Filip Ugrinić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Filip Ugrinić

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|1|5}}

| birth_place = Lucerne, Switzerland

| height = 1.84 m{{soccerway|filip-ugrinic/466029|accessdate=19 October 2020}}

| position = Central midfielder{{worldfootball.net|filip-ugrinic}}

| currentclub = Young Boys

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = 2006–2010

| youthclubs1 = FC Kickers Luzern

| youthyears2 = 2006–2016

| youthclubs2 = Luzern

| years1 = 2016–2022

| clubs1 = Luzern

| caps1 = 121

| goals1 = 20

| years2 = 2019–2020

| clubs2 = → Emmen (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–

| clubs3 = Young Boys

| caps3 = 87

| goals3 = 8

| nationalyears1 = 2017

| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U18

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U19

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2018

| nationalteam3 = Switzerland U20

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2019

| nationalteam4 = Switzerland U21

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2023–

| nationalteam5 = Switzerland

| nationalcaps5 = 3

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| club-update = 15 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 15 October 2024

}}

Filip Ugrinić ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Филип Угринић}}; born 5 January 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Switzerland national team.{{Worldfootball.net|filip-ugrinic}}

Club career

=FC Luzern=

Born in Lucerne, Switzerland, Ugrinić began playing football for local club FC Kickers Luzern before moving to the Luzern in 2006.{{cite news |title=Jungtalent Filip Ugrinic bleibt beim FCL |url=https://www.zentralplus.ch/news/jungtalent-filip-ugrinic-bleibt-beim-fcl-762429/ |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=zentralplus |date=4 December 2016 |language=de-CH}}

At the start of the 2016–17 season, he made the leap into the FC Luzern first team competing in Swiss Super League, where he made his professional debut on 15 October 2016 in the away game against Basel.{{cite news |last1=Tedesco |first1=E. |title="Die Jungs wollen es so, jetzt müssen sie da durch" |url=https://www.20min.ch/story/die-jungs-wollen-es-so-jetzt-muessen-sie-da-durch-322567860721 |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=20 Minuten |date=16 October 2016 |language=de}} On 26 November in the 2–1 away victory against Thun, Ugrinić was in the starting line-up for the first time and played the entire match. He also recorded his first assist in the Super League in this game, directing a free-kick to Tomislav Puljić who made it 1–0.{{cite news |title=Schindelholz trifft, doch Thun verliert |url=https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/sport/fussball/schindelholz-trifft-doch-thun-verliert/story/28899883 |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=Berner Zeitung |date=26 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703185140/https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/sport/fussball/schindelholz-trifft-doch-thun-verliert/story/28899883 |archive-date=3 July 2017 |language=de}} On 3 December 2016, he signed his first professional contract with Luzern until 2020.{{cite news |title=LUZERN: Filip Ugrinic unterschreibt Profivertrag |url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/fussball/fcl/Filip-Ugrinic-unterschreibt-Profivertrag;art98,906866 |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=Luzerner Zeitung |date=3 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206181753/http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/fussball/fcl/Filip-Ugrinic-unterschreibt-Profivertrag;art98,906866 |archive-date=6 December 2016 |language=de}} His youth contract ran until 2017.{{cite news |title=Filip Ugrinic mit Profivertrag |url=https://www.luzerner-rundschau.ch/sport-regional/detail/article/filip-ugrinic-mit-profivertrag-00100444/# |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=Luzerner Rundschau |date=6 December 2016 |language=de}}

On 13 July 2017, Ugrinić made his European debut in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, a 2–0 loss to Osijek.{{cite web |title=Osijek-Luzern |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2021846--osijek-vs-luzern/ |website=UEFA |access-date=2 June 2022}} He scored his first professional goal on 26 October 2017 in a 3–2 away win in the Swiss Cup, knocking out Echallens.{{cite news |last1=Wyrsch |first1=Daniel |title=FUSSBALL: FC Luzern kommt in Echallens mit einem blauen Auge davon |url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/fcluzern/fussball-fc-luzern-kommt-in-echallens-mit-einem-blauen-auge-davon-ld.115346 |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=Luzerner Zeitung |date=26 October 2017 |language=de}}

Ugrinić scored his first league goal on 30 September 2018; his was the solitary goal in a 3–1 home defeat against Sion.{{cite news |title=FCL verliert gegen Sion |url=https://regiofussball.ch/2018/09/30/fcl-verliert-gegen-sion/ |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=REGIOfussball |date=30 September 2018 |language=de-DE}}

