 Ugarkovic with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Peter Ugarkovic | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000 | Sydney United | ||
| 0000 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 0000 | Blacktown Spartans | ||
| 2013 | Osijek | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Osijek | 42 | (1) |
| 2015 | → HNK Gorica (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Newcastle Jets | 135 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 32 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Melbourne City | 51 | (6) |
| 2025– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Australia U23 | 12 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2015 | |||
Steven Ugarković (Croatian: [uˈɡarkɔʋitɕ];[1] born 19 August 1994) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.[2]
Career
Osijek
Ugarkovic started his professional career at Croatian club NK Osijek, moving from his home city of Sydney, Australia to pursue a career in football at the age of 17.[3]
Newcastle Jets
Ugarkovic returned to Australia in the January transfer window of the 2015-16 A-League season.[4] Ugarkovic's first appearance for the Newcastle Jets was on 31 January 2016, in a 1–0 loss to Adelaide United.[5]
In January 2021, it was announced that Ugarkovic would play out the rest of the 2020-21 A-League season at Newcastle before joining Western Sydney Wanderers FC for the 2021-22 A-League season.[6] Ugarkovic spent 4+1⁄2 seasons at Newcastle.[7] Ugarkovic made 144 appearances for Newcastle across all competitions, scoring 9 goals.
Western Sydney Wanderers
Ugarkovic completed his transfer early in a swap deal involving Jordan O'Doherty joining Newcastle,[8] and spent the end of the 2020-21 season as well as the 2021-22 season at Western Sydney.
Ugarkovic departed the Wanderers at the completion of his first full season at the club.[9] Ugarkovic made 35 appearances and scored 4 goals in all competitions for the Wanderers.
Wellington Phoenix
Ugarkovic joined Wellington Phoenix ahead of the 2022-23 season.[10]
Ugarkovic was also at the Phoenix for a single season only, in March announcing his impending departure at the end of the season.[11] Ugarkovic made 27 appearances for Wellington, scoring one goal.
Personal life
His father, John Ugarkovic, played in the NSL for Sydney United.[12]
In June 2022, Steven Ugarkovic married Bianka Ugarkovic.
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 May 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | 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 | — | 48 | 2 | |||
| Gorica (loan) | 2014–15 | Croatian Second Football League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2015–16 | A-League | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | A-League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | A-League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | A-League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | A-League | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | A-League | 17 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 135 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 9 | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2020–21 | A-League Men | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| Melbourne City | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| Career total | 271 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 298 | 19 | ||
References
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPyDwrxiaCT/?igsh=dXQ0a2R3cjRkem1t
- Petorica igrača sporazumno napustila Istru 1961 Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine at NogometPlus
- "19-year-old Australian-born Steven Ugarkovic making waves following move to Croatia". Fox Sports Australia. 13 January 2014.
- "News: Jets sign Olyroo Steven Ugarkovic". Newcastle Jets FC. 7 January 2016.
- "Steven Ugarkovic". Newcastle Jets. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "Ugarkovic Jets off to Wanderers - next season". SBS Australia. 4 January 2021.
- "Midfielder Steven Ugarkovic bails out on Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Herald. 6 May 2021.
- "Midfielder Wanderers land Jets' Ugarkovic in A-League". The West Australian. 7 May 2021.
- "Ugarkovic departs Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 2 June 2022.
- "Wellington Phoenix sign experienced Australian midfielder Steven Ugarkovic". Stuff. 2 June 2022.
- "Wellington Phoenix exodus: Oli Sail, Clayton Lewis and Steven Ugarkovic to leave next season". Stuff.co.nz. 3 March 2023.
- "Hyundai A-League lads and their dads". 4 February 2016.
- Steven Ugarkovic at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
External links
- Steven Ugarković at Soccerway.com
- Steven Ugarković at FBref.com
- Steven Ugarković at kicker (in German)