2. GOL-GOL MEBRAHTU

The most familiar face on this list to A-league fans, at one stage Mebrahtu was even being bigged up for a World Cup tilt. It possibly says more about the Socceroos dearth of striker options than it does Mebrahtu's skillset, but when fit, Gol-Gol can be a bit of a weapon.

A far burlier, prolific out-and-out striker now than he was during his A-League days, Mebrahtu has had multiple spells at Czech club Mlada Boleslav where he was scoring showreel goals for fun. 

His 19 goals in 47 appearances earned him a move to Fortuna Liga giants Sparta Praha, but one goal in nine matches now sees him a free agent.

The problem, as it has and will be for many on this list, is the injury history. At 28, with an ACL rupture and a muscular hairline fracture in the recent past, it makes for grim reading.

Clearly an emphatic talent, Mebrahtu could still make it in Europe if he stays fit and at his age and with the Socceroos always a scoring streak away, may want to leave a homecoming as the last resort. 

But it all depends on what his body, not his mind, has to say.