Nikola Ujdur (born 25 January 1999) is a Croatian Australian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Championship.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Ujdur | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | GOŠK Gabela | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Northbridge | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2022–2023 | Rockdale Ilinden | 29 | (4) |
| 2023– | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 16 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 29 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Early career edit
Ujdur started his career with Bosnian Premier League side, NK GOŠK Gabela, rising through the youth ranks before returning to Australia in 2019, joining Northbridge in the NPL New South Wales division where he stayed for 2 years before moving to Sydney Olympic in 2021, where he won the NSW Premier League Regular Season before moving to Rockdale Ilinden the following season.[citation needed]
Inverness Caledonian Thistle edit
On 1 September 2023, Ujdur signed for Scottish Championship side, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, on a 2 year deal,[2][3] becoming the first Australian to play for the club and the second from the Southern Hemisphere, arriving at the club on the same night as the club's manager, Billy Dodds, was sacked.[4] Ujdur made his debut for Inverness in a 1–0 home loss to Dundee United.[5] Ujdur scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win over Queen's Park at Hampden in the Scottish Championship.
Honours edit
Northbridge
- NPL NSW League One: 2019
Sydney Olympic
- NPL NSW Regular Season: 2022
References edit
- ^ "Nikola Ujdur | Football Stats | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Age 24 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Skinner, Andy (1 September 2023). "Caley Thistle sign Australian defender Nikola Ujdur on two-year deal". Press and Journal. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Media, ICTFC (1 September 2023). "Nikola Ujdur signs for ICTFC". ICTFC. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Chalk, Paul (25 September 2023). "Whirlwind week for Caley Thistle's Aussie signing Nikola Ujdur". Press and Journal. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Dundee Utd strike late against Inverness to go top". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2023.