Laura Spiranovic ( hr, Špiranović; born 18 November 1991) is an Australian

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player who plays for

Croatian Women's First Football League The Croatian Women's First Football League ( Croatian: ''Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene'', also known as Prva HNLŽ or 1. HNLŽ) is the top women's football league in Croatia. The league was formed in 1992 following the dissolution of the ...

club

ŽNK Split ŽNK Split is a Croatian professional women's association football club based in Split. The club was founded in 2009 and it currently competes in the Croatian First Division. The club is the successor of ŽNK 8. mart, the first women's football ...

. She is the sister of fellow Australian soccer player

Matthew Spiranovic Matthew Thomas Spiranovic (born 27 June 1988) is a former Australian soccer player who played as a defender. Spiranovic started his career with Melbourne Victory, making one competitive appearance before being released with the consent of coach ...

Career

Spiranovic is a North Geelong Warriors junior. In October 2011, Spiranovic signed with

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory e ...

for the 2011–12 W-League season. Her first appearance in the 2011–12 season came in a 2–0 victory against

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 19 ...

on 22 October, where she was

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onto the field in the 74th minute. In November 2015, Spiranovic was announced as new club Geelong Galaxy United FC's inaugural signing ahead of the 2016 Women's National Premier League season. In January 2019, Spiranovic signed for

club

. Spiranovic is the only North Geelong Warriors player in history to win a top flight League title in Australia and overseas. She won the W-League with Melbourne Victory and the Croatian League with ZNK Split.

References

External links

Melbourne Victory profile
Living people Australian women's soccer players Melbourne Victory FC players 1991 births Women's association football forwards {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub