| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sašo Petrovski | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Bankstown, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | South Coast Wolves FC | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sydney Macedonia | |||
| FK Vardar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1996 | Bankstown City | 25 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Parramatta Eagles | 41 | (30) |
| 1997–2001 | Wollongong Wolves | 69 | (40) |
| 2001–2003 | Viborg FF | 53 | (16) |
| 2003–2004 | Parramatta Power | 15 | (7) |
| 2005–2007 | Sydney FC | 50 | (20) |
| 2007–2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 39 | (13) |
| 2009–2011 | Newcastle Jets | 35 | (8) |
| 2011– | South Coast Wolves FC | 4 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2006 | Australia | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 13 February 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sasho Petrovski (Macedonian: Сашо Петровски, Sašo Petrovski) (born 5 March 1975) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He is a striker who last played for the Newcastle Jets in the Hyundai A-League. Petrovski has two caps for the Australian national team. Petrovski is known in the A-League as one of the most prolific strikers, scoring 41 goals between the 3 clubs he has represented.
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In the old National Soccer League, Petrovski played 94 games and scored 47 goals. Petrovski scored the second hat trick in A-League history. He played for Viborg FF in the Danish Superliga.
In 2005 he returned home to play in the newly formed A-League with Sydney FC, where he scored 20 goals in 50 appearances, becoming a fan favorite.[1]
On 5 January 2007, it was announced that Petrovski would be reunited with former Sydney FC manager Pierre Littbarski at Japanese second division club Avispa Fukuoka when the current A-League finishes.
However, this deal fell through, due to a limit of foreign players in the squad. He then signed with the Central Coast Mariners on 12 February 2007.[2] Petrovski achieved his first milestone for the Gosford club, when he scored his 10th goal in the 3-2 loss to his former club Sydney FC in round 2 of the 2008–09 A-League season.[3]
On 3 February 2009 he signed a 2-year deal with rivals Newcastle Jets after he could not agree on terms for a new deal with the Mariners.[4] Petrovski has enjoyed a successful start to his time at the Jets, scoring three goals in Newcastle's ACL campaign, topping their goal scorers list. He become a fan favorite with the Newcastle faithful, with whom he had been disliked, due to his time with Sydney FC and the Central Coast Mariners.
Since joining Newcastle, Petrovski has become just the 6th player to reach 100 A-League games. He marked his milestone with a late winner over a Robbie Fowler led North Queensland Fury, Petrovski muscled his way through the Fury defence to put his side up 3-2, with 7 minutes remaining in the match.[5] In the 2010/11 season, Petrovski was the clubs top scorer despite not starting a game all season. Petrovski left Newcastle after 2 seasons, after being unable to negotiate a new contract.[6] It was reported that Petrovski would go on to sign with his former NSL club Wollongong Wolves, now known as South Coast Wolves in the NSW Premier League.[7]
He made his international debut against Japan in 2001 and scored his first international goal in the Asian Cup qualifier between Australia and Kuwait at Aussie Stadium on 16 August 2006.[8]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 August 2006 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia | Kuwait | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
With Central Coast Mariners:
With Sydney FC:
With Wollongong Wolves:
Personal Honours:
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Damian Mori |
NSL Golden Boot 2000/01 |
Succeeded by Damian Mori |