15. Tom Pondeljak
Qantas Socceroo recruited from Central Coast Mariners. Tom Pondeljak was recruited to his hometown after three seasons with Central Coast Mariners, where he played 55 matches and featured in two Grand Finals. The experienced stalwart, who made his international debut for Australia in 2002, scored the winning goal in Melbourne Victory's 2009 Grand Final win against Adelaide United in front of 53,273 fans at Etihad Stadium.
Date of birth:
Jan 8, 1976
Place of birth:
Melbourne, Victoria
Previous Clubs:
1993-95 St Albans (Vic)
1995-99 Melbourne Knights (Australia)
1999-2001 Sydney United (Australia)
2001-03 Sydney Olympic (Australia)
2003-04 Perth Glory (Australia)
2004 Johor (Malaysia)
2005-08 Central Coast Mariners (Australia)
Hyundai A-League Debut Appearance:
v Perth Glory (W1-0), Members Equity Stadium, 26 August 2005
Hyundai A-League Debut Goal:
v Sydney FC (D1-1), Aussie Stadium, 14 January 2006
Representative Honours Achieved:
Major Honours Achieved:
1995 Victorian Player of the Year
1995/96 NSL Grand Final winner
2001/02 NSL Grand Final winner
2003/04 NSL Grand Final winner
2008 AFC Champions League
2009 Hyundai A-League Grand Final winner
Hyundai A-League [ 2005/06 Season ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 18 | 16 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2006/07 Season ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 16 | 11 | 1023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2007-08 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 21 | 15 | 1430 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2008-09 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 22 | 18 | 1638 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2009-10 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 23 | 19 | 1814 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2010/11 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 3 | 3 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Legend
| NO = Shirt Number | POS = Position | GP = Games Played |
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| GS = Games Started | MIN = Minutes | S = Keeper Saves |
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| CS = Keeper Clean sheets | G = Goals | A = Goal Assists |
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| Att = Attempts on Goal | On = Attempts on Target | Pen = Penalty Goals |
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| Hat = Hatricks | OFF = Offsides | FC = Fouls Committed |
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| Y = Cautions | R = Expulsions | |