Full name Milos Degenek Name Milos Degenek Current team TSV 1860 Munchen Number 30 Weight 75 kg | Playing position Height 1.87 m Place of birth Knin, Croatia Role Footballer Position Defender | |
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Date of birth (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 21) –2012 Australian Institute of Sport | ||
Milos degenek goal against werder bremen
Milos Degenek (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Дегенек, born 28 April 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Yokohama F. Marinos in the J1 League.
Contents
- Milos degenek goal against werder bremen
- Milos degenek on his debut
- Early life
- Club career
- International career
- Career statistics
- References
Degenek represented both Serbia and Australia at youth levels before making his senior international debut for Australia against England in 2016.
Milos degenek on his debut
Early life
Degenek was born in 1994 in Knin, Croatia. His family was part of the Serbian population of Croatia and fled the Croatian War of Independence to Yugoslav and Serbian capital Belgrade in 1995, were they lived as refugees in poverty and were subject to NATO-airstrikes during the Kosovo War in 1999. A year later he and his parents migrated to Sydney, Australia.
Club career
Degenek played for the Westfields Sports High School and the Australian Institute of Sport. In 2012 he joined the under-19 team of VfB Stuttgart.
Miloš Degenek made his first appearance for VfB Stuttgart II on 26 July 2013 in the 3. Liga against SV Darmstadt 98.
At the start of the 2015–16 season Degenek signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club 1860 Munich.
In January 2017, Degenek left 1860 Munich four months before the end of his contract and joined Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos.
International career
Degenek captained the national under-15 team of Australia in two friendlies against Japan in April 2009. For the Australia under-16 team Degenek made on 6 October 2009 against Laos his first appearance in the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification. He scored his first goal for this team on 16 October 2009 against Malaysia. Degenek was part of the Australian team which reached the semi-final of the final tournament of the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship. In the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup Miloš Degenek made two appearances for the Australia national under-17 team.
On 11 October 2012, Degenek made his debut for the Serbia national under-19 team against Turkey.
On 26 August 2015, Degenek was called up to the Olyroos squad against Turkey and FYR Macedonia.
Degenek made his Australia national football team debut against England on 27 May 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute. He set up Australia's only goal in a 2–1 loss, his cross from the right forcing English defender Eric Dier to head into his own goal. He made his first start a week later, playing a full match in a win over Greece.