 2023from Central Coast Mariners II	Jun 2027
Oliver LavaleCentre-Forward	21	Australia · England	182 cm	right	Nov 2026from South Melbourne FC	Jun 2027
Arthur De LimaRight Winger	18	Australia	182 cm	right	Aug 2024from Central Coast Mariners II	Jun 2027
John-Kymani GordonLeft Winger	23	England · Jamaica	181 cm	right	Jun 2026from Without Club	Jun 2027
Luke BecvinovskiCentre-Forward	17	Australia	—	left	Jul 2026from Melbourne City FC U23 (VPL1)	Jun 2027
Alex BoltonLeft Winger	17	Australia	—	left	Jul 2026from AIK U19	Jun 2027
Presley OrtizCentre-Forward	23	Australia · Chile	182 cm	right	Sept 2026from APIA Leichhardt FC	Jun 2027
Daniel ScarlettStriker	18	Jamaica	—		Apr 2026from Chapelton Maroons II	Jun 2027
Max NaylorCentre-Forward	18	Australia	—		Jul 2026from Perth Glory U21	Jun 2027
Taiyo HisamatsuLeft Winger	19	Japan	179 cm		Oct 2026from Without Club	Jun 2027
Noah HooperLeft Winger	16	Australia	—	right	Jul 2026from Western Sydney Wanderers U20	Jun 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

18 arrivals

Received

€0

13 departures

Net balance

€0

received − spent

Arrivals · 18

Abubakar Rufai
Goalkeeper · 18 y/o
from Mavlon FC
?
Alex Bolton
Left Winger · 18 y/o
from AIK U19
Free
Callum McCaskey
Centre-Back · 17 y/o
from Central Coast Mariners II
—
Daniel Scarlett
Striker · 18 y/o
from Chapelton Maroons II
?
Gabriel Tilo
Right-Back · 17 y/o
from Sydney United 58 FC
?
John-Kymani Gordon
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Kristian Popovic
Defensive Midfield · 24 y/o
from Macarthur FC
Free
Luke Becvinovski
Centre-Forward · 17 y/o
from Melbourne City FC U23 (VPL1)
?

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Max Naylor
Centre-Forward · 18 y/o
from Perth Glory U21
Free
Nicholas Duarte
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from Heidelberg United FC
End of loan
Noah Hooper
Left Winger · 16 y/o
from Western Sydney Wanderers U20
—
Noah McCann
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from Queens Park Rangers U21
Free
Oliver O'Carroll
Central Midfield · 17 y/o
from Melbourne City FC U18
?
Presley Ortiz
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from APIA Leichhardt FC
?
Shumba Mutokoyi
Centre-Back · 17 y/o
from Central Coast Mariners II
—
Stevan Rujak
Left-Back · 16 y/o
from Western Sydney Wanderers U20
Free
Taiyo Hisamatsu
Left Winger · 19 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
Free
Ty Mckibbin
Defensive Midfield
from Central Coast Mariners II
—

Departures · 13

Alfie McCalmont
Central Midfield · 26 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Brad Tapp
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
to Johor Darul Ta'zim
Free
Christian Theoharous
Left Winger · 26 y/o
to Heidelberg United FC
Free
Jacob Nasso
Right-Back · 19 y/o
to Brisbane Roar
Free
James Donachie
Centre-Back · 33 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Kaito Taniguchi
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
to Mito HollyHock
Free
Miguel Di Pizio
Right Winger · 20 y/o
to Western Sydney Wanderers
Free
Nathan Paull
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to Macarthur FC
Free

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Nathanael Blair
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
to NK Veres Rivne
Free
Nicholas Duarte
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
to Wollongong Wolves FC
?
Sabit Ngor
Right Winger · 25 y/o
to Brisbane Roar
Free
Seth Clark
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
to Sydney Olympic FC
Free
Will Kennedy
Left-Back · 21 y/o
to Newcastle United Jets
Free

Manager & staff

2 people

Manager

John Hutchinson

Malta · 46 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2026

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 2

Danny SchofieldAssistant ManagerEngland

Honours

4 titles

3×Australian Regular Season Champion23/24 · 22/23 · 12/13
1×AFC Cup Winner23/24

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