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Andrew Barisic (; ; born 22 March 1986 in Canberra, ACT) is an Australian
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who last played for
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side Wangaratta City.


Club career

Born in
Canberra Canberra ( ; ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the Federation of Australia, federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's list of cities in Australia, largest in ...
, Barisic began his career in 2002 with the
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before moving to Canberra Deakin in July 2003. In January 2004 he signed his first professional contract with
Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sunshine North, Melbourne. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the second-tier of the Australian soccer league ...
, then left in the summer of 2006 for Europe and signed a contract for Germany-based
Oberliga Nord The Oberliga Nord was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany. It covered the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. With the introduction of the 3. Liga, the league ceased to exist fr ...
club,
Arminia Hannover SV Arminia Hannover is a German association football club based in Hanover, Lower Saxony. History The club was founded in 1910 as ''FC Arminia Hannover'' and merged with ''Rugby-Verein Merkur'' in 1918, becoming ''SV Arminia-Merkur''. Two y ...
. On 13 December 2007 he signed with his former club
Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sunshine North, Melbourne. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the second-tier of the Australian soccer league ...
in the
Victorian Premier League The Victorian Premier League (VPL) is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 2023 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of two divisions that were named after the VPL's breakaway of the National Premier L ...
. He impressed regularly, becoming a key member of their squad and scoring 19 goals in 21 games in the 2008 season.


Gold Coast United

On 10 December 2008 he was signed by
Gold Coast United Gold Coast United Football Club is an Australian Association football, soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The earliest incarnation of the club formed in 1966 and its home ground was at Nikiforides Family Park in Broadbeach. The first ...
on a one-year contract. At Gold Coast United he made six appearances and scored one goal in his first season there. He was signed on for one further year. In his second season at GCU, he made 11 appearances and again scored one goal.


Persebaya 1927

After leaving Gold Coast, "Bara" signed for Indonesian side
Persebaya Surabaya Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya (), is an Indonesian professional association football, football club based in Surabaya, East Java. The club currentl ...
in the Indonesian Premier League. He did very well there, scoring 11 in 14 games.


Arema Malang

He then signed for another
Indonesia Super League Liga 1 (), officially known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the men's top professional association football, football division of the Indonesian football league system. Administered by Liga Indonesia Baru, PT Liga Indonesia Baru (), Li ...
side, this time Arema Cronus F.C., where he managed 8 goals in 15 appearances.


East Bengal

Andrew officially signed for East Bengal on 10 January 2013. He then made his debut for East Bengal on 25 January 2013, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Manandeep Singh, against Pune F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which East Bengal won 2–1. On 3 April 2013, he scored brace in
2013 AFC Cup The 2013 AFC Cup was the tenth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. In an all-Kuwait final, defending champions Al-Kuwait defeated Al- ...
against Singaporean opponent
Tampines Rovers Tampines Rovers Football Club (currently known as BG Tampines Rovers due to sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football, football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of t ...
in group stage match. He again scored in same competition against a Vietnamese opponent Xuan Thanh Saigon in last group stage match, after winning that match East Bengal tops the group and qualified for the knockout stage of AFC Cup. On 8 May, he scored his 1st goal in the
2012–13 I-League The 2012–13 I-League was the sixth season of the I-League, the Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2007. The season began on 6 October 2012 and finished on 12 May 2013 with Churchill Brothers ...
in a 6–0 win over United Sikkim F.C. He ended his one-year stint with East Bengal with 15 goals in 22 matches.


Return to Melbourne Knights

He returned to Melbourne Knights for their 2013 VPL campaign, while the majority of the rest of Asia was in off-season. He managed 7 goals in 8 games in his third stint with the Knights.


South China

On 31 December 2013, Barisic signed for
South China South China ( zh, s=, p=Huá'nán, j=jyut6 naam4) is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is ...
. At South China, Barisic managed 13 goals in 18 appearances, 6 in the Hong Kong Premier League, 2 in AFC Qualification and 1 in the Senior Challenge Shield.


Kerala Blasters FC

Barisic then signed for newly formed
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in the newly formed
Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner Football Sport ...
. In the ISL side, Barisic managed 11 appearances in which Kerala came 2nd.


Return to Melbourne Knights

Barisic returned for the 4th time to Melbourne Knights in January 2015 scoring 12 goals in 16 games.


Eastern Sports Club

On 1 July 2015 Andrew Signed with Hong Kong Premier League Side
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.


Club statistics


Honours


Gold Coast Knights

* Gold Coast Premier League Premiership: 2017, 2018 * Gold Coast Premier League Championship: 2018


Individual

* Gold Coast Premier League Golden Boot: 2017


References


External links


Gold Coast United profile


{{DEFAULTSORT:Barisic, Andrew 1986 births Living people Australian people of Croatian descent Soccer players from Melbourne Australian expatriate men's soccer players Melbourne Knights FC players SV Arminia Hannover players SV Schermbeck players Gold Coast United FC players Persebaya Surabaya players Arema F.C. players East Bengal Club players South China AA players Kerala Blasters FC players Eastern Sports Club footballers Gold Coast Knights F.C. players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Indonesian Premier League players I-League players Indian Super League players Hong Kong Premier League players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Australian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Australian expatriate sportspeople in India Australian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Men's association football forwards Australian men's soccer players 21st-century Australian sportsmen