Nik Mrdja

Nik Mrdja
Personal information
Full name Nikola Mrdja[1]
Date of birth (1978-11-30) 30 November 1978
Place of birth Perth, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Bayswater City 1 (0)
1998–1999 Canberra Cosmos 3 (0)
2000 Perth SC 6 (2)
2000–2004 Perth Glory 73 (25)
2004 AIK 12 (2)
2005–2011 Central Coast Mariners 48 (12)
2010Melbourne Victory (loan) 3 (1)
Total 146 (41)
National team
2007 Australia 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 31 October 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Nik Mrdja (born 30 November 1978 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian former football (soccer) player.[1]

Club career

He has the distinction of having scored the last goal of the now defunct NSL when he scored a golden goal winner in the 2004 Grand Final for Perth Glory against Parramatta Power.

He earned the ire of Newcastle United Jets fans in 2005, when he broke Andrew Durante's leg[2] in a tackle during the Australian qualifiers for the Oceania Club Championship. He also scored a hat-trick in the same tournament, as Central Coast defeated Adelaide United 4–0. He later scored a hat-trick in the Mariners' 3–0 defeat of Queensland Roar in the Pre-Season Challenge Cup.

This was to remain the high-point of Mrdja's season as he was injured from the final of the Pre-Season Challenge Cup. Mrdja scored his first goal for the Mariners on 19 November 2006 against the New Zealand Knights, after almost two years on the sidelines. It was his first in Australia since scoring the winner in the 2004 NSL Grand Final.

On 5 February 2010, Mrdja joined Melbourne Victory (under controversial circumstances) as an injury replacement player for Billy Celeski.[3][4][5]

Club Season National Soccer League Finals Oceania Other 1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Canberra Cosmos 1998–99 3 0 3 0
Perth Glory 2000–01 6 0 1 0 7 0
2001–02 8 3 2 0 10 3
2002–03 24 6 9 2 33 8
2003–04 19 12 4 2 23 14
Club subtotal572116400007325
Club Season Allsvenskan Supercupen Europe Other 1 Total
AIK Fotboll 2004–05 12 2 12 2
Club Season A-League Finals Asia Other 1 Total
Central Coast Mariners 2005–06 A-League 0 0 5 3 5 3
2006–07 6 1 6 1
2007–08 3 2 5 1 8 3
2008–09 14 2 2 1 3 0 3 1 22 4
2009–10 17 6 17 6
Club subtotal401121301355817
Melbourne Victory 2009–10 2 0 1 1 5 0 8 1
Central Coast Mariners 2010–11 6 0 6 0
Club subtotal461121301356417
Total 120341968013516045

1Includes A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

International career

Mrdja made his debut for the Australian team in a friendly against Argentina, on 11 September 2007, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

International appearances
# Date Opponent Score Result Competition Game time Match Report
1 11 September 2007  Argentina 0–1 Loss Friendly  82' Report

Honours

With Central Coast Mariners:

With Perth Glory:

References

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, February 21, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.