Dylan Wenzel-Halls
Personal information
Full name Dylan Wenzel-Halls
Date of birth (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997
Place of birth Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Central Coast Mariners
Number 14
Youth career
Ipswich Knights
2003-2004 Olympic FC
2016 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Olympic FC 23 (2)
2016 Brisbane Roar NPL 19 (3)
2017–2018 Western Pride 29 (40)
2018 Brisbane Roar NPL 3 (1)
2018–2021 Brisbane Roar 67 (14)
2021–2023 Western United 34 (5)
2023– Central Coast Mariners 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2016

Dylan Wenzel-Halls (born 15 December 1997) is an Australian footballer who plays as a striker for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League.

Club career

Youth career

Wenzel-Halls played youth football at local club Ipswich Knights FC,[1] played junior U8 through to U15 at Brisbane Lions FC and then at Olympic FC from 2013 to 2015,[2] and with Brisbane Roar FC Youth in 2016.[3]

Western Pride

In the 2017 NPL Queensland grand final, Wenzel-Halls scored an 89th-minute free kick against Moreton Bay United, winning the match 2-1 and securing Pride’s first piece of silverware.[4] He was named in the 2017 NPL QLD Team of the Year,[5] and won the 2018 Queensland NPL Golden Boot with 24 goals in 14 games.[6][7]

While playing for Western Pride, Wenzel-Halls broke the record for the most goals scored in a single National Premier Leagues match, scoring seven goals in a 15–0 win over Sunshine Coast FC.[8][9]

Brisbane Roar

On 4 May 2018, following his goal-scoring exploits in the NPL, Wenzel-Halls signed a one-year contract with A-League club Brisbane Roar.[10]

He made his professional debut on 24 November 2018 against Melbourne City, replacing Matt McKay in injury time with the Roar going on to win the match 2–0.[11]

Wenzel-Halls grabbed his first A-League assist in a 2–1 loss to Adelaide United on 30 November 2018, providing the cutback for Henrique's goal.[12] He scored his first A-League goal in a Round 17 clash with Adelaide United on 2 February 2019, scoring the Roar's second goal as they went down 4–3 at Hindmarsh Stadium.[13]

Western United

On 20 June 2021, Wenzel-Halls left Brisbane Roar and joined Western United, signing a three-year contract.[14] In January 2023, Wenzel-Halls departed the club by mutual consent to allow him pursue another opportunity.[15]

Central Coast Mariners

A couple of days after leaving Western United, it was announced by Central Coast Mariners that they had signed Wenzel-Halls until the end of the 2024–25 season.[16] Wenzel-Halls made his debut for the Mariners against Brisbane Roar, his first A-League club, on 1 April 2023, after an injury-stalled start to his time at the club. Wenzel-Halls scored his first goal for the Mariners against Western United, his other former club, at Eureka Stadium on 7 April 2023, his second appearance for the Mariners.[17]

Honours

Western United

Central Coast Mariners

References

  1. ↑ "Dylan returns home rich in higher level experience". Queensland Times. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dylan Wenzel-Halls - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "New recruit hunting Hyundai A-League dream". Brisbane Roar FC. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Football Queensland – NPL Match Centre – Western Pride FC v Moreton Bay United FC". SportsTG. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Lems, David (4 September 2017). "'A bit of magic': How young gun set up title-winning goal". Queensland Times. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wenzel-Halls, McElligott, Shol. 109 goals between them! Congrats to the 2018 Golden Boot winners". Football Queensland on Instagram. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Competition Stats for NPL QLD". SportsTG. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Football Queensland – NPL Match Centre – Western Pride FC v Sunshine Coast FC". SportsTG. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Lems, David (4 March 2018). "After seven amazing goals, Dylan boosts professional shot". Queensland Times. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (4 May 2018). "Brisbane Roar part ways with striker Corey Gameiro, bring in local goal machine". The Courier-Mail.
  11. ↑ Parkin, Richard (24 November 2018). "Sportwatch: A-League, Hockeyroos, and W-League – as it happened". The Guardian. And it's an A-League debut for Dylan Wenzel-Halls from the Queensland NPL. He's got about three minutes to show his wares.
  12. ↑ "Adelaide United 2 Brisbane Roar 1: Halloran brace settles ill-tempered affair". Omnisport. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  13. ↑ "A-League Review: Seven goals and three red cards in incredible Adelaide United win". sports.yahoo.com. Omnisport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "Striker Dylan Wenzel-Halls joins Western United". Western United. 21 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Dylan Wenzel-Halls departs Western United". Western United. 29 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Dylan Wenzel-Halls signs for the Mariners until 2025". Central Coast Mariners. 31 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Mariners break Victorian hoodoo, beat Western in ALM". Yahoo!. 7 April 2023.
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