Australian soccer player (born 1995)
Aleksandar Šušnjar (Serbian Cyrillic : Александар Шушњар , born 19 August 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Newcastle Jets in the A-League Men .
Club career
Born in Perth , Šušnjar made his senior debut in Europe, playing with Lithuanian side Ekranas in A Lyga seasons 2013 and 2014 . Then he returned to Australia and played with Perth SC in the 2015 National Premier Leagues . Next he signed with Lietava Jonava playing with them in the 2016 A Lyga . Romanian Liga I club Gaz Metan Mediaș signed him and Šušnjar played with them until the winter-break when he moved to Czech Republic and joined FK Teplice . A year later, another Czech First League signed him, Mladá Boleslav .[ 2] On 24 July 2018, he joined MŠK Žilina on a six-month loan deal.[ 3] Susnjar then moved to Busan IPark in South Korea's K League on 28 February 2019.[ 4]
In October 2020, Šušnjar joined A-League expansion club Macarthur FC .[ 5] In May 2023, he left the club.[ 6]
In September 2023, Šušnjar returned to the A-League Men , joining Perth Glory .[ 7]
In May 2024, it was announced Šušnjar left Perth Glory to join Newcastle Jets .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
International career
Šušnjar initially represented Serbia , having made one appearance in 2011 for the Serbian U-17 side. However, by January 2018, he already called the attention of the Australian FA and made a debut for the Australian U23 team.[ 11]
He received his first senior call up when he was selected in Bert van Marwijk 's first Socceroos squad for the March 2018 friendlies.[ 12] He made the debut for the Australian national team in a friendly game against Norway played on 23 March 2018.[ 2]
Personal life
In addition to his native English, Šušnjar can also speak Serbian , Lithuanian , Czech and can get by in Romanian .[ 13] He has been often confused[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] with same named Serbian footballer, who previously played with Donji Srem in the Serbian First League ,[ 17] [ 18] along with older brother, Milan.[ 19] [ 20]
References
^ "A. Susnjar" . Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019 .
^ a b Aleksandar Šušnjar at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Šošoni posilňujú defenzívu, prichádza stopér Aleksandar Susnjar" (in Slovak). MŠK Žilina . 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018 .
^ "부산, 호주 국가대표 출신 DF 수신야르 영입" (in Korean). Star News. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019 .
^ "Bulls Secure Socceroo Susnjar" . Macarthur FC . 7 October 2020.
^ "Six to depart the Bulls" . Macarthur FC . 18 May 2023.
^ Morgan, Gareth (1 September 2023). "Glory bolster backline with Socceroo Šušnjar" . Perth Glory .
^ Gardiner, James (10 May 2024). "Jets coach gets to work on building squad as takeover nears completion" . Newcastle Herald . Perth Glory defender Aleksandar Susnjar is set to join the Newcastle Jets next season
^ Gardiner, James (21 May 2024). "Lets get cracking: Jets coach to discuss plans with new owners" . Newcastle Herald . The Jets have 10 players contracted for next season, including recruit Aleks Susnjar
^ toml (26 June 2024). "Newcastle Jets sign Aleksandar Šušnjar" . Newcastle Jets . Retrieved 26 June 2024 .
^ Aleksandar Šušnjar at Soccerway
^ "Bert van Marwijk confirms preliminary Caltex Socceroos squad for March matches" . Socceroos . 6 March 2018.
^ McCullough, Ian (20 March 2018). "Socceroos bolter Aleksandar Susnjar undaunted as sacrifices pay off" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media. Retrieved 29 March 2018 .
^ Аустралија са четири Србина, Шушњар добио позив . Dnevnik (in Serbian). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018 .
^ "Preko Donjeg Srema do reprezentacije Australije" . mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018 .
^ Аустралија са "српским коренима", Шушњар добио позив . Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018 .
^ "Susnjar, Aleksandar" . srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 July 2018 .
^ " "FUDBAL" 33/16 - page 2453" (PDF) . Football Association of Serbia (in Serbian). 9 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016 .
^ "Susnjar, Milan" . srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 July 2018 .
^ "Legenda Radničkog, Dragomir Šušnjar i jedna lepa fudbalska priča…" . kafanskiselektor.com (in Serbian). 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018 .
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