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{{Short description|Australian association football player}}
{{other uses}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matt McKay
| image = Matt McKay (6210979362).jpg
| caption = McKay in 2011
| fullname = Matthew Graham McKay<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWC/2014/pdf/FWC_2014_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Australia |publisher=FIFA |page=3 |date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203092301/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWC/2014/pdf/FWC_2014_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|1|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Brisbane, Queensland]], Australia
| height = 1.71 m<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt McKay|url=http://www.socceroos.com.au/player/matthew-mckay/9hezii998q6s15933lou5eh9y|website=socceroos.com.au|publisher=Football Federation Australia|access-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103940/http://www.socceroos.com.au/player/matthew-mckay/9hezii998q6s15933lou5eh9y|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| position = [[Central midfielder]] / [[left midfielder]] / [[left back]]
| youthyears1 = 1999–2000
| youthclubs1 = [[Queensland Academy of Sport|QAS]]
| youthyears2 = 2001
| youthclubs2 = [[Australian Institute of Sport|AIS]]
| years1 = 2001–2004
| clubs1 = [[Brisbane Strikers]]
| caps1 = 51
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2004
| clubs2 = [[Eastern Suburbs Soccer Club|Eastern Suburbs]]
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2005–2011
| clubs3 = [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
| caps3 = 131
| goals3 = 18
| years5 = 2009
| clubs5 = → [[Changchun Yatai]] (loan)
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2011–2012
| clubs6 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2012–2013
| clubs7 = [[Busan IPark]]
| caps7 = 27
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2013
| clubs8 = [[Changchun Yatai]]
| caps8 = 16
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2013–2019
| clubs9 = [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
| caps9 = 141
| goals9 = 8
| years10= 2020–
| clubs10= [[Capalaba FC|Capalaba FC II]]
| caps10= 42
| goals10= 18
| years11= 2022–
| clubs11= [[Capalaba FC]]
| caps11= 1
| goals11= 0
| totalcaps = 396
| totalgoals = 30
| nationalyears1 = 2003
| nationalteam1 = [[Australia national under-20 football team|Australia U-20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2004
| nationalteam2 = [[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|Australia U-23]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2006–2016
| nationalteam3 = [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
| nationalcaps3 = 59
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015 Australia]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011 Qatar]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[OFC U-20 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2002 OFC U-20 Championship|2002 Fiji/Vanuatu]]|}}
}}

'''Matthew Graham McKay''' (born 11 January 1983) is a retired Australian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who last played for Australian [[A-League]] club [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]], and previously with the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian national team]]. 
McKay currently holds the club's record for league appearances, 272. McKay played for [[Brisbane Roar]] since their first season in the [[A-League]], and was their club captain up until the [[2010–11 in Australian football|2010–11 season]], in which he led Brisbane to their first ever A-League championship and premiership. Following this triumphant victory McKay sought a new challenge in the first division of the Scottish Premiership with [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]. McKay played an integral role in Australia's second placing in the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]] notably with 30m cross to centre forward [[Harry Kewell]]. He was also part of the Australian squad at the [[2014 World Cup]] and [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]].

== Club career ==
McKay spent his formative youth years at both the [[Queensland Academy of Sport|QAS]] and [[Australian Institute of Sport|AIS]].  McKay's first club signing was in 1991 for the Sunnybank Saints Soccer Club, competing under the Queensland Christian Soccer Association.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://sunnybanksaints.org.au/History/mackay.jpg | title =The Signing of Matt McKay | publisher =Sunnybank Saints Soccer Club Inc | access-date =1 November 2011 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120318000255/http://sunnybanksaints.org.au/History/mackay.jpg | archive-date =18 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://qcsa.org.au/website/default.asp?type=article&id=18|title = QLD Christian Soccer Association}}  | title = Matt McKay Endorsement | publisher =  Queensland Christian Soccer Association | accessdate = 5 March 2015</ref> McKay was signed by [[National Soccer League|NSL]] team the [[Brisbane Strikers]] in 2001, where he stayed until the conclusion of the [[2003–04 National Soccer League]] season. McKay's last game for the Strikers was a 4–1 Victory over [[Adelaide United]] in the [[2003–04 National Soccer League#Elimination Final 1 (3rd v 6th)|Elimination Final #1]] as the Strikers could only level the tie 4–4 and bow out of the finals on away goals.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20032004/reports/report170.html | title = Brisbane Strikers v Adelaide United | first = Andrew | last = Demack | work = OzFootball.net | access-date = 10 August 2011}}</ref>

=== Brisbane Roar ===
McKay signed on as an inaugural member of the, then, [[Brisbane Roar|Queensland Roar]] prior to the [[2005–06 Queensland Roar season|2005–06 season]] – the first in the history of the [[A-League]]. McKay was given the number 17 shirt, which he has retained throughout his career at the Roar. Initially signed as a squad player behind the more established [[South Korea]]n duo [[Hyuk-Su Seo]] and [[Tae-Yong Shin]], McKay quickly got his opportunity due to a career-ending injury suffered by Shin in the clubs' first ever A-League fixture, against the now defunct, [[New Zealand Knights]]. Following the departure of club captain, [[Craig Moore]] midway through the [[2009–10 Brisbane Roar season|2009–10 season]], McKay was named as club captain. He has played the highest number of games for the Roar with 184 appearances, scoring 21 goals.

McKay led Brisbane to their first [[A-League]] premiership and championship in [[2010–11 A-League|2011]]. The Roar topped the table, and continued their record-breaking 28-game (run finished at 36) unbeaten run<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-13/brisbane-defeats-central-coast-in-shootout-to-win-its-first-a-league-title.html | title = Brisbane Defeats Central Coast in Shootout to Win Its First A-League Title | date = 13 March 2011 | access-date = 14 March 2011 | publisher = Bloomberg}}</ref> with a miraculous 4–2 (2–2 [[Overtime (sports)|aet]]) penalty shoot-out win over the [[Central Coast Mariners]] in the [[2011 A-League Grand Final]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/brisbane-stage-a-miracle-ending-to-their-season-of-perfection-20110313-1bt2f.html | title = Brisbane stage a miracle ending to their season of perfection | date = 14 March 2011 | access-date = 14 March 2011 | work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| first = Michael | last = Lynch}}</ref> It was reported after the match that a stirring speech by McKay at half-time in extra time boosted the Roar's morale sufficiently to unbelievably overcome a 2–0 deficit.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sportal.com.au/football-news-display/mckay-inspired-roar-115231 | title = McKay speech inspired Roar | date = 14 March 2011 | access-date = 14 March 2011 | publisher = sportal.com.au | first = Vince | last = Rugari | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110317101141/http://www.sportal.com.au/football-news-display/mckay-inspired-roar-115231 | archive-date = 17 March 2011}}</ref>

During his time at Brisbane Roar, McKay had a loan spell in 2009 during the A-League off season.. He joined [[Changchun Yatai F.C.]]<ref name=record>{{cite web | url = http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25201862-5014539,00.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120731025736/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25201862-5014539,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 31 July 2012 | title = Fox Sports: Queensland's Matt McKay signs four-month loan deal with Changchun Yatai | date = 17 March 2009 | access-date = 14 March 2011 | publisher = foxsports.com.au }}</ref> in the [[Chinese Super League]] where he made 15 appearances.

=== Rangers ===
On 16 August 2011 [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] confirmed the signing of McKay awaiting a work-permit,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/rangers/265838-matt-mckay-agrees-terms-on-rangers-switch/ | title = Matt McKay signs for Rangers subject to work permit | date = 19 August 2011 | access-date = 19 August 2011 | publisher = [[STV (TV network)|Scottish Television]]}}</ref> which was granted three days later, with a UK work visa granted a week later.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20110825/mckay-gets-uk-visa_2254024_2431518 | title = McKay Gets UK Visa | date = 25 August 2011 | access-date = 25 August 2011 | publisher = Rangers F.C. }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> McKay made his Rangers debut against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] on 10 September 2011, coming on as a late substitute.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.skysports.com/football/match_commentary/0,19764,11065_3407485,00.html | title = Match Commentary, FT: Dundee Utd 0 Rangers 1 | date = 13 September 2011 | publisher = skysports.com}}</ref>

