Katarina Jukic

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Katarina Jukic
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Jukic playing for East Fremantle in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-11-23) 23 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Striker
Youth career
FW NTC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Perth Glory 9 (0)
2011–2012 Perth Glory 10 (2)
2013–2015 Perth Glory 0 (0)
2018 Queen's Park FC
2019–2021 Perth Glory 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2020

Katarina Jukic (born 23 November 1989 [1] ) is an Australian football (soccer) player who played for Australian W-League team Perth Glory, and for Murdoch University Melville in the Women's NPL. She is the sister of Western Knights player Andrija Jukic.

In October 2020, Jukic gained attention for a goal scored while playing for Murdoch University Melville; she performed a rabona to score a goal from outside of the penalty area. [2] [3]

Jukic departed Perth Glory ahead of the 2021–22 A-League Women season. [4]

Honours

Personal honours

In both 2017 and 2018, she was awarded the Women's Premier Best Female Player. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player profile – Katarina Jukic". Perth Glory . Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Ormond, Aidan (3 October 2020). "Aussie viral sensation on her 'worldie' rabona in WA NPL". The Women's Game. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "El increíble golazo de rabona de Katarina Jukic desde fuera del área". Marca . 3 October 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Samantha (2 December 2021). "All you need to know about each club ahead of the 2021/22 A-League Women season". ABC News .
  5. ↑ "Nicol, Jukic take top awards". Football West. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.


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