Market value
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Rating · 23/24
5.2
Average
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
13
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.11
goals / match
Central Coast Mariners
top club · 125 apps
Position rank · 23/24
#1901
goals rank
#1719
assists rank
43
season goals
15
season assists
Among 2,853 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€750k
peak value · 2014
€40k
top transfer fee · 13/14
7
best season · 13/14
27 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1989-01-08 · 6 players total
399Appearances
43Goals
15Assists
31Yellow cards
0Red cards
126Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Oliver Bozanic |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Oliver John Bozanic |
| Date of birth | 1989-01-08 (37 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australia Slovenia |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 179.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2024-11-17 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Avid Sports Group |
Nov 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Transfer: Western Sydney → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Jan 2024
Transfer: Perth Glory → Western Sydney
23/24 · Return from loan
Sep 2023
Transfer: Western Sydney → Perth Glory
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — Perth Glory
9 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — Western Sydney Wanderers
16 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Central Coast → Western Sydney
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Central Coast Mariners
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — Central Coast Mariners
15 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Oct 2020
Transfer: Without Club → Central Coast
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Central Coast Mariners
24 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
Transfer: Heart of Midl. → Without Club
20/21 · Transfer
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Heart of Midlothian FC
26 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Heart of Midlothian FC
34 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Melbourne City → Heart of Midl.
18/19 · Transfer
Feb 2018
Transfer: Without Club → Melbourne City
17/18 · Transfer
Dec 2017
Transfer: Ventforet Kofu → Without Club
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Melbourne City FC
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Ventforet Kofu
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2017
Transfer: Melb. Victory → Ventforet Kofu
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Melbourne Victory
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Sep 2015
Transfer: FC Luzern → Melb. Victory
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Melbourne Victory
35 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Melbourne Victory
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Luzern U21, FC Luzern
27 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Luzern
32 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Central Coast → FC Luzern
13/14 · Transfer · €40k
Jul 2012
12/13 — Central Coast Mariners
23 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Central Coast Mariners
28 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Central Coast Mariners
33 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Reading → Central Coast
10/11 · Transfer
May 2010
Transfer: Aldershot → Reading
09/10 · Return from loan
Nov 2009
Transfer: Reading → Aldershot
09/10 · Loan
Oct 2009
Transfer: Cheltenham → Reading
09/10 · Return from loan
Aug 2009
Transfer: Reading → Cheltenham
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Aldershot Town, Cheltenham Town
31 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
May 2009
Transfer: Woking → Reading
08/09 · Return from loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: Reading → Woking
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Woking FC, Reading FC
18 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Heidelberg Utd. → Reading
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
Transfer: Central Coast → Heidelberg Utd.
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2073 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.14/90
Assists1 total · 0.14/90
G+A2 total · 0.28/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Perth Glory
5.7%
Western Sydney Wanderers
2.5%
Central Coast Mariners
26.6%
Ventforet Kofu
2.8%
Melbourne Victory
18.3%
Heart of Midlothian FC
8.6%
Melbourne City FC
0.0%
FC Luzern
20.7%
FC Luzern U21
0.3%
Cheltenham Town
0.0%
Aldershot Town
7.4%
Reading FC
0.0%
Woking FC
7.1%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Glory | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 646 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 285 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 10/11 | 21/22 | 125 | 10 | 7 | 3,016 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 315 |
| Melbourne Victory | 3 | 15/16 | 2015 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 2,073 |
| Heart of Midlothian FC | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 60 | 7 | 3 | 978 |
| Melbourne City FC | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Luzern | 2 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 2,347 |
| FC Luzern U21 | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| Cheltenham Town | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aldershot Town | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 838 |
| Reading FC | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woking FC | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 803 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | A-League Men | Perth Glory | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 646 |
| 22/23 | A-League Fin. | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | A-League Men | Western Sydney Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 |
| 21/22 | A-League Men | Central Coast Mariners | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 447 |
| 2021 | FFA Cup | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2017 | Emperor's Cup | Ventforet Kofu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | J. League Cup | Ventforet Kofu | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| 2017 | J1 League | Ventforet Kofu | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | FFA Cup | Melbourne Victory | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | A-League | Central Coast Mariners | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 701 |
| 19/20 | Betfred Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premiership | Heart of Midlothian FC | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 411 |
| 19/20 | SFA Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
| 18/19 | Betfred Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premiership | Heart of Midlothian FC | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 428 |
| 18/19 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Heart of Midlothian FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | SFA Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | A-League | Melbourne City FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | A-League Finals | Melbourne City FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | A-League | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,460 |
| 15/16 | A-League | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 523 |
| 15/16 | A-League Finals | Melbourne Victory | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | AFC Champions League | Melbourne Victory | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 1. Liga Gr. 2 | FC Luzern U21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 14/15 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Luzern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Schweizer Cup | FC Luzern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Super League | FC Luzern | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1,828 |
