Steven Ugarkovic
Steven Ugarkovic (born 19 August 1994) is a Croatian Australian footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for A-League club Newcastle Jets.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Peter Ugarkovic | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sydney United | |||
| Marconi Stallions | |||
| –2012 | Blacktown Spartans | ||
| 2013 | Osijek | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Osijek | 42 | (1) |
| 2015 | → HNK Gorica (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | Newcastle Jets | 124 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Australia U23 | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2015 | |||
A player with strong Croatian roots, midfielder Steven Ugarkovic has worked tirelessly to secure his place in the centre of a talented Newcastle Jets midfield. After joining the club in the middle of the 2015/16 season, Ugarkovic and Ben Kantarovski carved out a fantastic partnership in the middle of the park which has been the backbone to much of the Jets' strength in attack. The highlight of his time so far with the Newcastle Jets so far has been the goal which secured the Jets' their first win in Gosford in nearly 3000 days. Ugarkovic scored the lone goal in a 1–0 win over the Mariners in February 2016. Ugarkovic's first appearance for the Newcastle Jets was on 31 January 2016, in a 1–0 loss to Adelaide United.[2]
His father, John Ugarkovic, played in the NSL for Sydney United.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 5 August 2020[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Osijek | 2013–14 | Croatian First Football League | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 26 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | Croatian First Football League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Croatian First Football League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Gorica (loan) | 2014–15 | Croatian Second Football League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2015–16 | A-League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | A-League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | A-League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | A-League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | A-League | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| Total | 117 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 7 | ||
| Career totals | 167 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 5 | ||
External links
- Steven Ugarkovic at Soccerway
References
- Petorica igrača sporazumno napustila Istru 1961 Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine at NogometPlus
- "Steven Ugarkovic". Newcastle Jets. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- http://www.a-league.com.au/article/hyundai-a-league-lads-and-their-dads/lv14th33tq9d1d88pbcm128b0
- Steven Ugarkovic at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2020.