On 12 January 2012, it was reported that he had rejected the chance to go on loan to [[Ittihad Kalba|Al Ittihad]] who reportedly made an offer to Rangers of a loan-to-buy deal.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.skynews.com.au/sport/article.aspx?id=706577&vId | title = McKay rejects loan deal | date = 12 January 2012 | publisher = skysports.com.au}}</ref>

=== Busan IPark ===
Rangers began to have financial problems and on 14 February 2012 a dispute with HMRC came to a head when the business was placed into administration. Rangers were deducted 10 points as per SPL rules, which left them 14 points behind leaders Celtic.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17032099 | title = Rangers' 10-point deduction confirmed by SPL | date = 14 February 2012 | access-date = 14 February 2012 | work = BBC Sport}}</ref>

On 22 February 2012, Rangers confirmed that they had agreed a fee with South Korean club [[Busan IPark]] for midfielder Matt McKay.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17127008 | title = Rangers agree fee for Matt McKay with South Korean club Busan I'Park | date = 22 February 2012 | access-date = 24 February 2012 | work = BBC Sport}}</ref>

=== Changchun Yatai ===
In January 2013, McKay signed a two-year deal with [[Chinese Super League]] side [[Changchun Yatai]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1137678/McKay-signs-for-Chanchun-Yatai | title = McKay signs for Changchun Yatai | publisher = The World Game | date = 22 January 2013 | access-date = 22 January 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130125012024/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1137678/McKay-signs-for-Chanchun-Yatai | archive-date = 25 January 2013 | url-status = dead}}</ref> In July 2013, McKay mutually terminated his contract by the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/socceroos-utility-matt-mckay-reportedly-dumped-by-his-chinese-super-league-club-changchun-yatai/news-story/e9c9ca17dfe49891aff28be74a7a3e95|title=McKay looking for new club: report|date=2013-07-26|website=Herald Sun|language=en|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>

=== Brisbane Roar ===
On 11 August 2013, McKay was announced as [[Brisbane Roar]] Australian [[Marquee player|Marquee]] for the next 2 seasons<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/roar-sign-australian-international-mckay/72493 |title=Roar sign Australian international McKay - Brisbane Roar FC 2013 |access-date=2013-08-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925161919/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/news-display/Roar-sign-Australian-international-McKay/72493 |archive-date=25 September 2013}}</ref>

== International career ==
[[File:Matt McKay.JPG|thumb|right|262px|McKay with Australia in 2012]]
McKay represented Australia at U-20 level in the [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship]].

On 16 August 2006, McKay came on as a substitute for Australia in the 90th minute of the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2007 Asian Cup qualifying]] match against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] at [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]] for his first [[Socceroo]] cap.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia into 2007 Asian Cup with Kuwait win|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/Socceroos/default.aspx?s=aus_soc_news_feat_news_news_item&id=15690|work=FFA|access-date=24 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706104103/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/Socceroos/default.aspx?s=aus_soc_news_feat_news_news_item&id=15690|archive-date=6 July 2011}}</ref>

McKay would have to wait until 28 January 2009 for his second cap, starting in Australia's [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2011 Asian Cup qualifying]] match against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] in Jakarta. He would also feature in two more qualification games for the 2011 Asian Cup, starting against Kuwait on 5 March 2009 at [[Canberra Stadium]] and playing the second half of the return tie against Indonesia on 3 March 2010 at [[Lang Park|Suncorp Stadium]].

McKay missed out on [[Pim Verbeek]]'s [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] squad, however he returned to the Socceroos under new manager [[Holger Osieck]] and featured in three of Australia's friendlies in the leadup to the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]]. He came off the bench in the match against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] on 9 October 2010 at the [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]] as well as coming off the bench against [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] in [[Cairo]] on 17 November 2010.

