Luka Prso () is an Australian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
SV Stripfing
.
Club career
In October 2020, Prso joined
Osijek
Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...
on a three-year deal, later being loaned out to
A-League
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side
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australia ...
for the rest of the season.
A year later, in October 2021, Prso negotiated an early release from Osijek and joined A-League club
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...
for the
2021–22 A-League Men
The 2021–22 A-League Men, known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is the 45th season of national level men's soccer in Australia, and the 17th since the establishment of the competition as the A-League in 2004.
Melbourne City ...
season.
In January 2022, Prso joined
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 ...
on a 1.5 year deal after leaving Wellington Phoenix.
International career
Prso is eligible to play for Croatia, Australia and Serbia at international level and has been involved in the youth squads of the latter two.
Personal life
Prso is the nephew of former Croatian international footballer
Dado Pršo
Miladin "Dado" Pršo (born 5 November 1974) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Pršo played for seven different teams and made over 300 league appearances as a professional. He was included in the Monaco team t ...
.
References
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2001 births
Living people
Australian men's soccer players
Men's association football midfielders
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players
NK Osijek players
Newcastle Jets FC players
Wellington Phoenix FC players
Melbourne Victory FC players
A-League Men players
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Australian people of Croatian descent
Australian people of Serbian descent
Soccer players from Sydney