It was a weekend of fresh starts and clutch finishes for Australians abroad, with Subway Socceroos making their mark in Championship debuts and Subway Olyroos Adrian Segecic and Jed Drew delivering decisive goals to kick-start their seasons.
Catch up on all of the action from the weekend.
Subway Socceroos
The EFL Championship also kicked off over the weekend as Cameron Burgess (cap #633) made his competitive debut for Swansea, putting in a 90-minute shift as they lost 1-0 to Middlesbrough on Sunday.
Sammy Silvera (cap #634) also played 90 minutes for Boro while goalkeeper Tom Glover was on the bench.
Elsewhere in the Championship, Nestory Irankunda (cap #643) also made his competitive debut for Watford, coming off the bench in the 63rd minute as they lost 1-0 to Charlton on Saturday.
Lewis Miller (cap #635) was another Socceroo who made his debut in the Championship on Sunday, coming off the bench in the 61st minute for Blackburn Rovers in a 1-0 loss to West Brom.
Over to Portsmouth, where Hayden Matthews (cap #648) was an unused substitute as Subway Olyroo Adrian Segecic fired Pompey to an opening day win over Oxford United on Sunday.
Thomas Waddingham also came off the bench in the 93rd minute, replacing Segecic in the 1-0 win.
Massimo Luongo (cap #575) also marked his return to Millwall with a 93rd-minute appearance in a 2-1 win over Norwich City on Sunday.
Callum Elder (cap #614) was also an unused substitute for Derby County in a 3-1 loss to Stoke City on Sunday.
Over to League One, where Gethin Jones (cap #639) played the full game for MK Dons on debut in a 2-0 loss to Barrow on Sunday.
In the Netherlands, Jordan Bos (cap #632) came off the bench in the 63rd minute as Feyenoord beat NAC Breda 2-0 on Sunday. Max Balard also played the full game for NAC.
In the Eerste Divisie, Josh Nisbet (#642) made his competitive debut for Roda JC in a 3-1 win over Helmond Sport on Monday.
Over to Scotland, where Martin Boyle (cap #599) came off the bench in the 59th minute as Hibs returned to Scottish Premiership action on Monday with a 2-2 draw against Kilmarnock.
Elsewhere, Fran Karacic (cap #607) came on in the 68th minute for Hajduk Split as they continued their Croatian HNL campaign on Monday in a 2-0 win over HNK Gorica.
In the Belgian Pro League, Ryan Teague (cap #649) was an unused substitute as KV Mechelen beat K.V.C. Westerlo 1-0 on Sunday.
In Serbia, Milos Degenek (cap #585) played the full match for TSC Backa Topola in a 1-0 loss to his former side FK Crvena zvezda on Sunday.
In Italy, Alessandro Circati (cap #637) featured for Parma as they wrapped up their pre-season with a 2-1 friendly loss to 1. FC Heidenheim on Saturday.
In Scotland, Cameron Devlin (cap #625) played a full game for Heart of Midlothian FC in a 3-2 win over Dundee United on Monday.
Elsewhere in the Scottish Premiership, Keanu Baccus (cap #628) marked his return to St Mirren with a 90-minute display in a 0-0 draw against Motherwell on Sunday.
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (cap #644) came off the bench in the 71st minute for Motherwell.
Ryan McGowan (cap #546) also played a full game for Livingston in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday in a 3-1 win over Falkirk FC.
Over to the MLS, where Kye Rowles (cap #622) played another full game for DC United in a 2-0 loss to New England on Sunday.
Elsewhere in the competition, Patrick Yazbek (cap #641) played 90 minutes for Nashville in a 3-1 loss to St. Louis on Sunday.
In Asia, Thomas Deng (cap #598) also played a full game for Yokohama F.Marinos in a 1-0 loss to Tokyo Verdy on Saturday in the J1 League.
Elsewhere in the J1 League, Mitch Duke (#559) came off the bench in the 68th minute for Machida Zelvia in a 2-0 win over Vissel Kobe on Sunday.
In Korea's second tier, John Iredale (cap #640) started but only played 9 minutes before being forced off in Seoul E-Land's 0-0 draw with Hwaseong FC on Sunday at 8pm (AEST).
Elsewhere in the K2 League, Harrison Delbridge (cap #623) played the full game for Incheon United in a 2-0 win over Busan IPark on Saturday.
Subway Olyroos
As mentioned above, Adrian Segecic made a memorable start to his career in the English Championship. The reigning A-League Golden Boot made an immediate impression for Portsmouth, scoring the only goal in a win over Oxford United on Sunday.
Thomas Waddingham also came off the bench late on.
In the Austrian Bundesliga, Jed Drew was also a match-winner as he played 81 minutes and scored in TSV Hartberg's 1-0 win over FC Blau-Weiß Linz on Sunday.
Kealey Adamson also came off the bench in the 67th minute for Queens Park Rangers in the Championship on Sunday in a 1-1 draw with Preston.
In League One, Nicholas Bilokapic was in goal for Peterborough United in a 2-0 loss to Luton Town on Saturday.