List of New Zealand Knights FC players

New Zealand Knights Football Club was a New Zealand professional football club based in Auckland. The club was formed in 2004, and played their first competitive match in July 2005 when they participated in the 2005 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup. The club played its home matches at North Harbour Stadium. The Knights was dissolved in 2007, following two seasons of football.

New Zealand Knights' record appearance-maker was Darren Bazeley, with 47 appearances over 2 seasons, ahead of Noah Hickey with 43.

List of players
  • Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including A-League and Pre-Season Challenge Cup matches.
  • Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut for the club.
Table headers
  • Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as their country of birth.
  • New Zealand Knights career – The year of the player's first appearance for New Zealand Knights to the year of his last appearance.
  • Starts – The number of games started.
  • Sub – The number of games played as a substitute.
  • Total – The total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute.
Position key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
U Utility player1
List of New Zealand Knights FC players
Name Nationality Position New Zealand
Knights career		 Starts Subs Total Goals Ref
Appearances
Ronnie Bull  EnglandDF2005100100[1]
Ben Collett  EnglandMF2005–2006183210[2]
Sean Devine  IrelandFW2005–20062310333[3]
Neil Emblen  EnglandMF2005–2007343373[4]
Steve Fitzsimmons  AustraliaU2005113141[5]
Danny Hay  New ZealandDF2005110110[6]
Danny Milosevic  AustraliaGK2005–2006230230[7]
Joshua Rose  AustraliaDF2005–2006123151[8]
John Tambouras  AustraliaDF2005–2007213241[9]
Cole Tinkler  New ZealandDF2005–2006112130[10]
Simon Yeo  EnglandFW2005111124[11]
Noah Hickey  New ZealandMF2005–2007367432[12]
Zhang Xiaobin  ChinaMF2005–2006411151[13]
Glen Moss  New ZealandGK2005–200682100[14]
Frank van Eijs  NetherlandsDF2005–2006150150[15]
Jeremy Brockie  New ZealandFW2005–200695144[16]
Josh Maguire  AustraliaMF2005–200686140[17]
Darren Bazeley  EnglandDF2005–2007452471[18]
Jeremy Christie  New ZealandU2005–200682101[19]
Zenon Caravella  AustraliaMF2005–2006201210[20]
Naoki Imaya  JapanU2005–200665110[21]
Kris Bright  New ZealandFW2005–200693120[22]
Sam Jasper  New ZealandMF20061120[23]
Malik Buari  EnglandMF2006–2007196252[24]
Che Bunce  New ZealandDF2006–2007220221[25]
Scot Gemmill  ScotlandMF2006–2007144180[26]
Sime Kovacevic  AustraliaDF2006152170[27]
Jonti Richter  AustraliaFW2006–2007177241[28]
Jonas Salley  Ivory CoastMF2006–2007150150[29]
Michael Turnbull  AustraliaGK20068080[30]
Michael White  New ZealandU2006–2007311140[31]
Grégory Duruz   SwitzerlandDF2006151160[32]
Adam Casey  AustraliaFW200658130[33]
Dani Rodrigues  PortugalMF20069091[34]
Richard Johnson  AustraliaMF2006–2007191200[35]
Ivan Necevski  AustraliaGK20062020[36]
Franco Parisi  AustraliaFW20060110[37]
Campbell Banks  New ZealandFW20061120[38]
Hamza Mohammed  GhanaMF20061120[39]
Fernando de Moraes  AustraliaMF20062350[40]
Dustin Wells  AustraliaMF20066060[41]
Alen Marcina  CanadaFW2006–20078082[42]
Mark Paston  New ZealandGK2006–2007100100[43]
Dean Gordon  EnglandDF2006–20076060[44]
Gao Leilei  ChinaMF2006–20076171[45]
Jeff Fleming  New ZealandMF20061010[46]
Steven O'Dor  AustraliaDF2006–20073030[47]
Li Yan  ChinaMF2006–20070220[48]

Club captains

Two players held the position of captain of the New Zealand Knights between 2005 and 2007. The first club captain was Danny Hay, who led the side in 2005.[49] The longest-serving captain was Darren Bazeley, who was captain from 2005 to 2007 after taking over from Hay.[50]

Dates Name Notes
2005 Danny Hay[49]
2005–2007 Darren Bazeley[50] Longest-serving captain in Knights' history

Notes
  • ^ A utility player is one who is considered to play in more than one position.

References
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  2. "Ben Collett". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. "Sean Devine". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. "Neil Emblen". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. "Steve Fitzsimmons". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  6. "Danny Hay". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  7. "Danny Milosevic". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  8. "Joshua Rose". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  9. "John Tambouras". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  10. "Cole Tinkler". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  11. "Simon Yeo". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  12. "Noah Hickey". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  13. "Xiaobin Zhang". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  14. "Glen Moss". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  15. "Frank van Eijs". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  16. "Jeremy Brockie". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  17. "Joshua Maguire". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  18. "Darren Bazeley". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  19. "Jeremy Christie". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  20. "Zenon Caravella". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  21. "Naoki Imaya". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  22. "Kris Bright". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  23. "Sam Jasper". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  24. "Malik Buari". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  25. "Che Bunce". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  26. "Scot Gemmill". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  27. "Sime Kovacevic". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  28. "Jonti Richter". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  29. "Jonas Salley". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  30. "Michael Turnbull". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  31. "Michael White". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  32. "Gregory Duruz". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  33. "Adam Casey". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  34. "Daniel Rodrigues". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  35. "Richard Johnson". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  36. "Ivan Necevski". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  37. "Franco Parisi". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  38. "Campbell Banks". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  39. "Hamza Mohammed". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  40. "Fernando de Moraes". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  41. "Dustin Wells". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  42. "Alen Marcina". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  43. "Mark Paston". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  44. "Dean Gordon". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  45. "Leilei Gao". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  46. "Jeff Fleming". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  47. "Steven O'Dor". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  48. "Li Yan". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  49. "Knights cut skipper Hay". The World Game. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  50. "Hyundai A-League set for big start". Football Federation Australia. 26 August 2006.
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