Tom Rogic

Tom Rogic
Personal information
Full name Tomas Petar Rogic
Date of birth (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992
Place of birth Griffith, Australia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 18
Youth career
Woden Weston
2007–2009 Tuggeranong United
2011 Nike Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 ANU FC 18 (5)
2011–2012 Belconnen United 6 (6)
2012–2013 Central Coast Mariners 24 (5)
2013– Celtic 52 (14)
2014 → Melbourne Victory (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2010 Australia (futsal) 7 (8)
2012 Australia U-23 1 (0)
2012– Australia 23 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Tomas Petar "Tom" Rogic (born 16 December 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Australia national team.

Born in Griffith, Rogic played youth football with Tuggeranong United before playing senior football for ANU FC and Belconnen United. In 2011, Rogic joined Nike Football Academy after winning a global competition. He returned to Australia in 2012 to play for Central Coast Mariners, before moving to Scottish club Celtic in 2013. He has also spent time on loan at Melbourne Victory.

Rogic over twenty caps for Australia, scoring five goals. He has also represented Australia in futsal.

Early life

Rogic is of Serbian descent, and attended Radford College in Bruce, ACT.[1]

Club career

Early career

As a junior, Rogic played for Woden Weston and Tuggeranong United. In 2009 he moved to his first senior club, playing with ANU FC in the ACT Premier League. In 2011, Rogic moved to play one season with Belconnen United in the same league. The same year, he was also selected to join the Nike Football Academy after winning The Chance, a competition which he won alongside seven other young footballers amongst 75,000 other hopefuls around the world.[2]

Central Coast Mariners

On 2 January 2012, Rogic signed with A-League club Central Coast Mariners.[3] He made his professional debut in the 2011–12 A-League season on 21 January 2012 in a Round 18 clash against Adelaide United, which the Mariners won 3–2.[4] Tom scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss to Melbourne Victory on 10 February 2012,[5] and was later named the A-League's young player of the month for February 2012.[6]

At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Rogic was rejected from all of his local trials A-League clubs, opting to remain with the Mariners.[7] Rogic scored his first goals of the season in the home victory against Sydney FC, scoring two goals to help the Mariners win 7–2 over the Sky Blues. On 5 December 2012, Rogic was awarded NAB Young footballer of the Month Award for November 2012, as well as simultaneously being the second nomination for NAB Young footballer of the Year Award.[8] In only his first full A-League season, Rogic received interest from English Premier League sides Reading and Fulham, La Liga sides Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano, and Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge.[9]

Celtic

On 9 January 2013, it was reported that Rogic had joined Scottish Premier League champions Celtic at their training camp in Spain. On 16 January 2013, it was reported that terms had been agreed for the transfer of Rogic from Central Coast Mariners to Celtic, subject to personal terms.[10] The deal was completed the next day.[11] Rogić made his Celtic début on 9 February 2013 in a Scottish Premier League match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle; setting up Kris Commons with a cross to score the equaliser, bringing the score to 1–1. Celtic went on to win 3–1 and Rogic won the Man of the Match award.[12] He made a further seven appearances for Celtic that season.[13]

The following season saw Rogic make only a handful of appearances for Celtic,[14] and he was sent out on loan to Melbourne Victory in January 2014. His spell back in Australia was marred by ankle and groin injuries, and these continued to trouble him on his return to Celtic in the summer of 2014.[15] He required to have two operations on his groin, and didn't play again until March 2015 when he made his comeback in Celtic's Development Side match against Motherwell.[16]

Melbourne Victory (loan)

On 17 January 2014, it was announced that Rogic would join Melbourne Victory on loan until May 2014. After Celtic pushed back offers from Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners, and Vegalta Sendai pulled out, Melbourne Victory swooped in and sealed the loan deal, which placed Rogic back in the A-League after rising to fame with Central Coast Mariners.[17] A recurring groin injury limited Rogic's appearances for Melbourne,[18] and the injury eventually saw him miss the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 AFC Asian Cup for Australia.[19]

Return to Celtic

On 9 August 2015, Rogic made his first start for Celtic in almost two years, scoring the opening goal in a 2–0 win against Partick Thistle.[20] Rogic began to regularly feature in the Celtic team, and scored further goals against St Johnstone and Dundee in the weeks that followed.[21][22] His goal against Kilmarnock on 19 March 2016 earned Rogic the club's goal of the season award for 2015–16.[23]

Despite reported interest from the likes of Arsenal, Fiorentina and Valencia, Rogic signed a new three-year deal with Celtic on 9 August 2016.[24] The following day, he scored twice as Celtic beat Motherwell 5–0 in the Scottish League Cup.[25] He followed this up by scoring the opener in the first leg of Celtic's Champions League play-off tie against Hapoel Be'er Sheva on 17 August 2016; Celtic went on to win 5–2.[26]

Rogic scored another winning goal against Motherwell on 3 December, firing home from just outside the box to give Celtic a 4-3 win at Fir Park.[27]

International career

Futsal

Rogic has represented the Futsalroos.[28][29] At the 2010 AFC Futsal Championship Rogic scored six goals, making him Australia's leading goal scorer and equal fourth leading goal scorer for the tournament at the age of 18.

