Pedj Bojic

Pedj Bojić
	Bojić playing for Central Coast Mariners in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Predrag Bojić
Date of birth	9 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Hawkesbury City FC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Parramatta Power
2003–2004	Sydney Olympic
2004–2007	Northampton Town
2008	Sutherland Sharks
2008–2013	Central Coast Mariners
2013–2015	Sydney FC
2019	Maccabi Hakoah
2021–	Hawkesbury City FC
International career‡
2001	Australia U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2010

Predrag "Pedj" Bojić (born 9 April 1984) is an Australian soccer player who last played professionally for Sydney FC.

Club career

Bojić's professional career began at Australian club Parramatta Power in the 2000–01 season, where he played for two years. He went to Sydney Olympic and then moved to Northampton in England the following season on a free transfer after a successful trial.^[1]

Northampton Town

Bojić joined the Cobblers at the start of the 2004–05 season, when he became a first team player. With Pedj playing a part, Northampton reached the play-off semi-finals, where they were beaten by Southend United. Next season, he and the club had more luck. He made 23 starts and 18 substitute appearances and scored four league goals as the club finished second in the league and won promotion.^[2]

In the 2006–07 season, Bojić played 30 times in League One. Bojić suffered a hernia injury in January 2007, which kept him out for two to four months and eventually led to the end of his Northampton Town career. He is remembered with fondness at Sixfields as a tough tackling right back who gave his all, and popped up with several spectacular goals.

Central Coast Mariners

On 28 July 2008, Bojić was signed to a one-year deal with the Mariners after impressing in several trials.^[3] After becoming a first team regular and impressing at the Mariners, Bojić signed a two-year contract extension on 9 October 2008.^[4]

Bojić was released by the Central Coast Mariners on 23 May 2013 and was expected to subsequently sign with Sydney FC.^[5]

On 20 July 2013, Bojić started for the A-League All Stars in the inaugural A-League All Stars Game against Manchester United, a match in which the A-League All Stars were thrashed 5–1, courtesy of goals from Danny Welbeck, Jesse Lingard and Robin van Persie. Bojić was substituted off in the 45th minute of the match, and was replaced by Perth Glory defender Joshua Risdon.

Sydney FC

Bojić signed with Sydney FC on a two-year deal on 19 June 2013.^[6] He made his first official appearance for the club in Round 1 of the 2013/14 A-League season at home to the Newcastle Jets. Sydney won the game 2–0 with Bojić putting in a strong performance on debut.

Bojić was released in January 2015.^[7]

Personal

Aside from playing professional football, Bojić has his own personal training business in Sydney^[8] as well as being heavily involved with his clothing brand "A-List Limited". He is of Serbian heritage.

Honors

Club

Central Coast Mariners

International

Australia U17

OFC U-17 Championship: 2001

Individual

A-League All Star: 2013^[9]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Parramatta Power	2001–02	National Soccer League	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Parramatta Power	2002–03		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sydney Olympic	2003–04		13	1	0	0	0	0	13	1
Northampton Town FC	2004–05	Football League Two	35	0	7	0	0	0	42	0
	2005–06	Football League Two	36	4	7	2	0	0	43	6
	2006–07	Football League One	27	0	4	0	0	0	31	0
	Northampton Town total		98	4	18	2	0	0	116	6
Sutherland Sharks	2008	NSW Premier League	20	1	3	0	0	0	23	1
Central Coast Mariners	2008–09	A-League	21	0	1	0	5	0	27	0
	2009–10		25	2	0	0	0	0	25	2
	2010–11		27	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
	2011–12		27	2	0	0	4	0	31	2
	2012–13		25	3	0	0	5	1	30	4
	Mariners total		125	7	1	0	14	1	140	8
Sydney FC	2013–14	A-League	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2014–15	A-League	8	0	3	0	0	0	11	0
	Sydney total		20	0	3	0	0	0	23	0
Total			279	13	25	2	14	1	318	16

References

^ New boys at double^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2005/06 season stats for Pedj Bojic". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
^ Bojic capture completes Mariners outfield line up
^ Vukovic re-signs with Mariners
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Sydney FC Bolsters Defence with Two Signings – Sydney FC – Sydney FC 2013". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^ Sydney FC parts ways with Bojic
^ "Pb IMPACT – Pedj Bojic Personal Training". Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
^ Jackson, Jamie (20 July 2013). "Manchester United thrash A-League All Stars to give David Moyes first win". The Guardian. Sydney. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

External links

[1] New boys at double^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "2005/06 season stats for Pedj Bojic". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2007.

[3] Bojic capture completes Mariners outfield line up

[4] Vukovic re-signs with Mariners

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Sydney FC Bolsters Defence with Two Signings – Sydney FC – Sydney FC 2013". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

[7] Sydney FC parts ways with Bojic

[8] "Pb IMPACT – Pedj Bojic Personal Training". Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

[9] Jackson, Jamie (20 July 2013). "Manchester United thrash A-League All Stars to give David Moyes first win". The Guardian. Sydney. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

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