Steven Ugarkovic
{{Short description|Australian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Steven Ugarkovic
| image = Steven Ugarkovic 2021.png
| caption = Ugarkovic with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2021
| fullname = Steven Peter Ugarkovic
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|08|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Western Sydney Wanderers
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}
| youthclubs1 = Sydney United
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}
| youthclubs2 = Marconi Stallions
| youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}
| youthclubs3 = Blacktown Spartans
| youthyears4 = 2013
| youthclubs4 = Osijek
| years1 = 2013–2016
| clubs1 = Osijek
| caps1 = 42
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = → HNK Gorica (loan)
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016–2021
| clubs3 = Newcastle Jets
| caps3 = 135
| goals3 = 9
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs4 = Western Sydney Wanderers
| caps4 = 32
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2022–2023
| clubs5 = Wellington Phoenix
| caps5 = 27
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2023–2025
| clubs6 = Melbourne City
| caps6 = 35
| goals6 = 6
| years7 = 2025–
| clubs7 = Western Sydney Wanderers
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013–2014
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam1 = Croatia U19
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2017
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam2 = Australia U23
| club-update = 24 December 2024
| ntupdate = 16 November 2015
}}
Steven Ugarkovic (born 19 August 1994) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.[http://www.nogometplus.net/nogometplusnet/blitzplus/TabId/157/artmid/726/articleid/8520/Default.aspx Petorica igrača sporazumno napustila Istru 1961] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222151319/http://www.nogometplus.net/nogometplusnet/blitzplus/TabId/157/artmid/726/articleid/8520/Default.aspx |date=22 December 2015 }} at NogometPlus
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/yearold-australianborn-steven-ugarkovic-making-waves-following-move-to-croatia/news-story/dd49b95031417e8e80af99cfa0b1ea70|title=19-year-old Australian-born Steven Ugarkovic making waves following move to Croatia|website=Fox Sports Australia|date=13 January 2014 }}
=Newcastle Jets=
Ugarkovic returned to Australia in the January transfer window of the 2015-16 A-League season.{{Cite web|url=https://newcastlejetsfc.com.au/news/news-jets-sign-olyroo-steven-ugarkovic|title=News: Jets sign Olyroo Steven Ugarkovic|website=Newcastle Jets FC|date=7 January 2016 }} Ugarkovic's first appearance for the Newcastle Jets was on 31 January 2016, in a 1–0 loss to Adelaide United.{{Cite web|date=2017-07-31|title=Steven Ugarkovic|url=https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/player/steven-ugarkovic|access-date=2020-08-05|website=Newcastle Jets|language=en}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/sport/article/ugarkovic-jets-off-to-wanderers-next-season/lehkjs5j6|title=Ugarkovic Jets off to Wanderers - next season|website=SBS Australia|date=4 January 2021 }} Ugarkovic spent {{frac|4|1|2}} seasons at Newcastle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7242099/midfielder-steven-ugarkovic-bails-out-on-newcastle-jets/|title=Midfielder Steven Ugarkovic bails out on Newcastle Jets|website=Newcastle Herald|date=6 May 2021 }} 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,{{Cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/soccer/wanderers-land-jets-ugarkovic-in-a-league-c-2779913|title=Midfielder Wanderers land Jets' Ugarkovic in A-League|website=The West Australian|date=7 May 2021 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://wswanderersfc.com.au/news/ugarkovic-departs-wanderers|title=Ugarkovic departs Wanderers|website=Western Sydney Wanderers FC|date=2 June 2022 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/128852243/wellington-phoenix-sign-experienced-australian-midfielder-steven-ugarkovic|title=Wellington Phoenix sign experienced Australian midfielder Steven Ugarkovic|website=Stuff|date=2 June 2022 }}
Ugarkovic was also at the Phoenix for a single season only, in March announcing his impending departure at the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/131382411/wellington-phoenix-exodus-oli-sail-clayton-lewis-and-steven-ugarkovic-to-leave-next-season|title=Wellington Phoenix exodus: Oli Sail, Clayton Lewis and Steven Ugarkovic to leave next season|website=Stuff.co.nz|date=3 March 2023 }} Ugarkovic made 27 appearances for Wellington, scoring one goal.
Personal life
His father, John Ugarkovic, played in the NSL for Sydney United.{{Cite web|url=http://www.a-league.com.au/article/hyundai-a-league-lads-and-their-dads/lv14th33tq9d1d88pbcm128b0|title = Hyundai A-League lads and their dads|date = 4 February 2016}}
In June 2022, Steven Ugarkovic married Bianka Ugarkovic.
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 5 May 2024}}{{Soccerway |id=303801 |accessdate=5 August 2020}}
| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Osijek
|Croatian First Football League |23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15
|Croatian First Football League |8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|Croatian First Football League |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" | Total
!42 | 1 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 48 | 2 | ||
| Gorica (loan)
|Croatian Second Football League |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="7" |Newcastle Jets
|11 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17
|A-League |25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18
|A-League |29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19
|A-League |27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|A-League |26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21
|A-League |17 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!135 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 9 | |
| rowspan="3"|Western Sydney Wanderers
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|A-League Men |26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2" | Total
!32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 4 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix
|A-League Men |27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 1 | ||
| Melbourne City
|A-League Men |27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| colspan="3" | Career total
!271 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 298 | 19 |
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References
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External links
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{{Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad}}
{{Newcastle Jets FC Player of the Year}}
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