On 3 July 2019, his contract with Luzern was extended until 2021 and he was sent on a season-long loan to Eredivisie club Emmen.{{cite news |last1=Spörri |first1=Julian |title=Filip Ugrinic verlängert Vertrag beim FCL um ein Jahr – und wird an den FC Emmen ausgeliehen |url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/fcluzern/filip-ugrinic-verlaengert-vertrag-beim-fcl-um-ein-jahr-und-wird-an-den-fc-emmen-ausgeliehen-ld.1132697 |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=Luzerner Zeitung |date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126001713/https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/fcluzern/filip-ugrinic-verlaengert-vertrag-beim-fcl-um-ein-jahr-und-wird-an-den-fc-emmen-ausgeliehen-ld.1132697 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |language=de}}{{cite news |title=Emmen pikt zevende zomeraanwinst op uit Zwitserland |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/emmen-pikt-zevende-zomeraanwinst-op-uit-zwitserland |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=Voetbal International |date=3 July 2019 |language=nl}} After his return to Luzern, he won the Swiss Cup with the team in May 2021.{{cite news |title=Nach 29 Jahren: Luzern ist Schweizer Cup-Sieger |url=https://www.kicker.de/st-gallen-gegen-luzern-2021-schweizer-cup-4706867/spielbericht |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=kicker |date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531042655/https://www.kicker.de/st-gallen-gegen-luzern-2021-schweizer-cup-4706867/spielbericht |archive-date=31 May 2021 |language=de-DE}}

=BSC Young Boys=

On 31 May 2022, Young Boys announced that they had reached an agreement with Luzern for the transfer of Ugrinić. He signed a four-year contract and was set to join the club on 1 July.{{cite web |title=Filip Ugrinic wechselt zu den Young Boys |url=https://www.bscyb.ch/news?nID=13075 |website=BSC Young Boys |access-date=2 June 2022 |language=de |date=31 May 2022}}

International career

Ugrinić is a youth international for Switzerland at the U18 and U19 levels. In October 2019, he was capped at U21 level.{{cite web|url=http://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/U-19/Team.aspx/t-41644/p-710836|title=Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Team|website=www.football.ch}}{{cite web|url=http://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/U-18/Team.aspx/t-41645/p-710836|title=Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Team|website=www.football.ch}}

Personal life

Born in Switzerland, Ugrinić is of Serbian descent.{{cite news |title=Le plus jeune de Raiffeisen Super League est Lucernois |url=https://www.sfl.ch/fr/news/news/article/le-plus-jeune-de-raiffeisen-super-league-est-lucernois/?no_cache=1 |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=SwissFootballLeague |date=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518025222/https://www.sfl.ch/fr/news/news/article/le-plus-jeune-de-raiffeisen-super-league-est-lucernois/?no_cache=1 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |language=fr}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 15 May 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/filip-ugrinic/466029/ |title=Filip Ugrinic Statistics |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Soccerway}}

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
rowspan="6"\|Luzern \|2016–17 \|rowspan="5"\|Swiss Super League \|21	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	22	0
2017–18 \|17	0	2	1	1{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	0	colspan="2"\|—	20	1
2018–19 \|14	1	2	0	1{{efn\|name=UEL}}	0	colspan="2"\|—	17	1
2020–21 \|33	5	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	35	5
2021–22 \|34	9	5	1	2{{efn\|name=UEC\|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	0	colspan="2"\|—	41	10
colspan="2"\|Total !119	15	12	2	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	135	17
rowspan="4"\|Young Boys \|2022–23 \|rowspan="3"\|Swiss Super League \|29	1	5	2	3{{efn\|name=UEC}}	0	colspan="2"\|—	37	3
2023–24 \|24	4	1	0	9{{efn\|Eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}	3	colspan="2"\|—	34	7
2024–25 \|34	3	4	1	9{{efn\|name=UCL\|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}	1	colspan="2"\|—	47	5
colspan="2"\|Total !87	8	10	3	21	4	colspan="2"\|—	119	15
Emmen (loan) \|2019–20 \|Eredivisie \|13	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	13	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !219	23	22	5	25	4	0	0	266	32

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="2"\|Switzerland \|2023	2	0
2024	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total	3	0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals

rowspan="2"|Switzerland

|2023

2024

colspan="2"|Total