Mladen Kukrika

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Mladen Kukrika
Personal information
Full name Mladen Kukrika
Date of birth (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Trebinje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–2010 Leotar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Leotar 29 (0)
2014 Kastrioti 10 (0)
2014–2015 Leotar
2015–2016 Scarborough SC
2016–2017 Željezničar Banja Luka 15 (0)
2018–2019 Metalleghe-BSI 27 (0)
2019 Prespa Birlik 3 (0)
2020 Borac Banja Luka 2 (0)
2020–2021 GOŠK Gabela 7 (0)
2021–2022 Victoria Wanderers 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mladen Kukrika (born 11 January 1991) is a Bosnian professional football goalkeeper.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Kukrika began his career in his country's premier league with Leotar in the 2009-10 season. [1] [2] In his debut season, he appeared in 2 matches. [3] He resigned with Leotar the following season. [4] He would establish himself as the starting goalkeeper in his fifth season with the club. [5] Throughout the 2013-14 campaign, he appeared in 18 matches. [3]

Kukrika would be transferred during the winter 2014 transfer market to the Albanian First Division with Kastrioti. [6] [7] His tenure with the club was short-lived as he departed after the season's conclusion. [8] He played in 10 matches in the Albanian circuit. [3] In the summer of 2014, he returned to his former club Leotar which competed in the country's second division. [9] Throughout the season, Kukrika would also receive a trial with Zvijezda Gradačac but failed to secure a contract. [10] [11]

Canada

In 2015, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League's first division with expansion side Scarborough SC. [12] [13] [14] He played in the club's home opener on May 15, 2015, against Toronto Croatia. [15] Kukrika re-signed with Scarborough the following season. [16] He would help the eastern Toronto side clinch a playoff berth by finishing third in the division. [17] Scarborough was eliminated from the postseason tournament by Hamilton City in the first round. [18] [19]

Europe

After his stint in Canada, he returned to the Bosnian circuit and secured a deal with Željezničar Banja Luka. [20] In his debut season with Željezničar, he helped the club secure a promotion by winning the league title. [21] He left the club and became a free agent at the season's conclusion. [21] However, his departure was short as he re-signed with the club. [22]

He joined NK Metalleghe-BSI during the 2018 winter transfer market. [23] [24] [25]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Kukrika joined Swedish Prespa Birlik in the Division 2 Västra Götaland. [26] [27] In January 2020, he returned to the Bosnian top-tier league by signing with Borac Banja Luka. [28] [29] Kukrika left Borac on 22 August 2020 after the termination of his contract. [30] In his final season in the Bosnian premier league, he played in 2 matches. [3]

On 12 October 2020, he signed a one-year contract with First League of FBiH club GOŠK Gabela. [31] He made his official debut for GOŠK five days later, on 17 October, in a league win against Slaven Živinice. [32]

In 2021, he played in the Gozo Football League First Division with Victoria Wanderers F.C. [33] After the conclusion of the season, the club was relegated from the top division. [34]

Honours

Željezničar Banja Luka

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  34. ↑ Cassar, Darren (3 May 2022). "SK Victoria Wanderers end 14 years in the top flight with a draw". Gozo Football Association. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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