Franko Uzelac
{{short description|Croatian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Franko Uzelac
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|11|5}}
| birth_place = Ahlen, Germany
| position = Centre back
| currentclub = MSV Duisburg
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = SV Emstek
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Werder Bremen
| youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2009
| youthclubs3 = VfL Osnabrück
| youthyears4 = 2009–2013
| youthclubs4 = VfB Oldenburg
| years1 = 2013–2016
| clubs1 = VfB Oldenburg
| caps1 = 95
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2016–2018
| clubs2 = Würzburger Kickers II
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2016–2018
| clubs3 = Würzburger Kickers
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = SV Babelsberg
| caps4 = 29
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2019–2020
| clubs5 = Fortuna Köln
| caps5 = 37
| goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2021–2024
| clubs6 = Alemannia Aachen
| caps6 = 82
| goals6 = 7
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = MSV Duisburg
| caps7 = 5
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Croatia U20
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 12:06, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Franko Uzelac (born 5 November 1994) is a footballer who plays as a centre back for MSV Duisburg.{{cite web |url=https://www.alemannia-aachen.de/profis/mannschaft/spieler/Franko-Uzelac-7154n/2022-2023-143Q/|title=Franko Uzelac |website=Alemannia-Aachen.de|publisher=|access-date=8 January 2023}} Born in Germany, he has represented Croatia at youth level.
Career
In July 2017 Uzelac moved to Regionalliga Nord side SV Babelsberg from 3. Liga club Würzburger Kickers. After several years in the fourth tier after that, he moved to MSV Duisburg of the Regionalliga West for the 2024–25 season.{{cite news|title=Franko Uzelac packt’s an: „Weiß, was wir hier auslösen können!“|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/msvereint-franko-uzelac-packts-an-weiss-was-wir-hier-ausloesen-koennen/|publisher=msv-duisburg.de|date=15 June 2024|accessdate=15 June 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|14 March 2025}}{{WorldFootball.net}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|VfB Oldenburg
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|Regionalliga Nord |25 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | |
| 2014–15
|Regionalliga Nord |34 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 2 | |
| 2015–16
|Regionalliga Nord |34 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!95 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | 95 | 5 | |
| rowspan="3"|Würzburger Kickers II
|2016–17 |7 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 2 | |
| 2017–18
|Bayernliga |3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!10 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Würzburger Kickers
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |
| SV Babelsberg
|29 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Fortuna Köln
|19 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 4 | |
| 2020–21
|Regionalliga West |18 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 6 | |
| rowspan=5|Alemannia Aachen
|2020–21 |Regionalliga West |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|Regionalliga West |26 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 4 | |
| 2022–23
|Regionalliga West |29 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 3 | |
| 2023–24
|Regionalliga West |25 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!82 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | 82 | 7 | |
| MSV Duisburg
|Regionalliga West |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!265 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 24 |
References
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External links
- {{Kicker}}
- {{Soccerway}}
{{MSV Duisburg squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uzelac, Franko}}
Category:Sportspeople from Ahlen
Category:Footballers from Münster (region)
Category:German people of Croatian descent
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Croatian men's footballers
Category:Croatia men's youth international footballers
Category:VfB Oldenburg players
Category:FC Würzburger Kickers players
Category:SV Babelsberg 03 players
Category:SC Fortuna Köln players
Category:Alemannia Aachen players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Oberliga (football) players
Category:Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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