Stefan Ingo Mauk (born 12 October 1995) is an Australian professional

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who plays for

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club

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. An

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, Mauk is also capable of playing as a box-to-box midfielder and as a right winger.

Personal life

Mauk attended Henley High School. Mauk's father, Georg, died of cancer when Mauk was 15.

Club career

Melbourne City

Mauk joined Melbourne City as a sixteen-year-old in October 2012, signing a two-year contract after spending time at the

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Adelaide United

Mauk returned to Adelaide, his hometown, in January 2016 after signing with

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in a trade deal for

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, who moved to Melbourne.

N.E.C.

On 19 July 2016, Mauk signed a three-year contract at

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in the Dutch

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. He made his competitive debut for the side in August 2016 against

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, but was substituted off at halftime in a 1–1 draw. Mauk subsequently fell out of favour at NEC, leading to reports that he would be loaned out in January 2017. No move eventuated, and Mauk remained at the club in May 2017, but still yet to add to his early-season appearance, when manager

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was sacked. Mauk finished the season with three appearances in all competitions as NEC were relegated to the

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, after which Mauk declared his intention to find a new club, citing that he wanted to play more regularly and in a different league.

Loan to Melbourne City

Mauk returned to Australia on a season-long loan deal, linking with former club Melbourne City for the 2017–18 season.

Brisbane Roar

On 28 May 2018, Mauk joined

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on a four-year deal from NEC.

Adelaide United

On 30 January 2020, Mauk left

to rejoin

. He was announced as the club's new captain on 1 December 2020, becoming the fifth

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n player in the club's history to take on this role.

Fagiano Okayama

On 22 February 2022, following a long and impressive spell in

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, he was announced officially by

club

, joining in a complete transfer from

International career

Mauk was first called up to the Australian squad for a friendly against England played on 27 May 2016.

Honours

Adelaide United * A-League Premiers: 2015–16 * A-League Championship: 2015–16 Individual * Rising Star Award: 2015–16

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mauk, Stefan Living people 1995 births Association football midfielders Australian soccer players Australian expatriate soccer players Australia under-20 international soccer players A-League Men players Eredivisie players Melbourne City FC players Adelaide United FC players NEC Nijmegen players Brisbane Roar FC players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Australian people of Austrian descent