Aleksandar Šušnjar (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Шушњар, born 19 August 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Newcastle Jets in the A-League Men.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Šušnjar | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015 | Perth Glory | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Ekranas | 30 | (5) |
| 2015 | Perth | 4 | (1) |
| 2016 | Lietava Jonava | 14 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 18 | (0) |
| 2017 | Teplice | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Mladá Boleslav | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Žilina (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Žilina II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Busan IPark | 29 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Macarthur FC | 50 | (2) |
| 2023 | Novi Pazar | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Perth Glory | 21 | (2) |
| 2024– | Newcastle Jets | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Serbia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 April 2018 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Perth, Šušnjar made his senior debut in Europe, playing with Lithuanian side Ekranas in A Lyga seasons 2013 and 2014. Then he returned to Australia and played with Perth SC in the 2015 National Premier Leagues. Next he signed with Lietava Jonava playing with them in the 2016 A Lyga. Romanian Liga I club Gaz Metan Mediaș signed him and Šušnjar played with them until the winter-break when he moved to Czech Republic and joined FK Teplice. A year later, another Czech First League signed him, Mladá Boleslav.[2] On 24 July 2018, he joined MŠK Žilina on a six-month loan deal.[3] Susnjar then moved to Busan IPark in South Korea's K League on 28 February 2019.[4]
In October 2020, Šušnjar joined A-League expansion club Macarthur FC.[5] In May 2023, he left the club.[6]
In September 2023, Šušnjar returned to the A-League Men, joining Perth Glory.[7]
In May 2024, it was announced Šušnjar left Perth Glory to join Newcastle Jets.[8][9][10]
International career
editŠušnjar initially represented Serbia, having made one appearance in 2011 for the Serbian U-17 side. However, by January 2018, he already called the attention of the Australian FA and made a debut for the Australian U23 team.[11]
He received his first senior call up when he was selected in Bert van Marwijk's first Socceroos squad for the March 2018 friendlies.[12] He made the debut for the Australian national team in a friendly game against Norway played on 23 March 2018.[2]
Personal life
editIn addition to his native English, Šušnjar can also speak Serbian, Lithuanian, Czech and can get by in Romanian.[13] He has been often confused[14][15][16] with same named Serbian footballer, who previously played with Donji Srem in the Serbian First League,[17][18] along with older brother, Milan.[19][20]
References
edit- ^ "A. Susnjar". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b Aleksandar Šušnjar at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Šošoni posilňujú defenzívu, prichádza stopér Aleksandar Susnjar" (in Slovak). MŠK Žilina. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "부산, 호주 국가대표 출신 DF 수신야르 영입" (in Korean). Star News. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Bulls Secure Socceroo Susnjar". Macarthur FC. 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Six to depart the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 18 May 2023.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (1 September 2023). "Glory bolster backline with Socceroo Šušnjar". Perth Glory.
- ^ Gardiner, James (10 May 2024). "Jets coach gets to work on building squad as takeover nears completion". Newcastle Herald.
Perth Glory defender Aleksandar Susnjar is set to join the Newcastle Jets next season
- ^ Gardiner, James (21 May 2024). "Lets get cracking: Jets coach to discuss plans with new owners". Newcastle Herald.
The Jets have 10 players contracted for next season, including recruit Aleks Susnjar
- ^ toml (26 June 2024). "Newcastle Jets sign Aleksandar Šušnjar". Newcastle Jets. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Aleksandar Šušnjar at Soccerway
- ^ "Bert van Marwijk confirms preliminary Caltex Socceroos squad for March matches". Socceroos. 6 March 2018.
- ^ McCullough, Ian (20 March 2018). "Socceroos bolter Aleksandar Susnjar undaunted as sacrifices pay off". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ Аустралија са четири Србина, Шушњар добио позив. Dnevnik (in Serbian). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Preko Donjeg Srema do reprezentacije Australije". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Аустралија са "српским коренима", Шушњар добио позив. Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Susnjar, Aleksandar". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ ""FUDBAL" 33/16 - page 2453" (PDF). Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 9 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Susnjar, Milan". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Legenda Radničkog, Dragomir Šušnjar i jedna lepa fudbalska priča…". kafanskiselektor.com (in Serbian). 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
External links
edit- Aleksandar Šušnjar at Soccerway
- Aleksandar Šušnjar at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Aleksandar Šušnjar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Aleksandar Šušnjar – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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