Siniša Ubiparipović

Siniša Ubiparipović
Personal information
Full name Siniša Ubiparipović
Date of birth August 25, 1983 (1983-08-25) (age 28)
Place of birth Zenica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Montreal Impact
Number 28
Youth career
2002 UIC Flames
2004–2006 Akron Zips
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005 Cleveland Internationals 2 (0)
2006 Chicago Fire Premier 12 (3)
2007–2010 New York Red Bulls 69 (2)
2007 → Minnesota Thunder (loan) 1 (1)
2011 Montreal Impact (NASL) 10 (3)
2012– Montreal Impact (MLS)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 11, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Siniša Ubiparipović (Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Убипариповић) (born August 25, 1983 in Zenica) is a Bosnian[1] footballer who currently plays for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.

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Early life

Born in Yugoslavia prior to the Bosnian War, Ubiparipović and his family fled to Belgrade, Serbia to escape the conflict, eventually coming to the United States in 1999.[2]

Career

College

Ubiparipović began his college soccer career at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2002, before transferring to the University of Akron, where he played from 2004 to 2006. At Akron, he was named an NSCAA All-American his last two years, and was the 2006 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year.[3] During his college years Ubiparipović also played in the USL Premier Development League for both Cleveland Internationals and Chicago Fire Premier. While with the Chicago Fire Premier he was named to the Premier Development League's All-Central Conference team.

Professional

Ubiparipović was drafted in the third round (33rd overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls.[4] During his initial campaign with New York he appeared in 12 regular season matches and both of the club's playoff matches. He was also loaned out for one match during the 2007 season to Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division, tallying one goal in a 4-2 loss to Rochester Rhinos.[5][6]

During the 2008 season Ubiparipović appeared in 16 regular season matches and scored his first league goal. On 10 August 2008, Ubiparipović scored the fourth goal in New York's 4-1 victory over league rival DC United. During the 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs, he started all of the teams 4 playoff games helping lead the club to the 2008 MLS Cup final. In the 2009 season Siniša made a career-high 23 appearances for Red Bulls. On 20 March 2010, Ubiparipović started at left wing for Red Bulls in a 3-1 victory against Santos FC, which was the first match played at the new Red Bull Arena.[7] On May 12, 2010 Ubiparipović scored his second goal for New York Red Bulls in a 3-0 victory over New England Revolution in a 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification match.[8]

His contract expired with New York Red Bulls after the 2010 season and he became a free agent. On 2 August 2011 Ubiparipović signed with Montreal Impact of the North American Soccer League. In 10 games with Montreal, Ubiparipović registered three goals and four assists, and was recognized as the clubs newcomer of the year.[9] On November 1, 2011, it was announced that Ubiparipović re-signed to continue with the Impact in 2012, the team's first year in Major League Soccer.[10]

Personal

Siniša's brother, Slaviša Ubiparipović, played for Cleveland Internationals in the USL Premier Development League in 2008.

Career statistics

Updated 31 October 2008

All-time club performance
Club Season MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup CONCACAF Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
New York Red Bulls
 2007 12 0 1 0 2 0 - - 15 0
2008 16 1 1 0 4 0 - - 21 1
2009 23 0 2 0 - - 2 0 27 0
2010 18 1 3 1 - - - - 21 2
Club Total 69 2 7 1 6 0 2 0 84 3
Club Season / NASL Canadian Championship NASL Playoffs CONCACAF Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Montreal Impact 2011 10 3 - - - - - - 10 3
Club Total 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3

Honors

New York Red Bulls

References

  1. ^ ""Volio bih igrati za BiH, dat ću sve od sebe da zaslužim poziv"". Sarajevo-x.com. 2010-04-16. http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/100416091. Retrieved 2011-12-20. 
  2. ^ "Soccer a comfort in the face of war". MLSnet.com. January 8, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-01-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20070111095204/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070108&content_id=81416&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2007-03-31. 
  3. ^ "Sinisa Ubiparipović bio". University of Akron. http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=47179&SPID=4334&DB_OEM_ID=10800&ATCLID=324672&Q_SEASON=2006. Retrieved 2007-03-31. 
  4. ^ "New York Red Bulls sign five players" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. March 26, 2007. http://redbull.newyork.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20070326&content_id=86548&vkey=pr_rbn&fext=.jsp&team=t107. Retrieved 2007-03-31. 
  5. ^ "MYSTERY GOAL-SCORER (UPDATED) Ubiparipovic strikes for Thunder in loss". Bigapplesoccer.com. 2007-07-28. http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/article.php?article_id=10663. Retrieved 2011-12-20. 
  6. ^ Demosphere International, Inc. (2007-07-28). "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2007/385711.html. Retrieved 2011-12-20. 
  7. ^ "THE STARTING XI Salou, Kandji partner up top". Bigapplesoccer.com. 2010-03-20. http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/article.php?article_id=22956. Retrieved 2011-12-20. 
  8. ^ Wolyniec scores twice in Open Cup
  9. ^ "Montreal Impact". Montreal Impact. http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN. Retrieved 2011-12-20. 
  10. ^ "Montreal Impact". Montreal Impact. http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1779&Focus=0. Retrieved 2011-12-20. 

External links

Montreal Impact – current squad