Olympic

On 7 March 2011, Rogic was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq,[30] during which he made his debut as a halftime substitute for his Central Coast Mariners teammate Mustafa Amini at the Central Coast Stadium in Gosford.

Senior

Rogic made his debut for the Australia national team on 14 November 2012 as a substitute in a 2–1 friendly victory over South Korea.[31] On 11 June 2013, Rogic came on as a sub in Australia's 4–0 win against Jordan in a 2014 World Cup Qualifier and provided the assist for captain Lucas Neill's first international goal.

On 3 September 2015, Rogic scored his first goal for Australia, scoring in a 5–0 defeat of Bangladesh in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 December 2016[33][34]
Club Season League1 Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Central Coast Mariners 2011–12 A-League 12200––40162
2012–13 11300––00113
Mariners Total 23 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 27 5
Celtic 2012–13 Scottish Premier League 8000000080
2013–14 Scottish Premiership 3000103070
2014–15 0000000000
2015–16 3082121503910
2016–17 1160043812310
Celtic Total 52 14 2 1 7 4 16 1 77 20
Melbourne Victory (loan) 2013–14 A-League 80000030110
Melbourne Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 0
Career Total 83 19 2 1 7 4 23 1 115 25

1 – Includes A-League final series statistics

International goals

As of 29 March 2016
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2015 Perth Oval, Perth, Australia  Bangladesh 2–0 5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 3–0
3. 24 March 2016 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia  Tajikistan 5–0 7–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 6–0
5. 29 March 2016 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia  Jordan 4–0 5–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Central Coast Mariners

Celtic

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Sebastian Hassett (28 March 2014). "Tom Rogic: From A-League to Zizou". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Mason, Max (2011-01-28). "Aussie teen the world's best | Football – Soccer". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  3. ↑ Smithies, Tom (1 January 2012). "Nike Academy competition winner Tom Rogic is heading to the Mariners". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mariners nab 3–2 win over Reds". Footballaustralia.com.au. 21 January 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Hand, Guy (10 February 2012). "Kewell fires Victory to upset win | A-League". Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Rogić flourishes in February as NAB Young Footballer of the Month | Futsal4all – Futsal in Australia and NZ". Futsal4all. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Rogić not ready for overseas move – Dejan Kalinic, Omnisport – Football Australia 2013". Footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Rogić claims young player nomination – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "QPR join chase for Rogic". Sporting Life. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Celtic will sign Tomas Rogic from Central Coast Mariners". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Celtic sign Tom Rogić from Central Coast Mariners". BBC Sport. 17 January 2013.
  12. ↑ Smolak, Dominik (17 October 2014). "Celtic's Tom Rogic – From Nike Academy to Australian national team". sport.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Games Involving Rogić, Tom In Season 2012/2013". FitbaStats. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Games Involving Rogić, Tom In Season 2013/2014". FitbaStats. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Tom Rogic to be given opportunity to prove worth at Celtic". Sky Sports. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  16. ↑ McHugh, Joe (1 April 2015). "Second chance for Rogic". Video Celts. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Tom Rogic lands at Melbourne Victory". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  18. ↑ Strachan, Iain (14 April 2014). "Kevin Muscat stands by Tom Rogic deal". Sportal. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  19. ↑ Gaskin, Lee (17 October 2014). "Socceroos star Tom Rogic stays positive despite injury setback". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Tom Rogic breaks duck as Celtic see off Partick Thistle and move top of Scottish Premiership". The National. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  21. ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (29 August 2015). "Celtic 3 – 1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  22. ↑ Wilson, Richard (20 September 2015). "Celtic 6 – 0 Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  23. ↑ "Tom Rogic wins Celtic's goal of the season for Socceroos star's strike against Kilmarnock". ABC News [Australia]. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  24. ↑ Stoll, Nick. "Rogic re-signs with Celtic despite reported interest from other clubs". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  25. ↑ Swales, Andy (10 August 2016). "Celtic 5 – 0 Motherwell – Match Report & Highlights". Sky Sports. Sky UK. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  26. ↑ Esplin, Ronnie (17 August 2016). "Celtic vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva match report: Brendan Rodgers' side take step closer to Champions League group stage". The Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  27. ↑ English, Tom (3 December 2016). "Motherwell 3-4 Celtic". BBC Online. BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  28. ↑ "Rogić at the double on Futsalroos debut (ACT) | Futsal4all – Futsal in Australia and NZ". Futsal4all. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  29. ↑ "Rogić hat-trick helps Qantas Futsalroos to victory in opener (AFC) | Futsal4all – Futsal in Australia and NZ". Futsal4all. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  30. ↑ "Vidmar names U23s squad to face Iraq – Football Australia 2013". Footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  31. ↑ "Match report: South Korea –-2 Australia". Goal.com. 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  32. ↑ "Australia put five past Bangladesh in second straight WC qualifier win". ESPN FC. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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