Ryall injured for the majority of the season. In July 2019, following the retirement of captain Brosque and after spending 3 years as vice-captain, Wilkinson was appointed captain of Sydney FC. International career He represented Australia in 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. In August 2006, Alex was selected for the first time to join the 22-man Socceroos squad, training for the Asian Cup against Kuwait. He has also joined the 37-man training squad for the Socceroos against Qatar. He made his full national team debut against Ecuador in a friendly at The New Den in London on 5 March 2014. He was a surprise inclusion for Australia's 2014 World Cup squad and started in Australia's 3–1 opening loss to Chile. After he cleared a certain goal off the line he was the first player in history to be involved in FIFA's new goal line review system which showed he successfully saved a goal. On 30 March 2015 in a friendly match against FYR Macedonia, at the 72nd minute as captain Mile Jedinak was substituted off the ground, Wilkinson was handed the captain's arm band. Career statistics Honours Club Central Coast Mariners A-League Premiership: 2007–08, 2011–12 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup: 2005 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K League 1: 2014, 2015 Sydney FC A-League Premiership: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20 A-League Championship: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20 FFA Cup: 2017 International Australia AFC Asian Cup: 2015 OFC U-20 Championship: 2002 OFC U-17 Championship: 2001 Individual K League Best XI: 2014 PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20 Sydney FC Player of the Year: 2020–21 Sydney FC season References External links Central Coast Mariners profile Oz Football profile 1984 births Living people Soccer players from Sydney People educated at Epping Boys High School Australia youth international soccer players Australia under-20 international soccer players Australian expatriate soccer players Central Coast Mariners FC players Northern Spirit FC players Jiangsu F.C. players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Melbourne City FC players Sydney FC players A-League Men players Chinese Super League players K League 1 players Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in South Korea Australian expatriate sportspeople in China Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Association football central defenders Australian soccer players Australia international soccer players