Canberran Nikolai Topor-Stanley has equalled the most A-League Men's games ever played with his 358th match.
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He suited up for Western United at Moreton Daily Stadium on Saturday for his history-making game against Brisbane Roar.
The 37-year-old joins former United player Andrew Durante as the only other player to reach 358 ALM games, and will likely surpass Durante next weekend against the Central Coast Mariners.
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The defender began his ALM career back in 2006 with Sydney FC and he has only spent one season away ever since. After his first ALM season with the Sky Blues, the former Tuggeranong United junior moved to Perth Glory.
Next were stints with the Newcastle Jets, on two separate occasions, Western Sydney Wanderers, and United; fit around a contract in 2016-17 with Dubai side Hatta in the UAE Pro League.
The veteran's future in the ALM remained uncertain ahead of the 2021-22 season, as he was off contract with Newcastle.
Despite winning the Jets' top awards last season - the ALM Player of the Year and the Members' ALM Player of the Year - Topor-Stanley was not re-signed by the club. The club opted to sign five defenders for their roster and left the Canberra product's name off their list.
Before Melbourne club United signed him and he became a staple in their defensive formation.
Isobel Cootes
Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times.
Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times.
