Sasa Macura

Sasa Macura
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-28) 28 November 1991
Place of birth Knin, Croatia
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Blacktown City
Number 8
Youth career
Dee Why Swans
Northern Tigers
APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 MTK Budapest 4 (0)
2010–2011 MTK Budapest II 22 (1)
2013 → Szigetszentmiklósi (loan) 3 (0)
2014– Blacktown City 71 (11)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:01, 21 September 2016 (UTC).


Sasa Macura is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Blacktown City in the National Premier Leagues NSW.

Born in Australia, Macura played youth football for Northern Tigers, APIA Leichhardt and Bonnyrigg White Eagles before moving to Hungary. There, he made his professional debut for MTK Budapest as well as playing in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II for MTK's reserve team and Szigetszentmiklósi. In 2014, he returned to Australia to play for Blacktown City.

Early life

Macura was born in Knin, Croatia. He moved to Sydney as a child and attended Narrabeen Sports High School. He started to play football for Dee Why Swans on Sydney's Northern Beaches.[1]

Club career

Macura played youth football for Northern Tigers FC, APIA Leichhardt Tigers and Bonnyrigg White Eagles.[2]

Aged 18, Macura moved to Europe, initially to trial with Serbian club FK Vojvodina, where he was offered a contract.[1] However, on the advice of his manager, Macura instead accepted a contract with Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club MTK Budapest.[2] He made his competitive first-team debut for MTK in the 2010–11 Ligakupa against fellow top-tier side Vasas in July 2010.[3] In early 2013, Macura moved on loan to Szigetszentmiklósi in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II.[2]

In 2014, Macura returned to Sydney to play for Blacktown City in the National Premier Leagues NSW.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Stamocostas, Con (10 August 2011). "Generation Who? Hungary for Success". GGArmy.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Jones, Kieran (7 March 2013). "Loan move keeps Australian midfielder Macura hungry". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vasas vs. MTK 4–1". Soccerway. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Pozder, Nikola (25 February 2014). "Macura ready for Blacktown City FC Challenge". Football NSW. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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