Stuart Musialik (born 29 March 1985) is an Australian former professional soccer player.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 29 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newcastle Breakers | |||
| Newcastle Jets FC | |||
| 2001–2003 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Newcastle Jets FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Weston Workers Bears | 27 | (5) |
| 2005–2008 | Newcastle Jets FC | 58 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Sydney FC | 69 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Newcastle Jets NPL | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Adamstown Rosebud | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Adamstown Rosebud | 15 | (0) |
| 2018 | Hamilton Olympic | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Australia U20 | 12 | (4) |
| 2006–2008 | Australia U23 | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 20 January 2010 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn and raised in Newcastle, he played junior football for Adamstown Rosebuds and was selected to play in representative sides such as Northern NSW at a young age. In 2004, he played for the Weston Workers Bears which under the care of Trevor Morris, awarded him a Newcastle Jets spot. The Weston Bears won the Premiership and then made it to the NBN State Football League Grand Final that they lost to Broadmeadow Magic. During his time at the Weston Workers Bears he played alongside Nigel Boogaard.
Newcastle Jets
editMusialik played for the Newcastle Jets FC for the A-League's first three seasons. Musialik was suspended for 1 game on 27 September 2007 after verbally abusing Melbourne Victory FC defender Rodrigo Vargas, during a match against Melbourne on 21 September 2007, that ended in a 2–2 draw.[1]
Sydney FC
editMusialik followed his close friend Mark Bridge from the Newcastle Jets to Sydney FC to play under John Kosmina from 2008 to 2009. He signed a 2-year deal.[2] Despite Sydney offering a contract extension, Musialik declined the offer demanding a pay rise and left Sydney at the end of the 2010/11 season.[3] Despite being given a short extension for Sydney's 2011 Champions League campaign, Musialik was released, along with several other players.[4]
Central Coast Mariners
editOn 25 July 2011, Musialik signed a one-year contract with Central Coast Mariners.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | A-League | Finals | Asia | Other 1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle Jets FC | 2005–06 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2007–08 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Club subtotal | 51 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 67 | 0 | |
| Sydney FC | 2008–09 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||||
| Club subtotal | 65 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 4 | |
| Career total | 116 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 139 | 7 | |
1Includes A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
International career
editHe was on the Australian roster for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, and has since played for the Olyroos against Chinese Taipei, in Adelaide at Hindmarsh Stadium. Stuart was one of Australia's best players in their 2008 Olympic campaign and gained many plaudits following his performances in Beijing.[6]
Honours
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (August 2021) |
With Sydney FC:
With Newcastle Jets FC:
With Central Coast Mariners:
Personal honours:
- Newcastle Jets FC Coach's Award: 2006-2007
References
edit- ^ Musialik suspended for one game
- ^ Bling FC attract Musialik Archived 13 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Smithies, Tom (9 November 2010). "Stuart Musialik's A-League future in doubt after Sydney FC withdraw new contract offer". Fox Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Sydney FC player clean out". SBS - The World Game. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ Taylor, John (25 July 2011). "Mariners snap up axed Musialik". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Musialik out of Olyroos squad, Fox Sports, 27 February 2008.