Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chad Bugeja | ||
Date of birth | 28 April 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Broken Hill, Australia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Modbury Vista | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2008 | White City | 100 | (61) |
2005–2006 | Adelaide United | 9 | (0) |
2009 | Adelaide City | 14 | (3) |
2010–2013 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 55 | (19) |
2014–2015 | White City | 40 | (10) |
2017-2019 | Murray United | 15 | (4) |
2019–2022 | Brahma Lodge SC | ||
2022 | Modbury Vista | 16 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 May 2007 |
Chad Bugeja (born 28 April 1981 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia) is a former Australian professional footballer.
He played as a striker for Adelaide United in the A-League's inaugural season, [1] but was released in the close season. He was with White City until the 2008 super league season and was transferred to Adelaide City FC. He later moved to Adelaide Blue Eagles for the 2010 season, scoring 10 goals in the pre-season cup. By 2013, Bugeja split coaching and playing duties with Blue Eagles. He then joined Murray United in Melbourne and after 3 years he moved back to Adelaide to play for Brahma Lodge. He currently plays for Modbury Vista SC in the State League 2. [2]
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