Andrew Barisic (; ; born 22 March 1986 in
Canberra, ACT) is an Australian
footballer
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who last played for
Albury Wodonga Football Association
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side
Wangaratta City.
Club career
Born in
Canberra
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, Barisic began his career in 2002 with the
ACTAS
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History
Actas was founded on July 6, 1998, by Hiroshi Katō and Jūtarō Ōba, who pr ...
before moving to
Canberra Deakin in July 2003. In January 2004 he signed his first professional contract with
Melbourne Knights
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, then left in the summer of 2006 for Europe and signed a contract for Germany-based
Oberliga Nord
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club,
Arminia Hannover
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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
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in the
Victorian Premier League
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. 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
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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
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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
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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
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In an all-Kuwait final, defending champions Al-Kuwait defeated Al- ...
against Singaporean opponent
Tampines Rovers
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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
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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
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. 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
Kerala Blasters FC
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in the newly formed
Indian Super League
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. 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
Eastern
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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
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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