Stefan Colakovski
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Colakovski | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Perth Glory | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Essendon Royals | |||
| Pascoe Vale | |||
| 2015–2017 | Melbourne City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Melbourne City NPL | 41 | (14) |
| 2019–2022 | Melbourne City | 46 | (3) |
| 2022– | Perth Glory | 14 | (5) |
| 2023 | Perth Glory NPL | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | North Macedonia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021 | |||
Stefan Colakovski (Macedonian: Стефан Чолаковски, romanized: Stefan Cholakovski; born 20 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for A-League club Perth Glory. Born in Australia, he has represented North Macedonia at youth level.[2]
Early life[edit]
Colakovski is Macedonian-Australian. He was a fan of the previously named Melbourne Heart (now as Melbourne City).[3][4]
Club career[edit]
Melbourne City[edit]
After playing in Melbourne City's youth setup for three years, on 4 November 2019, Colakovski made his senior professional debut against Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.[5] On 1 February 2020, Colakovski was offered a full senior deal contract for Melbourne City.[4]
Colakovski scored his first A-League goal in a Melbourne Derby match in the 2020–21 season by scoring the sixth and final goal in a 6–0 win against Melbourne Victory.[6] Colakovski scored his second A-League goal for Melbourne City against Macarthur FC in the 2021 A-League Finals Series. He assisted Marco Tilio for his second goal in the A-League to put Melbourne City through to the Grand Finals.
Perth Glory[edit]
In June 2022, it was announced that Colakovski signed with Perth Glory on a two-year deal.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Melbourne City NPL | 2017[10] | NPL Victoria 2 | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2019 | 26 | 9 | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||||
| 2021 | NPL Victoria 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 16 | — | — | — | 54 | 16 | |||||
| Melbourne City | 2019–20 | A-League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 82 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 19 | ||
Honours[edit]
Melbourne City
References[edit]
- ^ Howe, Andrew. "Official A-League 2020/21 Season Guide" (PDF). howe.how. Australian Professional Leagues. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Stefan Colakovski". 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Colakovski: Playing for City is a dream come true". Melbourne City FC. Football Federation Australia. 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b Lynch, Joey (1 February 2020). "Stefan Colakovski's re-signing from the Heart". FTBL.
- ^ Davutovic, David (4 November 2019). "Melbourne City's youth brigade driving A-League title push". The Herald Sun.
- ^ "One of their own; Colakovski adds to Victory pain with 'one of the best moments of my life'".
- ^ "News - Glory Swoop For Exciting Young Forward". Perth Glory. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Stefan Colakovski at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Player statistics for Stefan Colakovski". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Player statistics for Stefan Colakovski (2016–2017)". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
External links[edit]
- Stefan Colakovski at Soccerway
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