Profile of A. Rufer

Season 2024/25

Official matches
20
Matches
1633'
Minutes
0
0
Goals/90'
1
0.06
Assists/90'
8/1
0.5
Cards/90'

A. Rufer

Alex Arthur Rufer
29
years
NZL
New Zealand
75
kgs
Mid
position
184
cms
16
shirt number
2.97
M.€
62
ELO

Born on 12 June 1996 in Genf

Personal data
Country of birth
Switzerland Switzerland
Nationality
New Zealand New Zealand
Other nationality
Switzerland Switzerland
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Europa Occidental
Career details
Current competition
A-League A-League
Previous competition
New Zealand Premiership New Zealand Premiership
Historic team
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix
Historical competition
A-League A-League
Last number
16
Most common shirt number
14
Other shirt numbers
14, 8, 19, 9, 25

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
A-League
26%
Wins
5 W
2 D
12 L
FFA Cup Australia
100%
Wins
1 W
0 D
0 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 29 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
9
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle Jets 30 26 8 6 12 43 44 -1
10
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners 26 26 5 11 10 29 51 -22
11
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix 24 26 6 6 14 27 43 -16
12
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar 21 26 5 6 15 32 51 -19
13
Perth Glory
Perth Glory 17 26 4 5 17 22 56 -34

Position on the pitch

Main position
Defensive midfielder 79%
Other positions
  • Midfielder 21%
CDM
CM
Football pitch

Attributes

65
pace
51
shot
60
pass
61
Dribbling
48
defence
64
physical
Main features
Leadership

Rating progression

62 ▼ -2
15307 13
57478 13
57478 20
2744 14
Highest value in career
65 (2024)
Rankings
General
19941º
Age
1476º
By country
22º 22º
By position
5541º MF
By position
4271º CDM CDM

Evolution of market value

2 M€ ▲ 0.3
15307 13
57478 13
57478 20
2744 14
Highest value in career
3.02M (2025)
Rankings
General
11492º
Age
860º
By country
14º 14º
By position
3310º MF
By position
2561º CDM CDM
Contract information
Agent
FFP
Start of contract
01/08/2013
End of contract
30/06/2026
FINAL YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
31/07/2038
Last signing
01/08/2013

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
13/14 01/08/2013
Escudo
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
Free transfer
12/13 01/01/2013
Escudo
Escudo
Free transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Current season 20
0
64
Calendar year 14
0
63
Last 365 days 28
0
64
Last 3 years 81
5
0.06
62
Last 5 years 122
5
0.04
60
Career 235
8
0.03
55

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
2024/25
20 0 1 8 1 20 18 2 1633' 28 5.9 64
FFA Cup Australia
FFA Cup Australia
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 90' 28 5.7 62
A-League
A-League
19 0 1 7 0 19 17 2 1543' 28 5.9 64
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
2023/24
26 3 1 8 1 26 26 0 2280' 27 7.2 62
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
2022/23
21 2 0 5 0 21 17 4 1356' 27 6 57
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
2021/22
14 0 1 3 0 14 14 0 1103' 25 6 57
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
2020/21
24 0 4 4 1 24 19 5 1634' 25 6.1 56

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
12 176 137 12064' 5 50
Wellington Phoenix II
Wellington Phoenix II
5 27 27 2326' 3 5
Manawatu
Manawatu
1 5 4 325' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
A-League
A-League
12 166 128 11302' 5 47
Premiership
Premiership
6 32 31 2651' 3 6
Australia Cup
Australia Cup
7 10 9 762' 0 3

For the national team

3808
21 times at International
4 times at U20
3 times at U17
-
Average number of goals
0
4
2
0
Other information
Times called up
35
Matches as a starter
12
Off the bench
9
Debut
7/9/2015
Age on debut
19.2 years
Last match
10/6/2025
Age in last game
29.0 years

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
New Zealand
New Zealand
2025
3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 65' 28 4.4 62
International Friendly
International Friendly
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 45' 28 4.4 62
WC Qual. Oceania
WC Qual. Oceania
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 20' 28 4.5 63
New Zealand
New Zealand
2024
10 0 3 2 0 10 9 1 810' 28 6.9 64
New Zealand
New Zealand
2023
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 26 5.8 60
New Zealand
New Zealand
2019
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 46' 23 4.6 56
New Zealand
New Zealand
2018
2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 84' 21 4.7 44

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
New Zealand
New Zealand
7 21 12 1199' 0 2
Nueva Zelanda U17
Nueva Zelanda U17
1 3 3 265' 0 2
Nueva Zelanda U20
Nueva Zelanda U20
1 3 3 216' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
6 12 6 601' 0 1
WC Qual. Oceania
WC Qual. Oceania
3 5 2 238' 0 0
OFC Nations Cup
OFC Nations Cup
1 4 4 360' 0 1
World Cup U17
World Cup U17
1 3 3 265' 0 2
U20 World Cup
U20 World Cup
1 3 3 216' 0 0

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances