Stefan Colakovski

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]

Stefan Colakovski
Personal information
Full name Stefan Colakovski
Date of birth (2000-04-20) 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 2 (0)
2023 Perth Glory NPL 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 North Macedonia U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021

Early life

Colakovski is Macedonian-Australian. He was a fan of the previously named Melbourne Heart (now as Melbourne City).[3][4]

Club career

Melbourne City

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

In June 2022, it was announced that Colakovski signed with Perth Glory on a two-year deal.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 June 2021[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Asia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Melbourne City NPL 2017[10] NPL Victoria 2 265———265
2019 269———269
2021 NPL Victoria 3 22———22
Total 5416———5416
Melbourne City 2019–20 A-League 7000——70
2020–21 213—00—213
Total 283000000283
Career total 82190000008219

Honours

Melbourne City

References
  1. Howe, Andrew. "Official A-League 2020/21 Season Guide" (PDF). howe.how. Australian Professional Leagues. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. "Stefan Colakovski". 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. "Colakovski: Playing for City is a dream come true". Melbourne City FC. Football Federation Australia. 12 November 2020.
  4. Lynch, Joey (1 February 2020). "Stefan Colakovski's re-signing from the Heart". FTBL.
  5. Davutovic, David (4 November 2019). "Melbourne City's youth brigade driving A-League title push". The Herald Sun.
  6. "One of their own; Colakovski adds to Victory pain with 'one of the best moments of my life'".
  7. "News - Glory Swoop For Exciting Young Forward". Perth Glory. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  8. Stefan Colakovski at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  9. "Player statistics for Stefan Colakovski". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  10. "Player statistics for Stefan Colakovski (2016–2017)". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

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