Andrew Barisic
Birth date22 March 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeCanberra, Australia
PositionForward
CurrentclubWangaratta City
Youthyears 12002–2003
Youthclubs 1ACTAS
Youthyears 22003
Youthclubs 2Canberra FC
Years 12005–2006
Clubs 1Melbourne Knights
Caps 140
Goals 19
Years 22006–2007
Clubs 2Arminia Hannover
Caps 222
Goals 21
Years 32007
Clubs 3SV Schermbeck
Caps 31
Goals 30
Years 42007–2008
Clubs 4Melbourne Knights
Caps 421
Goals 419
Years 52009–2011
Clubs 5Gold Coast United
Caps 517
Goals 52
Years 62011–2012
Clubs 6Persebaya 1927
Caps 618
Goals 68
Years 72012
Clubs 7Arema
Caps 726
Goals 75
Years 82013
Clubs 8East Bengal
Caps 825
Goals 811
Years 92013
Clubs 9Melbourne Knights
Caps 98
Goals 97
Years 102013–2014
Clubs 10South China
Caps 107
Goals 106
Years 112014
Clubs 11Kerala Blasters
Caps 1111
Goals 110
Years 122015
Clubs 12Melbourne Knights
Caps 1214
Goals 129
Years 132015–2016
Clubs 13Eastern
Caps 1313
Goals 137
Years 142017–2019
Clubs 14Gold Coast Knights
Years 152019
Clubs 15Wangaratta City
Pcupdate27 October 2020

Andrew Barisic (bǎriʃitɕ BAH-reesh-ich;[1] born 22 March 1986) is an Australian former soccer player.

Club career

Born in Canberra, Barisic began his career in 2002 with the ACTAS before moving to Canberra Deakin in July 2003. In January 2004 he signed his first professional contract with Melbourne Knights, then left in the summer of 2006 for Europe and signed a contract for Germany-based Oberliga Nord club, Arminia Hannover.

On 13 December 2007 he signed with his former club Melbourne Knights in the Victorian Premier League. He impressed regularly, becoming a key member of their squad and scoring 19 goals in 21 games in the 2008 season.[2][3]

Gold Coast United

On 10 December 2008 he was signed by Gold Coast United on a one-year contract.[4][5] At Gold Coast United he made six appearances and scored one goal in his first season there. He was signed on for one further year. In his second season at GCU, he made 11 appearances and again scored one goal.

Persebaya 1927

After leaving Gold Coast, "Bara" signed for Indonesian side Persebaya Surabaya in the Indonesian Premier League. He did very well there, scoring 11 in 14 games.

Arema Malang

He then signed for another Indonesia Super League side, this time Arema Cronus F.C., where he managed 8 goals in 15 appearances.

East Bengal

[6] Barisic signed for East Bengal on 10 January 2013.[7] He then made his debut for East Bengal on 25 January 2013, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Manandeep Singh, against Pune F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which East Bengal won 2–1.[8] On 3 April 2013, he scored brace in 2013 AFC Cup against Singaporean opponent Tampines Rovers in group stage match.[9] He again scored in same competition against a Vietnamese opponent Xuan Thanh Saigon in last group stage match, after winning that match East Bengal tops the group and qualified for the knockout stage of AFC Cup.[10] On 8 May, he scored his 1st goal in the 2012–13 I-League in a 6–0 win over United Sikkim F.C.[11] He ended his one-year stint with East Bengal with 15 goals in 22 matches.

Return to Melbourne Knights

He returned to Melbourne Knights for their 2013 VPL campaign, while the majority of the rest of Asia was in off-season. He managed 7 goals in 8 games in his third stint with the Knights.

South China

On 31 December 2013, Barisic signed for South China. At South China, Barisic managed 13 goals in 18 appearances, 6 in the Hong Kong Premier League, 2 in AFC Qualification and 1 in the Senior Challenge Shield.

Kerala Blasters FC

Barisic then signed for newly formed Kerala Blasters FC in the newly formed Indian Super League. In the ISL side, Barisic managed 11 appearances in which Kerala came 2nd.

Return to Melbourne Knights

Barisic returned for the 4th time to Melbourne Knights in January 2015 scoring 12 goals in 16 games.

Eastern Sports Club

On 1 July 2015 Andrew Signed with Hong Kong Premier League Side Eastern.

Club statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[12]
ClubDivisionLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arema2011–12Indonesia Super League1580080—158
East Bengal2012–13I-League715273—2215
South China2013–14Hong Kong First Division League764374—1813
Kerala Blasters FC2014Indian Super League80———80
Eastern2015–16Hong Kong Premier League137125——2512
Career total50222110227—8848

Honours

Gold Coast Knights

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Kerala Blasters Andrew Barisic Video Message to Kerala Blasters fans.". YouTube. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ Barisic key to Knights' success Archived 30 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 'Bara' boss of the ball [dead link]
  4. ^ "Gold Coast add their twelfth man". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  5. ^ Young striker ready for Hyundai A-League challenge Archived 10 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Ghosh, Pabitra. "Andrew Barisic – East Bengal's Likely 4th Foreigner". Feverpitch. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  7. ^ "East Bengal sign Aussie striker Andrew Barisic". NDTV. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Pune FC vs East Bengal LIVE Commentary". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Tampines Rovers 2–4 East Bengal". Goal.com.
  10. ^ "East Bengal 4–1 Sai Gon Xuan Thanh". Goal.com.
  11. ^ "Report: East Bengal 6-0 United Sikkim - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.
  12. ^ "Australia - A. Barisić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway"