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 33)
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.