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Stefan Colakovski

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Stefan Colakovski
Colakovski playing for the Wellington Phoenix in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Stefan Colakovski
Date of birth (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Wellington Phoenix
Number 11
Youth career
Pascoe Vale
2015–2017 Melbourne City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Melbourne City NPL 41 (14)
2019–2022 Melbourne City 46 (3)
2022–2024 Perth Glory 24 (6)
2023 Perth Glory NPL 1 (0)
2024– Wellington Phoenix 3 (0)
International career
2021–2022 North Macedonia U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021

Stefan Colakovski (Macedonian: Стефан Чолаковски, romanizedStefan Cholakovski; born 20 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for A-League club Wellington Phoenix. Born in Australia, he has represented Macedonia at youth level.[2]

Early life

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Colakovski is Macedonian-Australian. He was a fan of the previously named Melbourne Heart (now as Melbourne City).[3][4]

Club career

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Melbourne City

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After playing in Melbourne City's youth setup for three years, on 4 November 2019, Colakovski made his senior professional debut against Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.[5] On 1 February 2020, Colakovski was offered a full senior deal contract for Melbourne City.[4]

Colakovski scored his first A-League goal in a Melbourne Derby match in the 2020–21 season by scoring the sixth and final goal in a 6–0 win against Melbourne Victory.[6] Colakovski scored his second A-League goal for Melbourne City against Macarthur FC in the 2021 A-League Finals Series. He assisted Marco Tilio for his second goal in the A-League to put Melbourne City through to the Grand Finals.

Perth Glory

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In June 2022, it was announced that Colakovski signed with Perth Glory on a two-year deal.[7] In May 2024, at the conclusion of his contract, he announced he's departing Perth Glory to take up an opportunity overseas.[8]

Wellington Phoenix

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After Colakovski's move to Europe didn't come into fruition, he returned to the A-League Men and signed a one-year deal with Wellington Phoenix.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 28 May 2024[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Asia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Melbourne City NPL 2017[12] NPL Victoria 2 26 5 26 5
2019 26 9 26 9
2021 NPL Victoria 3 2 2 2 2
Total 54 16 54 16
Melbourne City 2019–20 A-League 7 0 0 0 7 0
2020–21 21 3 21 3
2021–22 18 0 2 0 6 1 26 1
Total 46 3 2 0 6 1 0 0 54 4
Perth Glory 2022–23 A-League Men 2 0 2 0
2023–24 22 6 1 0 23 6
Total 24 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 6
Career total 124 25 3 0 6 1 0 0 131 26

Honours

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Club

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Melbourne City

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ Howe, Andrew. "Official A-League 2020/21 Season Guide" (PDF). howe.how. Australian Professional Leagues. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Stefan Colakovski". 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Colakovski: Playing for City is a dream come true". Melbourne City FC. Football Federation Australia. 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b Lynch, Joey (1 February 2020). "Stefan Colakovski's re-signing from the Heart". FTBL.
  5. ^ Davutovic, David (4 November 2019). "Melbourne City's youth brigade driving A-League title push". The Herald Sun.
  6. ^ "One of their own; Colakovski adds to Victory pain with 'one of the best moments of my life'".
  7. ^ "News - Glory Swoop For Exciting Young Forward". Perth Glory. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  8. ^ Morgan, Gareth (28 May 2024). "ALM player departures confirmed". Perth Glory.
  9. ^ "Nix sign another A-League champion". Wellington Phoenix. 10 October 2024.
  10. ^ Stefan Colakovski at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Player statistics for Stefan Colakovski". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Player statistics for Stefan Colakovski (2016–2017)". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  13. ^ Morgan, Gareth (6 May 2024). "Taggart and Lowry claim top honours at glittering MGP Awards event". Perth Glory. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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