ADELAIDE United is on the verge of losing its best-ever striker, Serginho van Dijk.

Van Dijk's 49 A-League goals - which equates to a goal every second game - rank him just below Melbourne Victory's Archie Thompson and Perth Glory's Shane Smeltz in terms of all-time goalscoring feats.

With a year left on his contract, van Dijk told The Advertiser he was contemplating a move at the end of the season.

Family commitments have fast-tracked his intention to move closer to or back to the Netherlands after the Dutchman signed a three-year Reds marquee contract in 2010.

" ... we want to see if we can find a solution," van Dijk said. "But I still have a year (on the) contract and it's not going to be easy.

"Of course it's something I have to work out with the co-operation of the club."

With van Dijk set to take the Indonesian oath of allegiance at the end of the season, his new citizenship is also bound to open football doors across the big leagues of Asia with the three foreigners-plus-one Asian Football Confederation native ruling.

The goalscoring machine - who kicked the A-League's 1500th goal in the Reds' clash against Perth Glory in 2010 - said the decision to move away from Adelaide was not sport-related.

"This is all for my family," said van Dijk, who also owns the Dutch fashion label sixlovesnine.

Van Dijk is yet to broach the possibility of formally discussing a premature end to his Reds contract; but if Adelaide officials agree, the Dutchman could be followed by fringe Socceroo Dario Vidosic. "I'll wait until the end of the season before talking to the club," van Dijk said.

"We've been here in Australia now for four years and we're on the other side of the world.

"We miss our own family."

Vidosic, Adelaide's Australian marquee player, could also seek an early release from the three-year term he signed last year.

Vidosic was destined to return to the Brisbane Roar during the FIFA January transfer window, before Reds officials declared the midfielder was a required player.

But before van Dijk considers his future away from the Reds, the striker said he was aiming to make a return to the starting XI against the Central Coast Mariners at Gosford on Saturday.

Van Dijk was benched during Adelaide's emphatic 2-1 AFC Champions League win over Bunyodkor last week, before the Dutchman was forced out of last weekend's 1-1 draw with the Roar because of a back injury.

"Of course this is not the best season - this is one of the worst ones and we can end this on a high note in the Champions League," van Dijk said.

"But I want to make sure I'm ready for the weekend's game."