Danny Vukovic
Danny Vukovic playing for Melbourne Victory against Adelaide United in the FFA Cup, September 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Danny Vukovic | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
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Current team
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Sydney FC | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Parramatta Power | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Central Coast Mariners | 104 | (0) |
| 2010 | Konyaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Wellington Phoenix | 17 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | Perth Glory | 106 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Melbourne Victory | 23 | (0) |
| 2016– | Sydney FC | 21 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Australia U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Australia U-23 | 18 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2016 |
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Danny Vukovic (born 27 March 1985) is an Australian professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Sydney FC in the A-League. Vukovic is the holder of several A-League records: he has kept the most clean sheets of any goalkeeper in the A-League (80), he is the only goalkeeper to score in the A-League, and has the most appearances of any player in the A-League.
Vukovic has previously played for Bonnyrigg White Eagles and Parramatta Power.
Vukovic made his A-League debut for the Central Coast Mariners in September 2005 against Melbourne Victory after the team's first-choice keeper John Crawley suffered a season-ending hip injury. They lost the game 2–1, however Vukovic saved an Archie Thompson penalty and was widely praised for his debut effort. He went on to play 19 more games for the Mariners in the 2005–06 season, achieving five clean sheets, and also saved a penalty from Sydney FC's star player, Dwight Yorke.
Like many Mariners players, Vukovic spends time in schools and at local junior football games, encouraging football at a grassroots level. It was known that Vukovic had desires to play overseas, and it was revealed on 29 June he has signed with TFF First League club Konyaspor.
During the third A-League Grand Final on 24 February 2008, Vukovic received a red card for slapping referee Mark Shield's hand following an alleged handball by Newcastle Jets player James Holland. On the day after the Grand Final, Football Federation Australia (FFA) gave Vukovic a 15-month ban (with 6 months suspended), meaning he would not be able to play in the A-League until 24 November 2008.
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