| 13/14 | Schweizer Cup | FC Luzern | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| 13/14 | Super League | FC Luzern | 28 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 385 |
| 12/13 | A-League | Central Coast Mariners | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | A-League Fin. | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | AFC Champions League | Central Coast Mariners | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | A-League | Central Coast Mariners | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1,498 |
| 11/12 | A-League Fin. | Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | AFC Champions League | Central Coast Mariners | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | A-League | Central Coast Mariners | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | A-League Fin. | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 190 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Aldershot Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 09/10 | League Two | Aldershot Town | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 809 |
| 09/10 | League Two | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Conference | Woking FC | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 803 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Reading FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Central Coast | Heidelberg Utd. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-29 | Heidelberg Utd. | Reading | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Reading | Woking | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-05-01 | Woking | Reading | Return from loan | 200000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-08-01 | Reading | Cheltenham | Loan | 200000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-10-01 | Cheltenham | Reading | Return from loan | 200000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-11-01 | Reading | Aldershot | Loan | 200000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-05-01 | Aldershot | Reading | Return from loan | 200000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Reading | Central Coast | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Central Coast | FC Luzern | Transfer | 300000 | €40k |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-03 | FC Luzern | Melb. Victory | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-03-21 | Melb. Victory | Ventforet Kofu | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-12-01 | Ventforet Kofu | Without Club | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-10 | Without Club | Melbourne City | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Melbourne City | Heart of Midl. | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Heart of Midl. | Without Club | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-21 | Without Club | Central Coast | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Central Coast | Western Sydney | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-13 | Western Sydney | Perth Glory | Loan | 350000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-10 | Perth Glory | Western Sydney | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Western Sydney | Without Club | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-11-17 | Without Club | Retired | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Torn ligaments | 2013-12-01 | 2014-02-01 | 63 | 3 |
| 14/15 | Lumbar vertebra problems | 2014-07-24 | 2014-08-21 | 29 | 6 |
| 19/20 | Ill | 2019-12-03 | 2019-12-06 | 4 | 1 |
Current€150k
Peak€750k
Low—
Δ since start+€100k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #32270 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22976 | — | 17 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3433 | #13 | 7 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Rose | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Predrag Bojic | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Leigh Broxham | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Geria | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Lawrence Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darío Lezcano | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Clare | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Super League | FC Luzern | 5 | 28 |
| 15/16 | A-League | Melbourne Victory | 4 | 26 |
| 18/19 | Premiership | Heart of Midlothian FC | 3 | 22 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | A-League | Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 20 |
| 12/13 | AFC Champions League | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 8 |
| 23/24 | A-League Men | Perth Glory | 1 | 9 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2024-01-10 | Perth Glory | Western Sydney | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-13 | Western Sydney | Perth Glory | Loan | — | €350k |
| 09/10 | 2010-05-01 | Aldershot | Reading | Return from loan | — | €200k |
| 09/10 | 2009-11-01 | Reading | Aldershot | Loan | — | €200k |
| 09/10 | 2009-10-01 | Cheltenham | Reading | Return from loan | — | €200k |
| 09/10 | 2009-08-01 | Reading | Cheltenham | Loan | — | €200k |
| 08/09 | 2009-05-01 | Woking | Reading | Return from loan | — | €200k |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Reading | Woking | Loan | — | €150k |
Teams faced most often by Oliver Bozanic's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney FC | 69 | 19 | 14 | 36 | 80 | 120 | -40 | 28% |
| Adelaide United | 67 | 27 | 14 | 26 | 112 | 105 | +7 | 40% |
| Wellington Phoenix | 66 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 100 | 99 | +1 | 30% |
| Melbourne City FC | 65 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 88 | 132 | -44 | 25% |
| Newcastle United Jets | 62 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 105 | 87 | +18 | 42% |
| Brisbane Roar | 59 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 89 | 82 | +7 | 34% |
| Western United | 51 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 85 | 84 | +1 | 39% |
| Macarthur FC | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 43% |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 42% |
| Eastleigh FC | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 23% |
| Boreham Wood | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 30% |
| Barnet FC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 40% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Senior debut season | |
| 08/09 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 15 | 447 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 15 | 315 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 |
| 20/21 | 24 | 701 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 19/20 | 26 | 550 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 18/19 | 34 | 428 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 16/17 | 21 | 1,460 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 15/16 | 35 | 523 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 14/15 | 27 | 1,865 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 13/14 | 32 | 519 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 |
| 12/13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 28 | 1,498 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 10/11 | 33 | 190 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.37 |
| 09/10 | 31 | 838 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
A-League Men
181 apps
16 G
6 A
Premiership
40 apps
6 G
2 A
Super League
51 apps
6 G
2 A
League Two
29 apps
2 G
1 A
A-League Finals
11 apps
2 G
0 A
FFA Cup
3 apps
2 G
0 A
Schweizer Cup
5 apps
2 G
0 A
1. Liga Gr. 2
1 apps
2 G
0 A
Conference
18 apps
2 G
0 A
SFA Cup
6 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Oliver Bozanic
Who is Oliver Bozanic?
Oliver Bozanic is an Australia professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Oliver Bozanic?
Oliver Bozanic is 37 years old. He was born on January 8, 1989 in Sydney, New South Wales.
What position does Oliver Bozanic play?
Oliver Bozanic plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Oliver Bozanic play for?
Oliver Bozanic currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Oliver Bozanic scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Oliver Bozanic has scored 43 goals in 399 appearances.