Pedj Bojic

Predrag "Pedj" Bojić (born 9 April 1984) is an Australian football (soccer) player who last played professionally for Sydney FC.

Pedj Bojić
Bojić playing for Central Coast Mariners in 2008
Personal information
Full name Predrag Bojić
Date of birth (1984-04-09) 9 April 1984
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Parramatta Power 3 (0)
2003–2004 Sydney Olympic 13 (1)
2004–2007 Northampton Town 115 (6)
2008 Sutherland Sharks 20 (1)
2008–2013 Central Coast Mariners 125 (7)
2013–2015 Sydney FC 20 (0)
2019 Maccabi Hakoah 6 (0)
National team
2001 Australia U-17 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2010

Club career

Bojić's professional career began at Australian club Parramatta Power in the 2000–01 season, where he played for two years. He went to Sydney Olympic and then moved to Northampton in England the following season on a free transfer after a successful trial.[1]

Northampton Town

Bojić joined the Cobblers at the start of the 2004–05 season, when he became a first team player. With Pedj playing a part, Northampton reached the play-off semi-finals, where they were beaten by Southend United. Next season, he and the club had more luck. He made 23 starts and 18 substitute appearances and scored four league goals as the club finished second in the league and won promotion.[2]

In the 2006–07 season, Bojić played 30 times in League One. Bojić suffered a hernia injury in January 2007, which kept him out for two to four months and eventually led to the end of his Northampton Town career. He is remembered with fondness at Sixfields as a tough tackling right back who gave his all, and popped up with several spectacular goals.

Central Coast Mariners

On 28 July 2008, Bojić was signed to a one-year deal with the Mariners after impressing in several trials.[3] After becoming a first team regular and impressing at the Mariners, Bojić signed a two-year contract extension on 9 October 2008.[4]

Bojić was released by the Central Coast Mariners on 23 May 2013 and was expected to subsequently sign with Sydney FC.[5]

On 20 July 2013, Bojić started for the A-League All Stars in the inaugural A-League All Stars Game against Manchester United, a match in which the A-League All Stars were thrashed 5–1, courtesy of goals from Danny Welbeck, Jesse Lingard and Robin van Persie. Bojić was substituted off in the 45th minute of the match, and was replaced by Perth Glory defender Joshua Risdon.

Sydney FC

Bojić signed with Sydney FC on a two-year deal on 19 June 2013.[6] He made his first official appearance for the club in Round 1 of the 2013/14 A-League season at home to the Newcastle Jets. Sydney won the game 2–0 with Bojić putting in a strong performance on debut.

Bojić was released in January 2015.[7]

Personal

Aside from playing professional football, Bojić has his own personal training business in Sydney [8] as well as being heavily involved with his clothing brand "A-List Limited". He is of Serbian heritage.

Honors

Club

Central Coast Mariners

International

Australia U17

Individual

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Parramatta Power 2001–02 National Soccer League 30000030
2002–03 00000000
Sydney Olympic 2003–04 1310000131
Northampton Town FC 2004–05 Football League Two 3507000420
2005–06 3647200436
2006–07 Football League One 2704000310
Northampton Town total 984182001166
Sutherland Sharks 2008 NSW Premier League 2013000231
Central Coast Mariners 2008–09 A-League 2101050270
2009–10 2520000252
2010–11 2700000270
2011–12 2720040312
2012–13 2530051304
Mariners total 1257101411408
Sydney FC 2013–14 A-League 1200000120
2014–15 803000110
Sydney total2003000230
Total 2791325214131816

References

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