Stefan Vukovic

Stefan Vukovic (born March 18, 1993) is a Canadian former soccer player and assistant coach for Hamilton City SC in the Canadian Soccer League.[1]

Stefan Vukovic
Stefan Vukovic in 2011
Personal information
Full name Stefan Vukovic
Date of birth (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993
Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Serbian White Eagles
2011–2012 TFC Academy 22 (18)
2012 Montreal Impact Academy 8 (4)
2013 Śląsk Wrocław 0 (0)
2013–2014 Zakynthos 7 (0)
2014 K-W United
2015 TFC Academy 0 (0)
2015 → Toronto FC II (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 Brantford Galaxy 35 (11)
National team‡
2011 Canada U18
2012–2013 Canada U20 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 October 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 October 2016

Career

Club career

Vukovic began his career in 2009 with the Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League.[2] In 2010, he helped Serbia finish as runners-up in the regular season, and featured in the quarterfinals against Brantford Galaxy, but were defeated by a score of 1-0.[3] In 2011, he signed with TFC Academy, and won the CSL Golden Boot in 2011.[4][5][6] The following season, he was transferred to the Montreal Impact Academy, and clinched a postseason berth for the club by finishing second in the standings.[7] Vukovic went abroad to Poland to sign with Śląsk Wrocław, and at the conclusion of the season he signed with A.P.S. Zakynthos of the Gamma Ethniki.[8]

In 2014, he returned to Canada to sign with K-W United FC of the USL Premier Development League.[9] Vukovic returned to TFC Academy in 2015, but was soon loaned to TFC's reserve team Toronto FC II in the United Soccer League.[10] In 2016, he returned to the CSL to sign with Brantford Galaxy.[11]

International career

Vukovic appeared for the Canada U20 side at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie.

Managerial career

Vukovic was the U10 and U13 head coach for the Hamilton Serbians from 2016 till 2018.[12]In 2018, he served as an assistant coach for Hamilton City SC in the Canadian Soccer League.[13] He also became associated with Burlington SC Academy as the U12 and U15 head coach.[12]

References
  1. "Hamilton City – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  2. "Canadian Soccer League". 2011-02-28. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2016-10-21.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. Glover, Robin. "October 17, 2010 CSL--Serbian White Eagles vs Brantford Galaxy (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  4. Djuradj Vujcic (2013-11-05). "Stefan Vukovic RedNation Online Interview". Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  5. Glover, Robin. "November 14, 2011 CSL--CSL Awards 2011 (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  6. "November 15, 2011--Toronto Croatia's Tihomir Maletic MVP For Second Year...Annual Award Winners Announced Sunday (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  7. "Canadian Soccer League". 2012-06-04. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2016-10-21.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  8. Kusina, Maciej. "Stefan Vuković". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  9. "2014 Men's Soccer Roster - K-W United FC". www.kwunitedfc.com. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  10. Nielsen, Aaron. "2016 USL season preview". www.rednationonline.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  11. "Brantford Galaxy SC | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  12. "Burlington Soccer Club Academy – Elite Youth Soccer". www.burlingtonscacademy.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  13. "Hamilton City – Canadian Soccer League". web.archive.org. 2018-12-02. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
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