Filip Ugrinić Explained

Filip Ugrinić
Birth Date:1999 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Lucerne, Switzerland
Height:1.84 m
Position:Central midfielder
Currentclub:Young Boys
Clubnumber:7
Youthyears1:2006–2010
Youthclubs1:FC Kickers Luzern
Youthyears2:2006–2016
Youthclubs2:Luzern
Years1:2016–2022
Clubs1:Luzern
Caps1:121
Goals1:20
Years2:2019–2020
Clubs2:Emmen (loan)
Caps2:13
Goals2:0
Years3:2022–
Clubs3:Young Boys
Caps3:53
Goals3:5
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalteam1:Switzerland U18
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017–2018
Nationalteam2:Switzerland U19
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2018
Nationalteam3:Switzerland U20
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2019
Nationalteam4:Switzerland U21
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2023–
Nationalteam5:Switzerland
Nationalcaps5:2
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:27 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:21 November 2023

Filip Ugrinić (Serbian: Филип Угринић; born 5 January 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Swiss Super League club Young Boys.

Club career

FC Luzern

Born in Lucerne, Switzerland, Ugrinić began playing football for local club FC Kickers Luzern before moving to the Luzern in 2006.[1]

At the start of the 2016–17 season, he made the leap into the FC Luzern first team competing in Swiss Super League, where he made his professional debut on 15 October 2016 in the away game against Basel.[2] On 26 November in the 2–1 away victory against Thun, Ugrinić was in the starting line-up for the first time and played the entire match. He also recorded his first assist in the Super League in this game, directing a free-kick to Tomislav Puljić who made it 1–0.[3] On 3 December 2016, he signed his first professional contract with Luzern until 2020.[4] His youth contract ran until 2017.[5]

On 13 July 2017, Ugrinić made his European debut in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, a 2–0 loss to Osijek.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 26 October 2017 in a 3–2 away win in the Swiss Cup, knocking out Echallens.[7]

Ugrinić scored his first league goal on 30 September 2018; his was the solitary goal in a 3–1 home defeat against Sion.[8]

On 3 July 2019, his contract with Luzern was extended until 2021 and he was sent on a season-long loan to Eredivisie club Emmen.[9] [10] After his return to Luzern, he won the Swiss Cup with the team in May 2021.[11]

BSC Young Boys

On 31 May 2022, Young Boys announced that they had reached an agreement with Luzern for the transfer of Ugrinić. He signed a four-year contract and was set to join the club on 1 July.[12]

International career

Ugrinić is a youth international for Switzerland at the U18 and U19 levels. In October 2019, he was capped at U21 level.[13] [14]

Personal life

Ugrinić is of Serbian descent.[15]

Career statistics

Club

[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luzern2016–17Swiss Super League21010220
2017–181702110201
2018–191412010171
2020–2133520355
2021–2234951204110
Total119151224013517
Young Boys2022–23Swiss Super League2915230373
2023–242441093347
Total535621237210
Emmen (loan)2019–20Eredivisie13000130
Career total185201841630021927

International

Honours

FC Luzern

Young Boys

2022–23

2022–23

Notes and References

  1. News: Jungtalent Filip Ugrinic bleibt beim FCL . 2 June 2022 . zentralplus . 4 December 2016 . de-CH.
  2. News: Tedesco . E. . "Die Jungs wollen es so, jetzt müssen sie da durch" . 2 June 2022 . 20 Minuten . 16 October 2016 . de.
  3. News: Schindelholz trifft, doch Thun verliert . 2 June 2022 . Berner Zeitung . 26 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170703185140/https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/sport/fussball/schindelholz-trifft-doch-thun-verliert/story/28899883 . 3 July 2017 . de.
  4. News: LUZERN: Filip Ugrinic unterschreibt Profivertrag . 2 June 2022 . Luzerner Zeitung . 3 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161206181753/http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/fussball/fcl/Filip-Ugrinic-unterschreibt-Profivertrag;art98,906866 . 6 December 2016 . de.
  5. News: Filip Ugrinic mit Profivertrag . 2 June 2022 . Luzerner Rundschau . 6 December 2016 . de.
  6. Web site: Osijek-Luzern UEFA Europa League 2017/18 . UEFA . 2 June 2022.
  7. News: Wyrsch . Daniel . FUSSBALL: FC Luzern kommt in Echallens mit einem blauen Auge davon . 2 June 2022 . Luzerner Zeitung . 26 October 2017 . de.
  8. News: FCL verliert gegen Sion . 2 June 2022 . REGIOfussball . 30 September 2018 . de-DE.
  9. News: Spörri . Julian . Filip Ugrinic verlängert Vertrag beim FCL um ein Jahr – und wird an den FC Emmen ausgeliehen . 2 June 2022 . Luzerner Zeitung . 3 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126001713/https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/fcluzern/filip-ugrinic-verlaengert-vertrag-beim-fcl-um-ein-jahr-und-wird-an-den-fc-emmen-ausgeliehen-ld.1132697 . 26 January 2021 . de.
  10. News: Emmen pikt zevende zomeraanwinst op uit Zwitserland . 2 June 2022 . Voetbal International . 3 July 2019 . nl.
  11. News: Nach 29 Jahren: Luzern ist Schweizer Cup-Sieger . 2 June 2022 . kicker . 24 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210531042655/https://www.kicker.de/st-gallen-gegen-luzern-2021-schweizer-cup-4706867/spielbericht . 31 May 2021 . de-DE.
  12. Web site: Filip Ugrinic wechselt zu den Young Boys . BSC Young Boys . 2 June 2022 . de . 31 May 2022.
  13. Web site: Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Team. www.football.ch.
  14. Web site: Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Team. www.football.ch.
  15. News: Le plus jeune de Raiffeisen Super League est Lucernois . 2 June 2022 . SwissFootballLeague . 17 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210518025222/https://www.sfl.ch/fr/news/news/article/le-plus-jeune-de-raiffeisen-super-league-est-lucernois/?no_cache=1 . 18 May 2021 . fr.
  16. Web site: Filip Ugrinic Statistics . 17 February 2024 . Soccerway.