| Steven Ugarkovic | |
| Fullname: | Steven Peter Ugarkovic |
| Birth Date: | 19 August 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Melbourne City |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sydney United |
| Youthclubs2: | Marconi Stallions |
| Youthclubs3: | Blacktown Spartans |
| Youthyears4: | 2013 |
| Youthclubs4: | Osijek |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Osijek |
| Caps1: | 42 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → HNK Gorica (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Newcastle Jets |
| Caps3: | 135 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Wellington Phoenix |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Melbourne City |
| Caps6: | 27 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia U19 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2017 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam2: | Australia U23 |
| Club-Update: | 9 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 16 November 2015 |
Steven Ugarkovic (born 19 August 1994) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-League club Melbourne City.[1]
Ugarkovic started his professional career at Croatian club NK Osijek, moving from his home city of Sydney, Australia to pursue a career in football at the age of 17.[2]
Ugarkovic returned to Australia in the January transfer window of the 2015-16 A-League season.[3] Ugarkovic's first appearance for the Newcastle Jets was on 31 January 2016, in a 1–0 loss to Adelaide United.[4]
In January 2021, it was announced that Ugarkovic would play out the rest of the 2020-21 A-League season at Newcastle before joining Western Sydney Wanderers FC for the 2021-22 A-League season.[5] Ugarkovic spent seasons at Newcastle.[6] Ugarkovic made 144 appearances for Newcastle across all competitions, scoring 9 goals.
Ugarkovic completed his transfer early in a swap deal involving Jordan O'Doherty joining Newcastle,[7] and spent the end of the 2020-21 season as well as the 2021-22 season at Western Sydney.
Ugarkovic departed the Wanderers at the completion of his first full season at the club.[8] Ugarkovic made 35 appearances and scored 4 goals in all competitions for the Wanderers.
Ugarkovic joined Wellington Phoenix ahead of the 2022-23 season.[9]
Ugarkovic was also at the Phoenix for a single season only, in March announcing his impending departure at the end of the season.[10] Ugarkovic made 27 appearances for Wellington, scoring one goal.
His father, John Ugarkovic, played in the NSL for Sydney United.[11]
In June 2022, Steven Ugarkovic married Bianka Ugarkovic.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Osijek | 2013–14 | Croatian First Football League | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 26 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | Croatian First Football League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Croatian First Football League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |||
| Gorica (loan) | 2014–15 | Croatian Second Football League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2015–16 | A-League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | A-League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | A-League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | A-League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | A-League | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| Total | 117 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 7 | |||
| Career totals | 167 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 5 | |||