You may not know them, but these 12 European-based Aussies are either going to be the next A-League homecoming kings or big foreign stars of tomorrow.
10. BRENT MCGRATH
If you catch yourself down at the pub on a Thursday night, this bloke is a trivia question extraordinaire.
A talented striker with a patchy goalscoring record, who's played everywhere from Adelaide to Thailand to Denmark, McGrath is actually a Socceroo - he helped the Socceroos famously beat Germany, in Germany, in 2011.
Two years later he was playing for Bentleigh Greens in the Victorian NPL. Life's either sweet or a prick, depending on how full your glass is. His story is particularly significant for those wondering about, or looking for, a life as a footballer overseas.
"There's a fine line between being a pro and basically not cutting it," McGrath told Goal Australia in 2015.
"So I think if you can get a team or get a spot in Europe - just keep it for as long as you can because, at the end of the day, football as a career is not very long.
"Now I know that that's what I want and I like to say it's [the past couple of years] been a stepping stone, so I've learnt a lot along the way but I know what it's like in Europe and I'm just going to take things as they come and … this time just try and get my timing right."
Now 28, the dynamic centre-forward is coming off a lean spell at Danish top-flight club Esbjerg, but has been prolific in the Danish first division at FC Fredericia, so while on the surface it seems his level has a cap, he could excel under the right manager.
His former stomping ground in the City of Churches happen to be looking for a striker and he could almost pass for Ben Halloran if you were squinting, so here's hoping he ditches the Danish dreg-leagues and makes a triumphant A-League return.
No fun keeping this gem just to trivia nights.
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