Steven Ugarkovic (born 19 August 1994) is an Australian

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player who plays as a defensive midfielder for

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club Melbourne City.

Career

Osijek

Ugarkovic started his professional career at Croatian club NK Osijek, moving from his home city of

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to pursue a career in football at the age of 17.

Newcastle Jets

Ugarkovic returned to Australia in the January transfer window of the 2015-16 A-League season. Ugarkovic's first appearance for the Newcastle Jets was on 31 January 2016, in a 1–0 loss to Adelaide United. In January 2021, it was announced that Ugarkovic would play out the rest of the

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season at Newcastle before joining Western Sydney Wanderers FC for the

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season. Ugarkovic spent seasons at Newcastle. 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

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joining Newcastle, 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. 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. Ugarkovic was also at the Phoenix for a single season only, in March announcing his impending departure at the end of the season. Ugarkovic made 27 appearances for Wellington, scoring one goal.

Personal life

His father, John Ugarkovic, played in the NSL for Sydney United. In June 2022, Steven Ugarkovic married Bianka Ugarkovic.

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* 1994 births Living people Soccer players from Sydney Australian people of Croatian descent Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Australian men's soccer players Australia men's under-23 international soccer players NK Osijek players HNK Gorica players Newcastle Jets FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Wellington Phoenix FC players Melbourne City FC players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players A-League Men players People educated at Oakhill College Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub