Tom Rogić

      Tom Rogić
      Personal information
      Full name Tomas Petar Rogić
      Date of birth (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 20)
      Place of birth Griffith, Australia
      Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
      Playing position Attacking Midfielder
      Club information
      Current club Celtic
      Number 18
      Youth career
      2007–2009 Tuggeranong United
      2011 Nike Football Academy
      Senior career*
      Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
      2009–2010 ANU FC (5)
      2011 Belconnen United 4 (6)
      2012–2013 Central Coast Mariners 24 (5)
      2013– Celtic 8 (0)
      National team‡
      2010–2011 Australia (futsal) 7 (8)
      2012– Australia U-23 1 (0)
      2012– Australia 6 (0)
      * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013.

      † Appearances (Goals).

      ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2013

      Tomas Petar "Tom" Rogić (born 16 December 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Australia national team.

      Club career

      Early career

      As a junior, Rogić played for Tuggeranong United. In 2009 he moved to his first senior club, playing with ANU FC in the ACT Premier League. In 2011, Rogić moved to play one season with Belconnen United in the same league. The same year, he was also selected to join the Nike Football Academy after winning The Chance, a competition which he won alongside 8 other young footballers amongst 75,000 other hopefuls around the world.[1]

      Central Coast Mariners

      On 2 January 2012, Rogić signed with A-League club Central Coast Mariners.[2] He made his professional debut in the 2011-12 A-League season on 21 January 2012 in a Round 18 clash against Adelaide United, which the Mariners won 3-2.[3] Tom scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 loss to Melbourne Victory on 10 February 2012,[4] and was later named the A-League's young player of the month for February 2012.[5]

      2012–13 season

      At the beginning of the 2012-13 season, Rogić was rejected from all of his local trials A-League clubs, opting to remain with the Mariners.[6] Rogić scored his first goals of the season in the home victory against Sydney FC, scoring two goals to help the Mariners win 7-2 over the Sky Blues.[7] On 5 December 2012, Rogić was awarded NAB Young footballer of the Month Award for November 2012, as well as simultaneously being the second nomination for NAB Young footballer of the Year Award.[8] In only his first full A-League season, Rogić received interest from English Premier League sides Reading and Fulham, La Liga sides Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano, and Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge.[9]

      Celtic

      On 9 January 2013, it was reported that Rogić had joined Scottish Premier League champions Celtic at their training camp in Spain. On 16 January 2013, it was reported that terms had been agreed for the transfer of Rogić from Central Coast Mariners to Celtic, subject to personal terms.[10] The deal was completed the next day.[11] Rogić made his Celtic début on 9 February 2013 in a Scottish Premier League match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle; setting up Kris Commons with a cross to score the equalizer, bringing the score to 1-1 and winning Man of the Match.

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      International career

      Rogić has represented the Futsalroos.[12][13] At the 2010 AFC Futsal Championship Rogić scored 6 goals, making him Australia's leading goal scorer and equal fourth leading goal scorer for the tournament at the age of 18.

      On 7 March 2011, Rogić was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq,[14] during which he made his debut as a half time substitute for his Central Coast Mariners team mate Mustafa Amini at the Central Coast Stadium in Gosford.

      Rogić made his debut for the Australia national team as a substitute in a 2-1 friendly victory over South Korea.[15]On the 11th of June 2013, Rogić came on as a sub in Australia's 4-0 win against Jordan in a World Cup Qualifier and provided the assist for captain Lucas Neill's first international goal. .

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      Personal life

      Rogić is of Serbian descent, and attended Radford College in Bruce, ACT.[16]

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      Club statistics

      As of 19 May 2013[17]
      Club Season League Cup Continental Total
      Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
      Australia Central Coast Mariners 2011–12 13 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 17 2 1
      2012–13 11 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 2
      Total 24 5 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 28 5 3
      Scotland Celtic 2012–13 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1
      Total 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1
      Career Total 32 5 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 36 5 4
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      Honours

      Club

      Central Coast Mariners:

      Celtic:

      Individual

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      External links

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      References

      1. ^ Mason, Max (2011-01-28). "Aussie teen the world's best | Football - Soccer". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      2. ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/soccer/nike-academy-competition-winner-tom-Rogić-is-heading-to-the-mariners/story-e6frey4r-1226234422075
      3. ^ "Mariners nab 3-2 win over Reds". Footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      4. ^ Hand, Guy (2012-02-10). "Kewell fires Victory to upset win | A-League". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      5. ^ "Rogić flourishes in February as NAB Young Footballer of the Month | Futsal4all - Futsal in Australia and NZ". Futsal4all. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      6. ^ "Rogić not ready for overseas move - Dejan Kalinic, Omnisport - Football Australia 2013". Footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      7. ^ "Match report - Match report Central Coast Mariners - Sydney FC, 03.11.2012 - A-League". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      8. ^ "Rogić claims young player nomination - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      9. ^ Last Updated: January 15, 2013, 8:36 GMT (2012-12-13). "QPR join chase for Rogić | QPR Football Club News, Results, Fixtures". Sporting Life. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      10. ^ "Celtic will sign Tomas Rogić from Central Coast Mariners | Celtic News, Fixtures, Results, Transfers". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      11. ^ "Celtic sign Tom Rogić from Central Coast Mariners". BBC Sport. 17 January 2013. 
      12. ^ "Rogić at the double on Futsalroos debut (ACT) | Futsal4all - Futsal in Australia and NZ". Futsal4all. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      13. ^ "Rogić hat-trick helps Qantas Futsalroos to victory in opener (AFC) | Futsal4all - Futsal in Australia and NZ". Futsal4all. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      14. ^ "Vidmar names U23s squad to face Iraq - Football Australia 2013". Footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      15. ^ "Match report: South Korea 1-2 Australia". Goal.com. 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      16. ^ "Tom Rogić - Performance data". transfermarkt.co.uk. 1992-12-16. Retrieved 2013-01-17. 
      17. ^ "Tom Rogić - Performance data - transfermarkt.co.uk". Transfermarkt. Retrieved 14 October 2012. 
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