Nikola Roganovic

Nikola Roganovic (born 12 December 1985) is an Australian footballer who plays for South Melbourne FC in the NPL Victoria.

Nikola Roganovic
Personal information
Full name Nikola Roganovic
Date of birth (1985-12-12) 12 December 1985
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 South Melbourne FC
Number 1
Youth career
2001–2006 South Melbourne FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Springvale White Eagles 22 (0)
2008 Frankston Pines 6 (0)
2008–2010 Altona Magic 44 (0)
2010–2011 Green Gully 46 (0)
2011–2012 Melbourne Heart 2 (0)
2012 Green Gully 19 (0)
2015–2017 South Melbourne 80 (0)
2018 Richmond SC 5 (0)
2018– South Melbourne 40 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2020

Club career

Victorian Premier League

Nikola Roganović began his senior career in 2006 with Springvale White Eagles FC, a Serbian-backed club. He won the 2009 VPL Grand Final with Altona Magic before switching to Green Gully and playing in their back-to-back Championships in 2010 and 2011.[1]

Melbourne Heart

On 18 September 2011, he signed with A-League club Melbourne Heart. He Made his debut in the 2011–12 A-League season in Round 1 against Newcastle Jets.[2] On 6 April 2012 it was announced that he would be leaving the club.[3]

South Melbourne FC

After a two-year break from football, Roganovic returned to sign with South Melbourne FC in February 2015.[1]

Short Retirement and Return to Football

At the conclusion of the 2017 NPL Season, Nikola announced his retirement due to family and business commitments. However, during the 2018 season, Roganovic became an injury replacement keeper for Richmond in the State League 1. Following a series of strong performances, he re-signed during the mid-season transfer window with his former club South Melbourne for the remainder of the 2018 season.[4] During the 2019 NPL Victoria season, Roganovic played his 100th game for South Melbourne against local rivals Melbourne Knights.[5]

Honours

Club
Green Gully
Altona Magic
  • Victorian Premier League Champions: 2008, 2009
South Melbourne FC

Personal life

Nikola was born in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 December 1985. He is the younger brother of music producer Dragan Roganović who goes by the stage name of Dirty South.

References
  1. Kyrou, John. "Championship winning keeper Roganovic signs with South for 2015 season". smfc.com.au. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/Newcastle-Jets-FC-v-Melbourne-Heart-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2087
  3. http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/13359183/melbourne-heart-set-to-lose-seven-players/. Retrieved 5 April 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Kouroumalis, George. "Roganovic returns to SMFC for remainder of 2018". smfc.com.au. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. "South Melbourne FC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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