Ante Rožić (born 8 March 1986) is a former professional

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who played as a defender. Born in Australia, he represented Croatia at youth international level.

Early life

Born to Croatian parents in Australia. Rožić moved to Croatia in 1996. His father was a Yugoslav international footballer,

Vedran Rožić Vedran Rožić (born 2 November 1954 in Trogir, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian football player and Hajduk chairman. He played 12 years at Hajduk Split and has 390 official caps. He played 10 times for Yugoslavia. He played w ...

Club career

Croatia

Rožić came through the youth system at

HNK Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Split, Croatia, Split, that competes in the Croatian First Football League, Cro ...

but never broke into the first team. For the 2005–06 season he was sent on loan to 2 HNL club

NK Mosor NK Mosor, also known as HBDNK "Mosor – Sveti Jure", was a Croatian football club from Žrnovnica, settlement which is part of the city of Split on the Croatian coast. The club was founded in 1929. It existed until World War II when most of its ...

, where he played 15 games, scoring 3 goals. The first part of 2006–07 season saw him play in 1 HNL for

HNK Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second-tier league. Their stadium ...

before moving to

NK Zadar Nogometni klub Zadar (), commonly referred to as NK Zadar or simply Zadar, was a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast, best known for playing in the top flight of Croatian football for almost twenty years. Histor ...

in the 2 HNL for the remainder of the season. He started the 2007–08 season with

before moving to 2 HNL side

HNK Trogir HNK Trogir is a Croatian football club based in town of Trogir on the Croatian coast. Trogir plays home matches at Igralište Batarija. History HNK Trogir was founded in 1912. In 2009 the club fell into financial difficulties and resigned ...

, where he became a first team regular.

CS Sedan Ardennes

Rožić signed a two-year contract with French club

CS Sedan Ardennes Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes, commonly referred to as CS Sedan or simply Sedan (), is a football club based in Sedan, France. The club was formed in 1919 and plays its home matches at the Stade Louis Dugauguez located within the city. Despite ...

on 25 January 2009.

Arka Gdynia

In July 2010, Rožić joined

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a professional football club based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Ekstraklasa after winning the 2024–25 I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The h ...

on a two-year contract. He was released by the club on 30 June 2011.

Gold Coast United

On 10 August 2011,

Gold Coast United FC 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 ...

announced Rožić as their final signing to complete their squad for the upcoming season.

International career

Rožić played one match for the Croatian U-20 team in 2006.ANte Rožić
at

Croatian Football Federation The Croatian Football Federation (, HNS) is the national governing body of football in Croatia. It was originally formed in 1912 and is based in the capital city of Zagreb. The organisation is a member of both FIFA and UEFA, and is responsible f ...

official website, retrieved 23-6-2014

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rozic, Ante 1986 births Living people Soccer players from Sydney Australian people of Croatian descent Men's association football defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players NK Mosor players HNK Cibalia players NK Zadar players HNK Trogir players CS Sedan Ardennes players Arka Gdynia players Gold Coast United FC players FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players Ante Rozic First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Ligue 2 players Ekstraklasa players A-League Men players Ukrainian Premier League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Croatian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand