Mirjan Pavlović (born 21 April 1989) is an Australian

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player who last played for Sydney United 58. Mirjan "PAV" is currently the SAP Technical Director for NPL1 Club Blacktown City FC. He is also the owner of Football Culture, an Academy for junior footballers 3-12 old.

Career

Pavlović was born in

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and moved to Australia when he was five years old. He played for West Sydney Berries in the

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before being signed to the

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 Australi ...

youth team. He made his professional debut for the Jets, in their Round 27 loss to

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. He made two more appearances for the Jets that season, in the qualification final against Central Coast and in the semi-final against Wellington Phoenix. He was released from the Jets at the end of that season and signed for NSWPL club

Sydney United Sydney United 58 Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club and current NSW NPL Champions based in Edensor Park, Sydney, New South Wales Australia. The club was formed as Sydney Croatia in 1958, by Croatian Australians in the area, but it ...

for their 2010 season. At Sydney United, he scored 6 goals in 16 matches, prompting a move to New Zealand-based

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of the Australian

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on a one-year youth deal, after a successful trial including matches against

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and

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. The latter match saw him score a

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in a 5–1 victory. On 18 November 2010, Pavlović signed a new two-year contract with the Phoenix, tying him to the club until March 2013. Pavlović's contract with the Phoenix was terminated by mutual consent on 14 November 2012. On 28 February 2014, Pavlović signed for an

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club Pune FC for a one-year deal. He returned to Sydney United after the end of the season at Pune, and signed on for the remainder of the 2014 season. He signed on for the 2015 season, but left in the mid-season transfer window to move to Victoria, signing for Arthus Papas-led

Oakleigh Cannons FC Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb Oakleigh, Victoria, Oakleigh. As of 2025, the club competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria). History South Oakleigh Soc ...

. He managed a goal and an assist in his second match for Oakleigh, leading them to a 2–0 win over the previously unbeaten

South Melbourne FC South Melbourne Football Club is an Australian semi-professional Association football, soccer club based in suburb of Albert Park, Victoria, Albert Park, in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The club currently competes in the National P ...

. Towards the end of October 2015, it was announced that Pavlović, and Oakleigh teammate Sean Rooney, would be signing for the recently relegated

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in the NSW NPL 2.

Honours

With

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Premiership:

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Championship:

With

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Premiership:

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Championship:

Personal life

Pavlović attended

Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown is a Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Blacktown, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. History The College was founded in 1952 by the Patrician Bro ...

A-League career statistics

References

External links

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Wellington Phoenix profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlovic, Mirjan 1989 births Living people People from Lika Croatian emigrants to Australia Australian people of Croatian descent Men's association football forwards Australian men's soccer players Croatian men's footballers Newcastle Jets FC players Sydney United 58 FC players Wellington Phoenix FC players Pune FC players Oakleigh Cannons FC players Marconi Stallions FC players A-League Men players I-League players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in India Australian expatriate sportspeople in India People educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown 21st-century Australian sportsmen