McKay was selected for the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]] squad by Holger Osieck,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-2011-schedule-a-results?view=teamdetails&compID=242&roundID=498&groupID=683&teamID=92&id=0 | title = Schedule & Results | access-date = 14 March 2011 | publisher = the-afc.com}}</ref> and started in the team's pre-tournament friendly against the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] on 5 January 2011 in [[Al Ain]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/192759,socceroos-held-by-uae.aspx | title = Socceroos Held By UAE | date = 6 January 2011 | access-date = 14 March 2011 | publisher = FourFourTwo}}</ref> McKay went on to play a part in every game Australia played at the tournament, initially coming off the bench in the first two games against [[India national football team|India]] and [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. He was named in the starting 11 for both the final group stage match against [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] and the subsequent quarter-final match against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]], and played a vital role in the latter, leading Australia to a 1–0 extra time victory, executing an inch-perfect cross for striker [[Harry Kewell]] to head into the goal for the match winner.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kewell Fires Socceroos into Semi-Finals of Asian Cup|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/55879/australia-vs-iraq/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=24 February 2011}}</ref> McKay retained his starting position for the semi-final against [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]], and was again a key player for Australia in the team's 6–0 win, setting up three goals and being awarded man of the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Socceroos enjoy Australia Day party|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/871013/socceroos-enjoy-australia-day-party?cc=3436|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628232831/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/871013/socceroos-enjoy-australia-day-party?cc=3436|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2011|work=ESPN Soccernet|access-date=24 February 2011}}</ref> Due to McKay's excellent form, he was retained in the starting XI by Osieck for the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup Final|Asian Cup Final]], playing the full 120 minutes as the Socceroos lost 1–0 to [[Japan national football team|Japan]].

McKay captained Australia for the first time on 7 December 2012 against [[Guam national football team|Guam]] in the [[2013 EAFF East Asian Cup]] qualifiers. Australia won the match 9–0.

McKay also represented Australia at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, playing in his preferred midfield position.

McKay was named as part of Australia's [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]] squad. He made his first appearance of the tournament as a starter in Australia's 2nd group game against [[Oman national football team|Oman]], scoring Australia's first goal of the game off a [[Trent Sainsbury]] header, in an eventual 4–0 win.

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{{updated|18 December 2016}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2" |Club
!rowspan="2" |Season
!rowspan="2" |Division
!colspan="2" |League<sup>1</sup>
!colspan="2" |Cup<sup>2</sup>
!colspan="2" |International<sup>3</sup>
!colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[Brisbane Strikers F.C.|Brisbane Strikers]]
|[[2001–02 National Soccer League|2001–02]]
|[[National Soccer League|NSL]]
|15||0||-||-||-||-||15||0
|-
|[[2002–03 National Soccer League|2002–03]]
|[[National Soccer League|NSL]]
|21||1||-||-||-||-||21||1
|-
|[[2003–04 National Soccer League|2003–04]]
|[[National Soccer League|NSL]]
|15||1||-||-||-||-||15||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!51!!2!!-!!-!!-!!-
!51!!2
|-
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Eastern Suburbs F.C.|Eastern Suburbs]]
|2004
|[[Brisbane Premier League]]
|12||1||-||-||-||-||12||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!12!!1!!-!!-!!-!!-
!12!!1
|-
|rowspan="7" valign="center"|[[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
|[[2005–06 Queensland Roar season|2005–06]]
|[[A-League]]
|18||2||0||0||0||0||18||2
|-
|[[2006–07 Queensland Roar season|2006–07]]
|[[A-League]]
|20||3||0||0||0||0||20||3
|-
|[[2007–08 Queensland Roar season|2007–08]]
|[[A-League]]
|23||3||0||0||0||0||23||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Queensland Roar season|2008–09]]
|[[A-League]]
|24||5||0||0||0||0||24||5
|-
|[[2009–10 Brisbane Roar season|2009–10]]
|[[A-League]]
|19||2||0||0||0||0||19||2
|-
|[[2010–11 Brisbane Roar season|2010–11]]
|[[A-League]]
|27||3||0||0||0||0||27||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!131!!18!!0!!0!!0!!0
!131!!18
|-
|valign="center"|[[Incheon United FC|Incheon United]] (loan)
|[[2006 K-League|2006]]
|[[K-League]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|valign="center"|[[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] (loan)
|[[2009 Changchun Yatai season|2009]]
|[[Chinese Super League]]
|15||0||0||0||0||0||15||0
|-
|valign="center"|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[2011–12 Rangers F.C. season|2011–12]]
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
|valign="center"|[[Busan IPark]]
|[[2012 Busan IPark season|2012]]
|[[K-League]]
|27||1||1||0||0||0||28||1
|-
|rowspan="6" valign="center"|[[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
|[[2013–14 Brisbane Roar season|2013–14]]
|[[A-League]]
|24||1||0||0||0||0||24||1
|-
|[[2014–15 Brisbane Roar FC season|2014–15]]
|[[A-League]]
|18||2||0||0||6||0||24||2
|-
|[[2015–16 Brisbane Roar FC season|2015–16]]
|[[A-League]]
|26||2||1||0||0||0||27||2
|-
|[[2016–17 Brisbane Roar FC season|2016–17]]
|[[A-League]]
|14||0||1||0||0||0||11||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!82!!5!!2!!0!!6!!0
!90!!5
|-
!colspan="2"|Club Total
!213!!23!!2!!0!!6!!0
!221!!23
|-
!colspan="3"|Career Total
!321!!27!!3!!0!!6!!0
!330!!27
|}
<small><sup>1</sup> – includes [[A-League]] final series statistics<br></small>
<small><sup>2</sup> – includes [[Korean FA Cup]] and [[FFA Cup]] statistics</small>
<small><sup>3</sup> – includes [[FIFA Club World Cup]] statistics; [[AFC Champions League]] statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)</small>

=== International ===
{{updated|28 May 2016}}<ref name="mckay">{{cite web|title=Matt McKay|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/matt-mckay/|work=Worldfootball.net|access-date=24 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Socceroo Internationals for 2006|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/2006A.html|work=OzFootball.net|access-date=24 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Socceroo Internationals for 2009|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/2009A.html|work=OzFootball.net|access-date=24 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Socceroo Internationals for 2010|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/2010A.html|work=OzFootball.net|access-date=24 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Socceroo Internationals for 2011|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/2011A.html|work=OzFootball.net|access-date=24 February 2011}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2006||1||0
|-
|2007||0||0
|-
|2008||0||0
|-
|2009||2||0
|-
|2010||3||0
|-
|2011||17||0
|-
|2012||10||1
|-
|2013||12||0
|-
|2014||5||0
|-
|2015||8||1
|-
|2016||1||0
|-
!Total||59||2
|}

== Honours ==

=== Player ===
'''Brisbane Roar'''
* [[A-League]] Premiership: [[2010–11 A-League|2010–11]], [[2013–14 A-League|2013–14]]
* [[A-League]] Championship: [[2011 A-League Grand Final|2010–11]], [[2014 A-League Grand Final|2013–14]]

'''Australia'''
*[[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/afc_asian_cup_australia_2015_squads_in_full.html|title=AFC Asian Cup 2015, Australian Squad|access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref>  runner-up [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/team/squad/_/id/628/league/AFC.ASIAN.CUP/season/2011|title=AFC Asian Cup 2011, Australian Squad|access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref>

'''Australia U-20'''
*[[OFC U-19 Men's Championship]]: [[2002 OFC U-20 Championship|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-03.html|title=Oceania U-20 World Cup 2003 Qualifiers|access-date=March 13, 2025}}</ref>

=== Individual ===
* [[Brisbane Roar]] Gary Wilkins Medal: [[Queensland Roar season 2006–07|2006–07]]
* [[Brisbane Roar]] Players Player of the Year: [[Queensland Roar season 2006–07|2006–07]], [[2010–11 Brisbane Roar season|2010–11]]
* [[Brisbane Roar]] Members Player of the Year: [[Queensland Roar season 2006–07|2006–07]], [[2010–11 Brisbane Roar season|2010–11]]
* Football Media Association Player of the Year [[2010–11 A-League|2010–11]]
* [[PFA Footballer of the Year Awards|PFA Footballer of the Year: 2010–11]]
* [[A-League|PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2010–11]]
* [[A-League|PFA A-League Team of the Decade: (2005–2015)]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{K League player}}

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