Mladen Kukrika

Mladen Kukrika
Personal information
Full name Mladen Kukrika
Date of birth (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Trebinje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2010 Leotar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Leotar 29 (0)
2014 Kastrioti 10 (0)
2014–2015 Leotar
2015–2016 Scarborough SC
2016–2017 Željezničar Banja Luka 15 (0)
2018–2019 Metalleghe-BSI 27 (0)
2019 Prespa Birlik 3 (0)
2020 Borac Banja Luka 2 (0)
2020–2021 GOŠK Gabela 7 (0)
2021–2022 Victoria Wanderers 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mladen Kukrika (born 11 January 1991) is a Bosnian professional football goalkeeper.

Club career

Early career

Kukrika began his career in his country's premier league with Leotar in the 2009-10 season.[1][2] In his debut season, he appeared in 2 matches.[3] He resigned with Leotar the following season.[4] He would establish himself as the starting goalkeeper in his fifth season with the club.[5] Throughout the 2013-14 campaign, he appeared in 18 matches.[3]

Kukrika would be transferred during the winter 2014 transfer market to the Albanian First Division with Kastrioti.[6][7] His tenure with the club was short-lived as he departed after the season's conclusion.[8] He played in 10 matches in the Albanian circuit.[3] In the summer of 2014, he returned to his former club Leotar which competed in the country's second division.[9] Throughout the season, Kukrika would also receive a trial with Zvijezda Gradačac but failed to secure a contract.[10][11]

Canada

In 2015, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League's first division with expansion side Scarborough SC.[12][13][14] He played in the club's home opener on May 15, 2015, against Toronto Croatia.[15] Kukrika re-signed with Scarborough the following season.[16] He would help the eastern Toronto side clinch a playoff berth by finishing third in the division.[17] Scarborough was eliminated from the postseason tournament by Hamilton City in the first round.[18][19]

Europe

After his stint in Canada, he returned to the Bosnian circuit and secured a deal with Željezničar Banja Luka.[20] In his debut season with Željezničar, he helped the club secure a promotion by winning the league title.[21] He left the club and became a free agent at the season's conclusion.[21] However, his departure was short as he re-signed with the club.[22]

He joined NK Metalleghe-BSI during the 2018 winter transfer market.[23][24][25]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Kukrika joined Swedish Prespa Birlik in the Division 2 Västra Götaland.[26][27] In January 2020, he returned to the Bosnian top-tier league by signing with Borac Banja Luka.[28][29] Kukrika left Borac on 22 August 2020 after the termination of his contract.[30] In his final season in the Bosnian premier league, he played in 2 matches.[3]

On 12 October 2020, he signed a one-year contract with First League of FBiH club GOŠK Gabela.[31] He made his official debut for GOŠK five days later, on 17 October, in a league win against Slaven Živinice.[32]

In 2021, he played in the Gozo Football League First Division with Victoria Wanderers F.C.[33] After the conclusion of the season, the club was relegated from the top division.[34]

Honours

Željezničar Banja Luka

References

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  2. ^ "Goran Skakić na klupi Leotara" [Goran Skakić on Leotar's bench]. sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 January 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Bosnia and Herzegovina - M. Kukrika - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ Banović, D. (27 January 2011). "Poraz fudbalera Leotara" [Defeat of football player Leotar]. sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ Škorić, E. (4 December 2013). "Jesen u Trebinju nikad sumornija" [Autumn in Trebinje has never been more gloomy]. sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Kastrioti mbyll merkaton, ja lista e futbollistëve" [Kastrioti closes the market, here is the list of footballers]. www.panorama.com.al (in Albanian). 30 January 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Od Leotara svi digli ruke | Trebinje Live" [Everyone raised their hands from Leotar]. TrebinjeLive.info (in Serbian). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Kastrioti, portieri Kukrika lë Shqipërinë" [Kastrioti, goalkeeper Kukrika leaves Albania]. www.panorama.com.al (in Albanian). 14 May 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Zečević i Kukrika se vratili na Police" [Zečević and Kukrika returned to Police]. SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Kukrika i Hadžić na probi u Zvijezdi" [Kukrika and Hadžić at a rehearsal in Zvijezda]. sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Hadžić potpisuje za Zvijezdu, Kukrika nije zadovoljio" [Hadžić signs for Zvijezda, Kukrik was not satisfied]. sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 13 September 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  12. ^ "2015 Scarborough SC roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Canadian Soccer League Galaxy Lose Two in a Row". The Brantford Expositor. 12 July 2015.
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  16. ^ "2016 Scarborough SC roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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  18. ^ Adamson, Stan (17 October 2016). "York Region and Hamilton Advance to Semifinals......Shooters and Atomic will meet in Second Division final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  19. ^ "York Region Shooters rout Milton SC, advance to CSL Championship semis". Vaughan Citizen. 17 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Mladen Kukrika, golman banjalučkog Želje: Ponudu premijerligaša ću teško odbiti" [Mladen Kukrika, goalkeeper of Želje Banja Luka: I will find it difficult to refuse the offer of the Premier League]. Sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 24 December 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "Mladen Kukrika napustio Želju: Slobodan sam i očekujem pravu ponudu" [Mladen Kukrika left Želja: I am free and I expect a real offer]. Sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 9 July 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Krunić: Hrabro protiv Slavije" [Krunic: Bravely against Slavia]. sportdc.net (in Serbian). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Šapina obavio prozivku, startale pripreme Metalleghea" [Šapina completed the roll call, Metalleghe's preparations started]. sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  24. ^ "Malbašić i Kukrika na Mračaju" [Malbašić and Kukrika on "Mracaj"]. sportdc.net (in Serbian). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Kukrika potpisao za Metalleghe BSI" [Kukrika signed for Metalleghe BSI]. sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  26. ^ Profile at Svensk Fotboll, svenskfotboll.se
  27. ^ "Kukrika se vratio iz Švedske: Spreman sam i čekam najbolju ponudu" [Kukrika is back from Sweden: I am ready and waiting for the best offer]. Sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  28. ^ Dragicevic, Darko (11 January 2020). "BORAC KREĆE SA PRIPREMAMA Kukrika jača konkurenciju na golu" [BORAC STARTS PREPARATION Kukrika strengthens the competition in goal]. Srpska Info (in Bosnian). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  29. ^ Pašagić, Darko (12 January 2020). "Kukrika novo ime na početku priprema Borca" [Kukrika new name at the beginning of the preparation of the Fighter]. Glas Srpske (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  30. ^ E. Čaušević (22 August 2020). "Kukrika napustio Borac: Nije istina da sam prekršio klupsku disciplinu, nemam šta da krijem" [Kukrika left Borac: It is not true that I violated club discipline, I have nothing to hide] (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  31. ^ E. Oštraković (12 October 2020). "Bivši golman Borca pojačao GOŠK" [The former Borca goalkeeper reinforced GOŠK] (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  32. ^ S. Mlaćo (17 October 2020). "Kukrika debitovao pobjedom: Želimo se približiti vrhu tabele!" [Kukrika made his debut with a win: We want to get closer to the top of the table!] (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  33. ^ Cini, Mark (18 February 2022). "Nadur Youngsters in comeback win to stretch lead at the top". Times of Malta. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  34. ^ Cassar, Darren (3 May 2022). "SK Victoria Wanderers end 14 years in the top flight with a draw". Gozo Football Association. Retrieved 21 April 2024.