Nikola Roganovic
Nikola Roganovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Рогановић; born 12 December 1985) is an Australian footballer who plays for South Melbourne FC in the NPL Victoria.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Roganovic | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | South Melbourne FC | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2006 | South Melbourne FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Springvale White Eagles | 22 | (0) |
| 2008 | Frankston Pines | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Altona Magic | 44 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Green Gully | 46 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Melbourne Heart | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Green Gully | 19 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | South Melbourne | 80 | (0) |
| 2018 | Richmond SC | 5 | (0) |
| 2018– | South Melbourne | 40 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2020 | |||
Club career edit
Victorian Premier League edit
Nikola Roganović began his senior career in 2006 with Springvale White Eagles FC, a Serbian-backed club. He won the 2009 VPL Grand Final with Altona Magic before switching to Green Gully and playing in their back-to-back Championships in 2010 and 2011.[1]
Melbourne Heart edit
On 18 September 2011, he signed with A-League club Melbourne Heart. He Made his debut in the 2011–12 A-League season in Round 1 against Newcastle Jets.[2] On 6 April 2012 it was announced that he would be leaving the club.[3]
South Melbourne FC edit
After a two-year break from football, Roganovic returned to sign with South Melbourne FC in February 2015.[1]
Short retirement and return to football edit
At the conclusion of the 2017 NPL Season, Nikola announced his retirement due to family and business commitments. However, during the 2018 season, Roganovic became an injury replacement keeper for Richmond in the State League 1. Following a series of strong performances, he re-signed during the mid-season transfer window with his former club South Melbourne for the remainder of the 2018 season.[4] During the 2019 NPL Victoria season, Roganovic played his 100th game for South Melbourne against local rivals Melbourne Knights.
Honours edit
Club edit
- Victorian Premier League Champions: 2010, 2011
- Victorian Premier League Premiers: 2011
- Victorian Premier League Champions: 2008, 2009
- National Youth League Champions: 2003
- Dockerty Cup: 2015
- National Premier Leagues Victoria Premiers: 2015
- NPL Victoria Champions: 2016
Personal life edit
Nikola was born in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 December 1985. He is the younger brother of music producer Dragan Roganović (better known by the stage name of Dirty South).
References edit
- ^ a b Kyrou, John. "Championship winning keeper Roganovic signs with South for 2015 season". smfc.com.au. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ . www.footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
- ^ "The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Retrieved 5 April 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Kouroumalis, George. "Roganovic returns to SMFC for remainder of 2018". smfc.com.au. Retrieved 19 June 2018.