1.   Besart Berisha

While the Albanian signed on as Melbourne Victory’s marquee player in the 2014-15 season, the controversial forward began his A-League career as one of Brisbane Roar’s five foreign visa players. Under the guidance of Ange Postecoglou, Berisha went on to have a impressive season for Roar scoring his debut goal against Sydney FC and grabbing four in a 7-1 thrashing of Adelaide United. The striker finished the season top goal scorer with 19 goals and was Brisbane’s hero in the A-League grand final as he nabbed two late goals to hand Roar the dunny-seat. While the Albanian's following season wasn't as successful, he still finished on 14 goals and took Roar to the semifinals. Berisha was once again a hero in the 2014 A-League Grand Final scoring in Roar’s 2-1 extra time victory over Western Sydney, in a season where he scored 11 league goals. Two A-League titles later Berisha would make his deserved marquee move to Melbourne Victory.

2.    Thomas Broich

An A-League legend, Thomas Broich was another international player brought in by Ange Postecoglou for the 2010-11 A-League season. By the end of the season, the German had claimed the Gary Wilkins Medal as Brisbane’s player of the season and become an A-League champion as Roar secured their first A-League championship. Broich remained at Brisbane for seven consecutive seasons where he became a three-time A-League champion and the only two-time Johnny Warren medallist, earning the honour in both the 2011-12 and 2013-14 A-League seasons. Never the most prolific scorer, the attacking midfielder had a knack for setting up his teammates with 66 assists over his A-League career, the most by any individual player. Broich was named Brisbane Roar’s international marquee in 2014 however, his four seasons beforehand had already solidified himself as a league icon.

3.    Milos Ninkovic

The first ever Sydney FC player to win the Johnny Warren Medal, Ninkovic’s 2016-17 season saw one of the best individual performances of any player in an A-League season. Leading the Sky Blues to finish first on the league table netting nine goals himself, before scoring the deciding penalty in the 2017 Grand Final, the Serbian cemented himself as a club legend. The following season Ninkovic re-signed as Sydney's international marquee and again proved vital, leading Sydney to their second consecutive Premiership before they bowed out in the semifinals against Melbourne Victory.

4.    Carlos Hernandez

The Cost-Rican brought flair and creativity to Melbourne Victory in 2007 when he signed on a two-year loan from his native country. The attacking midfielder was instrumental in Victory’s 2008-09 A-League championship win, scoring in both semi-final legs against Adelaide United. Hernandez’s influence was undeniable and he signed permanently for Melbourne in 2009 and in the following season, he was awarded the Johnny Warren Medal. Known for his ability to light up a crowd and score a screamer from range, Hernandez played 120 games for Victory.

5.    Bruno Fornaroli

While the Uruguayan is about to begin his third season as Melbourne City’s international marquee player, he began his City career in the 2015-16 season as one of the foreign visa players. However, this was the defining season of his A-League career as he finished the league’s top goal scorer on 25 goals, the most goals by any individual in the A-League until Sydney’s Bobo broke the record last season. He also claimed City’s player of the season award and led then side to the semi-finals of the A-League. The striker became the fastest player to reach 30 A-League goals the following season, when he became City’s international marquee.