Adrian Vlastelica

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Adrian Vlastelica
Personal information
Full name Adrian Stephen Vlastelica
Date of birth (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Center Back
Team information
Current team
Sydney United 58
Youth career
APIA Leichhardt
NK Adriatic
Central Coast Mariners Academy
Sydney United 58
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 APIA Leichhardt
2018–2022 Sydney United 58 85 (3)
2022–2023 Sydney FC 2 (0)
2023– Sydney United 58 58 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 November 2022

Adrian Vlastelica is an Australian footballer currently playing for Sydney United 58 in the NPL NSW.

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Career

Vlastelica started his career at Apia Leichhardt Tigers playing in 2015 the NSW National Premier League. He was part of the 2017 Apia Leichhardt premiership winning side, before transferring to Sydney United in 2018 . He skippered the club throughout the 2022 Australia Cup helping Sydney United become the first National Premier Leagues club to reach the cup final against Macarthur FC, beating other A-League opposition Western United and Brisbane Roar in the process, having started their cup run in the Fourth round of qualification. [1]

On November 4, 2022 Vlastelica signed his first professional contract with A-League club Sydney FC on a short-term, 3-month injury replacement contract after Alex Wilkinson was substituted off in the opening round of the 2022-23 A-League Men season with a long-term groin injury. [2] He made his debut for Sydney in a 3–1 defeat to Brisbane Roar at Moreton Bay Stadium. [3]

In February of 2023 having made only two appearances for Sydney FC, Vlastelica returned to Sydney United 58, signing a new contract with the Edensor Park club. [4]

Honours

With Sydney United 58:

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