Luka Prso () is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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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

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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

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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 ...

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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 {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub Australian people of Croatian descent Australian people of Serbian descent Soccer players from Sydney