Aleks Vrteski
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Aleksandar Vrteski (born 28 September 1988 in Karratha, Western Australia
) is a football (soccer)
goalkeeper who plays for Solo FC in Liga Primer Indonesia.
, to train with the first team as part of the Pathway to Glory initiative midway through 2005. Vrteski was signed from the Australian Institute of Sport
and was the youngest player in the A-League
for the 2006-07
season.
In October 2006, Aleks became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the 06/07 season for the first few rounds but was replaced by Jason Petkovic
. Petkovic suffered a season (and possibly career) ending injury in Round Nine and Vrteski was a starter for a few more games until the club signed Tommi Tomich
who replaced Vrteski in the starting line-up. Vrteski made a move overseas to play for Macedonia
n club FK Pobeda
in 2007 and returned to Australia
to sign for Perth Glory for the second time in his career in 2009 where he plays as a backup to Tando Velaphi
.
Aleks Vrteski has signed with Solo FC in Liga Primer Indonesia
at U-17
and U-20
levels. The 17-year-old made his debut for the Young Socceroos
, keeping a clean sheet in a 4-0 win over Sri Lanka
in Colombo
to seal the U-20s' place in the Asian Youth Championships.
As a member of Macedonia U-21
team he played for the friendly match against Croatia U-21
on 11 February 2009.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
) is a football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
goalkeeper who plays for Solo FC in Liga Primer Indonesia.
Club career
Having been involved with Perth Glory's former youth development scheme, Future Glory, in the past, Vrteski was invited by technical manager, Mich d'AvrayJean-Michel d'Avray
Jean-Michel d'Avray is a former professional association footballer who spent the majority of his playing career at Ipswich Town...
, to train with the first team as part of the Pathway to Glory initiative midway through 2005. Vrteski was signed from the Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
and was the youngest player in the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
for the 2006-07
A-League 2006-07
The 2006–07 A-League season was the second season of the Australian football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
season.
In October 2006, Aleks became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the 06/07 season for the first few rounds but was replaced by Jason Petkovic
Jason Petkovic
Jason Petkovic is an Australian football player with Croatian origins and the brother of Michael Petkovic.-Club career:...
. Petkovic suffered a season (and possibly career) ending injury in Round Nine and Vrteski was a starter for a few more games until the club signed Tommi Tomich
Tommi Tomich
Tomislav "Tommi" Tomich is an Australian football player who is currently uncontracted.Tomich has previously played with Bassendean Caledonians, Cockburn City, Melbourne Knights, Western Knights and a stint with Perth Glory in the 2000. In November 2006 Tomich joined Perth Glory as a replacement...
who replaced Vrteski in the starting line-up. Vrteski made a move overseas to play for Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
n club FK Pobeda
FK Pobeda
FK Pobeda is a football team in the Republic of Macedonia from the city of Prilep. It was founded in 1941 as Goce Delčev and renamed in 1950 to FK Pobeda. The club plays at the Goce Delčev Stadium ....
in 2007 and returned to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
to sign for Perth Glory for the second time in his career in 2009 where he plays as a backup to Tando Velaphi
Tando Velaphi
Tando Yuji Velaphi is an Australian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Before joining Victory in 2011, he spent several seasons at , eventually developing into their first-choice 'keeper....
.
Aleks Vrteski has signed with Solo FC in Liga Primer Indonesia
A-League career statistics
(Correct as of 8 March 2010)| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | ||
| Perth Glory | 2006–07 A-League 2006-07 The 2006–07 A-League season was the second season of the Australian football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup... |
9 | 1 | ||||||
| 9 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2007–08 A-League 2007-08 The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and... |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 | |
International career
Vrteski has played for AustraliaAustralia national football (soccer) team
The Australia national association football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is the "Socceroos"...
at U-17
Australia national under-17 football team
The Australia national under-17 association football team, more commonly known as the Joeys, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia in international Under 17 or youth football competitions.-FIFA U-17 World Cup:...
and U-20
Australia national under-20 football team
The Australia national under-20 association football team, more commonly known as the Young Socceroos, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia in international Under 20 or youth football competitions....
levels. The 17-year-old made his debut for the Young Socceroos
Australia national under-20 football team
The Australia national under-20 association football team, more commonly known as the Young Socceroos, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia in international Under 20 or youth football competitions....
, keeping a clean sheet in a 4-0 win over Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
in Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
to seal the U-20s' place in the Asian Youth Championships.
As a member of Macedonia U-21
Republic of Macedonia national under-21 football team
The Macedonian national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of the Republic of Macedonia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Macedonia.-UEFA U-21 Championship Record:* 1978 to 1992 - was part of Yugoslavia...
team he played for the friendly match against Croatia U-21
Croatia national under-21 football team
The Croatia national under-21 football team, also known as Croatia under-21 or Croatia U21 is a youth association football national team which represents Croatia at this age level and is a feeder team for the Croatia national football team....
on 11 February 2009.