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 A-League 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 player^1

List of New Zealand Knights FC players

Name	Nationality	Position	New Zealand Knights career	Starts	Subs	Total	Goals	Ref
				Appearances
Bull, RonnieRonnie Bull	England	DF	2005	10	0	10	0	[1]
Collett, BenBen Collett	England	MF	2005–2006	18	3	21	0	[2]
Devine, SeanSean Devine	Ireland	FW	2005–2006	23	10	33	3	[3]
Emblen, NeilNeil Emblen	England	MF	2005–2007	34	3	37	3	[4]
Fitzsimmons, SteveSteve Fitzsimmons	Australia	U	2005	11	3	14	1	[5]
Hay, DannyDanny Hay	New Zealand	DF	2005	11	0	11	0	[6]
Milosevic, DannyDanny Milosevic	Australia	GK	2005–2006	23	0	23	0	[7]
Rose, JoshuaJoshua Rose	Australia	DF	2005–2006	12	3	15	1	[8]
Tambouras, JohnJohn Tambouras	Australia	DF	2005–2007	21	3	24	1	[9]
Tinkler, ColeCole Tinkler	New Zealand	DF	2005–2006	11	2	13	0	[10]
Yeo, SimonSimon Yeo	England	FW	2005	11	1	12	4	[11]
Hickey, NoahNoah Hickey	New Zealand	MF	2005–2007	36	7	43	2	[12]
Zhang Xiaobin	China	MF	2005–2006	4	11	15	1	[13]
Moss, GlenGlen Moss	New Zealand	GK	2005–2006	8	2	10	0	[14]
van Eijs, FrankFrank van Eijs	Netherlands	DF	2005–2006	15	0	15	0	[15]
Brockie, JeremyJeremy Brockie	New Zealand	FW	2005–2006	9	5	14	4	[16]
Maguire, JoshJosh Maguire	Australia	MF	2005–2006	8	6	14	0	[17]
Bazeley, DarrenDarren Bazeley	England	DF	2005–2007	45	2	47	1	[18]
Christie, JeremyJeremy Christie	New Zealand	U	2005–2006	8	2	10	1	[19]
Caravella, ZenonZenon Caravella	Australia	MF	2005–2006	20	1	21	0	[20]
Imaya, NaokiNaoki Imaya	Japan	U	2005–2006	6	5	11	0	[21]
Bright, KrisKris Bright	New Zealand	FW	2005–2006	9	3	12	0	[22]
Jasper, SamSam Jasper	New Zealand	MF	2006	1	1	2	0	[23]
Buari, MalikMalik Buari	England	MF	2006–2007	19	6	25	2	[24]
Bunce, CheChe Bunce	New Zealand	DF	2006–2007	22	0	22	1	[25]
Gemmill, ScotScot Gemmill	Scotland	MF	2006–2007	14	4	18	0	[26]
Kovacevic, SimeSime Kovacevic	Australia	DF	2006	15	2	17	0	[27]
Richter, JontiJonti Richter	Australia	FW	2006–2007	17	7	24	1	[28]
Salley, JonasJonas Salley	Ivory Coast	MF	2006–2007	15	0	15	0	[29]
Turnbull, MichaelMichael Turnbull	Australia	GK	2006	8	0	8	0	[30]
White, MichaelMichael White	New Zealand	U	2006–2007	3	11	14	0	[31]
Duruz, GregoryGrégory Duruz	Switzerland	DF	2006	15	1	16	0	[32]
Casey, AdamAdam Casey	Australia	FW	2006	5	8	13	0	[33]
Rodrigues, DaniDani Rodrigues	Portugal	MF	2006	9	0	9	1	[34]
Johnson, RichardRichard Johnson	Australia	MF	2006–2007	19	1	20	0	[35]
Necevski, IvanIvan Necevski	Australia	GK	2006	2	0	2	0	[36]
Parisi, FrancoFranco Parisi	Australia	FW	2006	0	1	1	0	[37]
Banks, CampbellCampbell Banks	New Zealand	FW	2006	1	1	2	0	[38]
Mohammed, HamzaHamza Mohammed	Ghana	MF	2006	1	1	2	0	[39]
de Moraes, FernandoFernando de Moraes	Australia	MF	2006	2	3	5	0	[40]
Wells, DustinDustin Wells	Australia	MF	2006	6	0	6	0	[41]
Marcina, AlenAlen Marcina	Canada	FW	2006–2007	8	0	8	2	[42]
Paston, MarkMark Paston	New Zealand	GK	2006–2007	10	0	10	0	[43]
Gordon, DeanDean Gordon	England	DF	2006–2007	6	0	6	0	[44]
Gao Leilei	China	MF	2006–2007	6	1	7	1	[45]
Fleming, JeffJeff Fleming	New Zealand	MF	2006	1	0	1	0	[46]
ODor, StevenSteven O'Dor	Australia	DF	2006–2007	3	0	3	0	[47]
Li Yan	China	MF	2006–2007	0	2	2	0	[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.